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...
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...
Baby Boomers – the Ultimate Upgrade? Presented by RDO8 Guest Speakers Lisa Migani and Peter Robinson
These days, as Europeans live longer and longer lives, they increasingly enjoy more leisure time during both their semi-retirement and full retirement years. Many people can now enjoy a further 20-30 years life after retirement and due to improvements in healthcare and standard of living, are more than able to enjoy active lifestyles, filled with travel. Because of this, many ageing Europeans are no longer content just to simply sit around watching TV or staying at home gardening. Instead many are choosing new and diverse housing options later in life, as they are free from responsibilities like children and jobs....
Discover the Evolving Vacation Home Market with RDO8 Guest Speaker Niki Christian Nutsch
The world of travel and tourism has changed rapidly and dramatically during the last decade, in a variety of different aspects. One of the most notable is in terms of the accommodation that people choose to stay in and the experiences that they decide to have during their vacation. The impact that one company, Airbnb, has had in particular is undeniable. Since the company was started less than a decade ago, it has completely transformed how a significant proportion of people choose to travel. Since its beginning in August 2008, the company has utilized social media highly effectively and has...
Dominate Future Markets Using Accurate Opinion Data with RDO8 guest speaker Freddie Herbst
Freddie Herbst brings to the table an extensive 26-year career history which includes an abundance of success within sales environments. This is due to his unwavering passion and commitment to his trade, and incredible ability to diversify, combined with a readiness to adapt to changing times. While many in the business world have been unable or unwilling to alter how they operate in the modern marketplace, Freddie has embraced change and flourished! Due to this and many other highly redeeming personal and professional qualities, he has greatly succeeded in past positions and in his current role as Commercial Director within the...
RDO is Proud to Support the Amazing Work of Christel House
RDO and the timeshare industry as a whole is passionate about giving back to communities in need and supporting people both locally and around the world. While of course it is very important to provide an excellent service to our owners and guests, we also understand that there are many around the world who are not fortunate enough to be able to enjoy vacations. In fact, shockingly, even in this modern age there are still hundreds of millions of people who barely have enough to eat or drink, and millions of children who receive little or no education. This is a...
Introducing RDO8 keynote speaker, Jamie McDonald
RDO is delighted to confirm that Jamie McDonald aka Adventureman will be one of our exciting keynote speakers at this year’s RDO8 “Together Towards Tomorrow” Conference which is taking place at the Don Carlos Leisure Resort & Spa located in Marbella, between the 10th-12th September 2017. Jamie is a fantastic addition to our lineup of motivational speakers as someone who will be able to offer a totally different perspective for attendees at RDO8. All of the inspirational individuals that have been picked to speak at RDO8 bring something unique and compelling to their presentations which are sure to get the audience...
Introducing RDO8 keynote speaker, Nigel Risner
RDO is delighted to welcome back Nigel Risner as one of our other amazing keynote speakers at this year’s RDO8 “Together Towards Tomorrow” Conference which is taking place at the Don Carlos Leisure Resort & Spa located in Marbella, between the 10th-12th September 2017. Nigel has an incredibly prolific and successful professional international speaking career of over 20 years which has seen him travelling the globe helping to inspire individuals and companies to be become happier and more successful. He is highly passionate about what he does and believes strongly that it is this passion for your mission that is...
Introducing RDO8 keynote speaker, Chris Baréz-Brown
RDO is delighted to confirm that Chris Baréz-Brown will be giving the opening keynote at this year’s RDO8 “Together Towards Tomorrow” Conference which is taking place at the Don Carlos Leisure Resort & Spa located in Marbella, between the 10th-12th September 2017. Chris is the perfect person to kick off proceedings at another exciting and informative RDO Conference. His lively personality, interesting background and fascinating new project will keep RDO attendees entertained, motivated and inspired. As an idea of what to expect, Chris was described recently by The Guardian as a long haired twinkly eyed cross between Richard Branson and...
Don’t miss your chance to register for RDO8 Conference!
Last month we announced to you that the theme for RDO8 will be “Together Towards Tomorrow” and that the conference will be taking place between the 10th – 12th September 2017, at the legendary Don Carlos Leisure Resort & Spa in Marbella, Spain. Each year we aim to create a conference that is as engaging, educational and entertaining as possible for our attendees. In order to do this we decide on a different theme each year which we feel is relevant to the events that have taken place since the last conference, and invite a diverse group of speakers from...
