ARDA President & CEO Jason Gamel shares key takeaways, forward-looking insights from annual State of the Timeshare Industry Report
WASHINGTON, July 15, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- ARDA, the trade association for the vacation ownership and timeshare industries, has released its annual State of the Timeshare Industry Report. Powered by ARDA's research arm, the ARDA International Foundation, the report provides a snapshot of the overall health of the $35.7 billion timeshare industry, including the current total number of U.S. resorts, total sales generated, occupancy numbers and much more.
Following the release of the 2025 State of the Industry Report, ARDA President & CEO Jason Gamel is sharing the top four insights from this research.
First, timeshare occupancy was at 80% in 2024, up from 76.8% in 2023. Comparatively, hotel occupancy remained steady at 63% in both years.
"Strong occupancy will continue through 2025," Gamel predicts. "Nearly 80% of timeshare owners don't have a loan balance and are traveling with a product that is pre-paid. There is also a lot of general consumer interest in traveling domestically, which bodes well for the nearly 1,500 U.S. timeshare resorts."
Second, timeshare sales remain strong, highlighted by new owner growth and solid performance from industry partners.
"With new products like Sports Illustrated Resorts from Travel + Leisure Co. coming online and a renewed focus on brands like Hyatt Vacation Ownership, new owner sales will only continue to grow," says Gamel.
The high consumer demand for domestic travel also impacted the third takeaway from the report, which is that timeshare rentals reached $3.2B in 2024. According to Gamel, this is unsurprising, as travelers will continue to look for professionally managed, multi-bedroom suites in a resort setting – something they can't get from other short-term rental products.
Lastly, a healthy blend of mixed-use properties, hotel conversions, and ground-up builds are continuing to shape the future.
"Timeshare resorts built in the 1970s/1980s are coming to a natural termination of their timeshare plan," Gamel adds. "While these resorts are being taken offline and repurposed for other uses, new resorts are simultaneously being built and existing resorts are being extended, allowing companies to meet popular demands from owners, such as offering more two-bedroom suites."
To download the full 2025 State of the Timeshare Industry Report, or to download other research provided by the ARDA International Foundation, visit ARDA Research & Insights.
About ARDA
ARDA is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, Washington, DC-based trade association for the timeshare industry, representing more than 300 privately held and publicly traded companies. ARDA's work — including proactive advocacy — touches every role within the timeshare industry. Developers, exchange companies, vacation clubs, timeshare resellers, timeshare owner associations (HOAs), resort management companies, industry vendors, consultants, and legal and regulatory experts are all part of the ARDA network, including popular companies such as Disney Vacation Club, Hilton Grand Vacations, Marriott Vacations Worldwide, Westgate, and Wyndham Destinations. As the U.S. is the global headquarters for the timeshare and shared ownership industries, ARDA is seen as a leader amongst its peers worldwide and regularly works with established and emerging associations and markets across the globe to help advocate for the interests of ARDA members and beyond.
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