Resort Development Organization

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The Resort Development Organization (RDO) is the umbrella organization of the 14 national associations of the European timeshare industry . The association was founded in February 1998 under the name Organization for Timeshare in Europe (OTE) . In March 2009 the organization was given its new name to keep up with current developments in the timeshare market. The headquarters are in Brussels , with offices in Madrid and London .

Code of Conduct

The more than 130 member organizations from all areas of the industry have committed to complying with a code of conduct with strict ethical and qualitative standards. These include the following points:

  • RDO members must grant their customers a withdrawal period of at least 15 days after the conclusion of contracts , even if national legislation provides for a lesser or no right of withdrawal.
  • Regardless of where a sales event takes place, the supplier is fully responsible for all activities of the agents or intermediaries who sell timeshare rights on his behalf.
  • The members are obliged to design their products in such a way that the timeshare rights are actually available on the agreed terms. An overbooking of resorts through a mixed occupancy of vacation package and housing law guests will thus be prevented.
  • The providers are obliged to provide evidence that they are long term position to the maintenance and management of their product guarantee .
  • The timeshare reselling companies undertake to fully inform the consumer of the rights and obligations of both parties.

literature

  • Katrin Scheffel: Timesharing in Germany - A market analysis taking into account the legal framework . Diploma thesis in the field of tourism management. GRIN Verlag , 2004, ISBN 978-3-638-36993-0 , 7.3.2.1. Organization for part-time housing rights in Europe, p. 79 f .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Member: RDO. (No longer available online.) In: BTW. Federation of the German Tourism Industry V., archived from the original on May 24, 2009 ; Retrieved May 25, 2009 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.btw.de
  2. ↑ List of members. (No longer available online.) RDO, archived from the original on April 20, 2009 ; Retrieved May 25, 2009 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.rdo.org
  3. ^ Associations - OTE (Organization for Timeshare in Europe). (No longer available online.) In: konsum.admin.ch. Federal Bureau of Consumer Affairs, archived from the original on June 12, 2008 ; accessed on May 11, 2019 .