Divi Resorts Announces A New Director Of Timeshare, Mario Bodner

Divi Resorts announces a new Director of Timeshare, Mario Bodner, who will be responsible for overseeing the timeshare sales efforts of all Divi Resorts properties. Mr. Bodner joined the Divi Resorts team in January 2007 following his position as Project Director with Harborside Resort at Atlantis in The Bahamas. With 23 years of successful timeshare industry experience (working previously with Disney, upscale Caribbean timeshares and private residence clubs), his background also includes management of sales and marketing teams as well as the implementation of accomplished marketing programs.
Were pleased to have Mario join the Divi team, and are confident that Mario will have a significant contribution to our timeshare sales efforts as we continue to grow in the Caribbean region, says Mark Steward, Divi Resorts Vice President of Sales and Marketing.

Timeshare-specific laws unlikely for now

The Government believes the best form of regulation will be to give the consumer watchdog more teeth through the Fair Trading Act, Minister of State for Trade and Industry Lee Yi Shyan said in Parliament yesterday. "At this moment, we are not convinced that a tribunal would work. We still prefer to take steps in strengthening the commercial practices and best practices in this industry before recommending a tribunal," said Mr Lee, who was questioned several times on the subject. In the timeshare business model, a company buys something usually properties such as holiday homes and breaks it up into shares to be sold to individuals. Popular for a while, timeshare traders have topped the Consumer Association of Singapore's (Case) complaint list over the past five years. The solution, said Mr Lee, is to give Case more powers, accredit timeshare businesses, and then publicise the bad hats