The American Resort Development Association (ARDA) is an industry leader in advocating members' interests, providing advanced professional education opportunities, educating the teleservices industry, and acting as the industry's information clearinghouse. ARDA is the Washington, D.C.-based trade association representing the vacation ownership and resort development industries. Established in 1969 as the American Land Development Association, ARDA today has close to 1000 members, ranging from privately held companies to major corporations, in the U.S. and overseas. ARDA's diverse membership includes companies with interest in vacation ownership resorts, community development, fractional ownership, camp resorts, land development, lot sales, second home and resort communities. Members range from small, privately held firms to publicly traded companies and international corporations.