The Canadian Vacation Ownership Association (CVOA) has appointed Gaetan Babin as the organization’s new President & Chief Executive Officer to continue the growth of Canada’s only association dedicated to representing the interests of the vacation ownership and resort development industries.

Since 1980, CVOA (formerly CRDA) has represented all forms of Vacation Ownership in Canada, and has brought together development companies, management firms, resorts, exchange companies, service providers, suppliers and similarly aligned professional organizations to network and foster business growth.

Gaetan Babin is a Canadian with more than 25 years of domestic and international experience in the Vacation Ownership industry with leading resort developers, and first joined the Canadian Association in the 1990’s. His knowledge of multiple travel markets and extensive business relationships with key industry stakeholders was a determining factor in his appointment by unanimous consent of the board of directors.

“In the last decades, our industry has seen growth and challenges that many did not expect. This latest COVID-19 Pandemic certainly has impacted the tourism industry in ways we never planned. However, now more than ever, we as partners need to reinforce the value of Vacation Ownership in these times as there is little in the world that replaces quality times with our loved ones.” Says Babin. “I commit to providing enhanced value of membership through networking opportunities that forge partnerships and growth amongst members, and to enforce our code of ethics to protect our members and their customers from unethical operators.”

CVOA holds its member companies to the highest ethical standards possible in the timeshare and resort development industry, which provides an increased level of comfort to consumers when purchasing a vacation ownership product.

CVOA member companies comprise of vacation industry resort operators and service providers from Canada, USA, Mexico, The Caribbean and beyond whose customers include Canadian travelers. They benefit from the credibility of being a member of an official association based in those travelers’ home country.