How to Engage Your Staff to Strengthen Your Business with RDO8 Guest Speaker Rebecca Jones
There are many people that have great ideas for a business, new innovations that they dream about developing and different ways to improve existing organisations. Often the only thing holding back individuals from realising these ambitions and succeeding rather than giving up and not taking a risk, is their worries about what other people think. Sadly the negativity and judgement of others is so often what many allow to stop their future success. The focus at the core of every talk that Rebecca Jones gives is that by changing our mindsets, we can overcome this self doubt and achieve so...
Wyndham Worldwide announces plan to become two publicly traded hospitality companies
Wyndham Worldwide has announced plans to spin off the company's hotel business resulting in two separate, publicly traded companies. Wyndham Hotel Group will become a new, publicly traded pure-play hotel company with a portfolio of renowned brands. Wyndham Vacation Ownership will be the world's largest publicly traded timeshare company and will be joined with Wyndham Destination Network, home to RCI. The Company will also explore strategic alternatives for its European rental brands. The two public companies intend to enter into long-term exclusive license agreements to retain their affiliation with one of the industry's top rated loyalty programs, Wyndham Rewards, as well...
RCI acquires Love Home Swap
RCI has acquired London-based Love Home Swap, one of the world’s largest home exchange programmes. Through the acquisition, RCI adds a company that complements its existing business, broadens its appeal to a new base of holidaymakers and strengthens its position as a leader within the global alternative holiday accommodation sector. As part of the RCI family of brands, Love Home Swap will benefit from the core competencies RCI has developed over the past four decades as the leader in vacation exchange, including inventory management, member marketing and analytics. The company will also enjoy the added resources that come with being part...
Purpose Beyond Profit with RDO8 Guest Speaker Geoffrey Breeze – Executive Director, World Travel & Tourism Council
The Travel & Tourism industry represents one of the most significant sectors of the global economy, “supporting 292 million jobs and generating 10.2% of global GDP.” Clearly this industry is so much more important than merely trivial leisure pursuit, but something that literally hundreds of millions of people depend upon for their daily livelihoods. In addition to economic development though, those who work in tourism every day are also helping to share cultures and build mutual understanding which is ultimately helping to create a more peaceful world. 2017 was declared the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the...
Three High-End Vacation Club resorts in China affiliate to Interval International
Interval International has announced the addition to its global vacation exchange network of three High-End Vacation Club resorts in China. The multi-site club properties are situated in the country’s north-eastern and eastern regions, in the Beijing and Jiangsu provinces. “We took the decision to launch our club now as we believe that the flexibility of shared ownership holds great appeal for the growing number of consumers in the region who have the disposable income and the desire to travel,” said Yin, chairman of High-End Vacation Club. “We are proud to have created resorts that offer guests an oasis from today’s hectic...
Discover the Wonderful CLC World Charity Holidays Programme
A holiday is something that many families look forward to and even expect on an annual basis. For those lucky enough, they are even able to enjoy multiple vacations per year. Unfortunately, not every family is so fortunate due to a number of different pressures such as financial, health or time restraints. This is often especially the case for carers who dedicate so much of their time looking after other members of their family. CLC World believes (as do we) that holidays are an extremely important aspect of life for families to gain some much needed downtime together, and...
Selling Travel Experiences Online – How to Get 6% More with RDO8 Guest Speaker Daniel Bensley
Leisure travel businesses and marketing organisations have long pondered what exactly motivates individuals to book the vacations they do. Why do they choose certain hotels or resorts over others? What factors lead to them deciding to head to one destination rather than another? What causes them to choose different excursions, restaurants, or activities while they are on their holiday? These are all factors related to the overall concept of leisure-travel and vacations which ultimately is a highly experience based activity with many complicated influences affecting a tourist or traveller’s decision making process. To be able to better understand what influences...
Timeshare Association (Timeshare Owners and Committees) Limited – TATOC – is wound up
On 20th July 2017 Timeshare Association (Timeshare Owners and Committees) Limited - TATOC - was compulsorily wound up on a petition presented by TESS (Timeshare Exit and Support) Services and the Official Receiver was appointed as provisional liquidator. The petition presented by TESS follows on from the proceedings instigated by TESS against TATOC which, as a result of TATOC being unable to fund the high costs of defending itself, resulted in TESS obtaining judgment against TATOC. The directors of TATOC have thanked their members and affiliates for their support over many years. TATOC achieved a great deal to protect consumers and promote the...
Four charged over alleged holiday fraud
Frank Madden, Claire Garland, Keith Furneval and Jean Furneval have been charged in connection with an alleged holiday fraud and appeared at Poole Magistrates’ court on Thursday 13th July. An initial hearing takes place in Bournemouth Crown Court in August. Consumer complaints were made to the RDO Timeshare Task Force, which is managed by KwikChex, about the activities of Frank Madden and his business Glenleigh Consultants and information was subsequently provided to Trading Standards about the activities taking place. The complaints centered on what were described as ‘Holiday Clubs’ (or ‘Long Term Holiday Products’), where consumers had paid upfront fees for promised discounts on future holidays. KwikChex...
“Oh what a tangled web we weave…”
Of course the quote "Oh what a tangled web we weave...