Though the scams of the 1990s are behind us, and these days it is much easier to spot a scam it is still a fair question to ask who is regulating the timeshare industry in Puerto Vallarta and Riviera Nayarit? Who is protecting the consumer from ilegitimate business operations? Adeprotour is an association that aims to do just that.
Adeprotour in Puerto Vallarta and Riviera Nayarit
Adeprotour is a regulatory association that seeks to regularize, demystify and up the transparency within vacation clubs and timeshare operations in Puerto Vallarta and Riviera Nayarit. It is not just the consumer Adeprotour seeks to help, though; Adeprotour’s mission is to improve the timeshare businesses as a whole, making sure the consumer gets a good deal and to enable this business to aid the areas which make its success possible. In short, Adeprotour wants everyone to win.
Adeprotour was started in 1986 in Puerto Vallarta and Riviera Nayarit by five individuals who all shared the same vision; to bring the timeshare industry in Banderas Bay up to their high standards of ethical conduct and transparency. These days the Board of Directors, 2015 – 2017, consists of a President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer and four Chairpersons as well as 24 associates. The short term objective of Adeprotour is to provide support to the many vacation clubs and timeshare providers who are currently operating in the Puerto Vallarta and Riviera Nayarit area. Adeprotour is currently affiliated with reputable vacation clubs such as the Villa Group and their Villa del Palmar resorts, the Garza Blanca Residence Club, Royal Holiday and Villas Vallarta (among others).
How does Adeprotour work in Puerto Vallarta and Riviera Nayarit?
What Adeprotour does with these companies is simple. It helps them to properly commercialize their product by informing them of and guiding them through the plans and programs in place to up ethical standards and increase transparency. By doing so Adeprotour seeks to promote the integral development and sustainable growth of these companies.
Who does Adeprotour’s work benefit and how?
Well, arguably everyone gets something out of this: the timeshare companies get sustained and consistent growth, consumers are protected and get a high quality service, and the local areas get a boost to their tourist trade. For example, the average hotel in 2014 claimed a 60% occupancy, but timeshare resorts in 2014 claimed a 73% occupancy. The guests visiting Puerto Vallarta and Riviera Nayarit will stay on average 5.7 nights, and will spend around $1800 per night. This means a total of 20,000 weeks booked, 945,000 guests per year and $291 million moving through the local economy every year because of the timeshare industry.