ARDA-Hawaii Founding Member Jack Corteway Recognized by Honolulu City Council

July 6, 2010 - PRLog -- HONOLULU--American Resort Development Association of Hawaii (ARDA-Hawaii) founding member Jack Corteway has been recognized by the Honolulu City Council for business excellence and dedication to serving the tourism industry for more than 30 years. The President and CEO of Royal Aloha Vacation Club received an honorary certificate from the Honolulu City Council.

"We are honored to have Jack as our founding member and we salute him for more than three decades of service and dedication to Hawaii's leading industry," said ARDA-Hawaii Chair Daniel Dinell, Vice President of Hilton Grand Vacations Club. "He serves as an inspiration to all of us who work in the tourism and timeshare industry and we congratulate him on all of his achievements."

The Royal Aloha Vacation Club (RAVC) was founded in Hawaii in September 1977, becoming the first timeshare plan to register in Hawaii and is one of the oldest and most successful timeshare companies in the U.S. Member-owned and managed, RAVC's timeshare concept is committed to remaining an affordable multi-resort vacation club. More than 30 years ago, it started with units in Waikiki and now has vacation properties worldwide, including Maui and Kailua-Kona, Hawaii; Otter Rock, Oregon; Lake Tahoe, Nevada; Chandler, Arizona; Branson, Missouri; Acapulco, Mexico; and Nueva Andalucia, Spain. RAVC continues to meet the vacation needs of its members and guests by providing services and attractive, wellmaintained facilities at various resorts. Today, RAVC works to meet the vacation needs and desires of approximately 8,000 members who reside in all 50 states, as well as 23 foreign countries.

ARDA-Hawaii is the local chapter of the American Resort Development Association, the national timeshare trade association. Hawaii's timeshare industry generates close to 10,000 jobs in tourism, construction, and allied industries. The state's 8,800 timeshare units account for 10 percent of the State's visitor lodging inventory and thousands of jobs. Timeshare owners and guests generate $3 billion in direct timeshare-related spending in Hawaii. Learn more about "Timeshare with Aloha" at www.ARDA.org or email hawaii@arda.org.