Starwood Vacation Ownership Chairman and CEO Rip Gellein was elected chairman of the American Resort Development Association….Timeshare veteran Robert Miller received the ACE Lifetime Achievement Award from ARDA at the group's recent convention. Miller is president of Marriott Leisure….Starwood's Westin Ka'anapali Ocean Resort Villas won the ACE Project of Excellence award from ARDA. The 280-unit resort on Maui was Starwood's first timeshare property in Hawaii….Vacation Connections has developed a Vacation Starter sampling program for Marriott Vacation Club. The box, which will be placed in Marriott timeshare units, includes a range of brand-name items such as laundry detergent, coffee, snacks, health and beauty supplies and cleaning supplies….The Vista Villas at Sunbay Resort in Hot Springs, AR signed an affiliation agreement with RCI….InnSeason Resorts signed a master affiliation agreement with Interval International.

InnSeason recently opened InnSeason Resort-Harborwalk in Falmouth, MA. The former Best Western property will be redesigned as a timeshare resort….Sharon Freed joined Interval International as senior vice president of consumer marketing….Dream Catcher will add a 4,400-square-foot home in The Dunes on Amelia Island, FL to its destination club roster. The three-story home, which opens in July, has four bedrooms and four and a half baths.