With more than 20 years of experience supporting vacation ownership, the Association of Vacation Owners is the largest and oldest independent timeshare owner association in North America. Throughout that time, our strong commitment to working with only the best organizations in the travel support industry has helped us earn, and keep, the trust of the vacation owner community.

OUR MISSION

We vow to relentlessly advocate for improvements – from protection and preservation to expansion and enrichment – to the vacation ownership experience. Our commitment to these efforts will continuously strengthen and support the relationships between the vacation-owner community and the industry at large, ensuring the viability of vacation ownership for generations to come.

AVO is proud to be a registered Benefit Corporation!

What is a Benefit Corporation? Individually, B Corps meet the highest standards of verified social and environmental performance, public transparency, and legal accountability, and aspire to use the power of markets to solve social and environmental problems.

Collectively, B Corps lead a growing global movement of people using business as a force for goodTM. Through the power of their collective voice, one day all companies will compete to be best for the worldTM, and society will enjoy a more shared and durable prosperity for all.

Gregory G. Crist

President and CEO

Greg leads the AVO with more than fifteen years of professional experience in association management and non-profit development. Under his leadership, the organization has expanded into Canada and Mexico, supporting vacation ownership interests internationally. Greg has established solid working relationships with key stakeholders in the resort community and sits on the board of directors as Vice Chairman of the Canadian Vacation Ownership Association.

Greg’s collaborative nature in working with other organizations who are equally committed to improving vacation ownership, both as a product and an experience, has allowed him to bridge complex issues through mutually beneficial solutions. He is often asked to write about vacation ownership related to consumer/owner topics and has been published in Timesharing Today, Resort Trades, Perspective Magazine, and Sharetime in the UK.

Mission
We vow to relentlessly advocate for improvements – from protection and preservation to expansion and enrichment – to the vacation ownership experience. Our commitment to these efforts will continuously strengthen and support the relationships between the vacation-owner community and the industry at large, ensuring the viability of vacation ownership for generations to come.

Get in touch

4500 140th Ave N
Suite 101
Clearwater, FL 33762
833-227-5286