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PROFILE
In 2008, Robin made a transition from her three-decade career
with Tauck management to that of major shareholder. She is
involved with high-level industry issues and also formed a new
venture, Robin Tauck & Partners LLC, to align leaders within the
specialty segments of global travel arena with a focus on public-
private partnerships.
Robin is a board member on the prestigious World Travel and
Tourism Council (WTTC) of London, which represents 100 of the
top CEO's owners and chairmen in travel and tourism. She has also
served on several boards and affiliations, including US/ICOMOS,
Save America's Treasures, and USTA in Washington, D.C.
On multiple occasions, Robin has been named one of the ''Most
Powerful Women in Travel'' by Travel Agent magazine.
Robin is focusing her advocacy and expertise externally, serving as
a representative of the U.S. travel industry for public-private
partnerships in protecting global sites and building economic
development through tourism. She continues to be a family
member spokesperson for Tauck Inc. Additionally, as a spokes-
person for sustainable travel, she is often asked to speak at
nonindustry events, sharing the message of the ''Power of Travel,''
which is now the number-one income source (GDP)
ROBIN TAUCK
owner/past president and CEO of
Tauck Inc., founder of Robin Tauck
& Partners, and board officer of
Tauck Foundation, Fairfield County,
Connecticut, www.robintauck.com
for many
developing countries.
F ounded in 1925, Tauck World Discovery is a leading
WORDS FOR THE FUTURE
This is an exciting time for our industry, with a bright future!
People are traveling in record numbers. As the world reaches a
record population of 7 billion, it is remarkable that by 2015, an
estimated 1.5 billion people will be recorded as international
arrivals (crossing borders)—and such figures do not include the
burgeoning domestic travel market. Just imagine the future . . . .
escorted tour operator that offers more than 100 upscale
land, cruise, riverboat, and safari itineraries in more than 80
countries worldwide. A family-owned and operated company,
Tauck was launched as Tauck Tours in 1925 by Arthur Tauck,
Sr. From 1997 to 2008, his granddaughter Robin Tauck served
as company president, CEO, and a board officer.
Such mobility on a global scale is unprecedented and provides
enormous opportunity—for bringing people together in understand-
ing, for prospering in business and economies, for developing
education, and for improving and furthering the interests and the
welfare of society-at-large. Indeed, many lesser developed nations
now report up to 60 percent of their GDP directly related to travel and
tourism—moving from agriculture, mining, seafood, and other
traditional sectors. I believe this is the most promising industry at one
of the most promising times in the history of the world. Yet it also
comes with responsibility, which is a new opportunity in and of itself.
For example, the climate challenge and its related effects are now
described as ''the largest challenge this industry will likely face for
the next 40 years'' according to UNWTO and WTTC leadership
groups who attended the Copenhagen Climate Conference with
148 nations. Currently, travel and tourism accounts for only 5
percent of global emissions, yet it is a large, visible, responsible,
and ethical industry with a new bold plan. Concurrently, the
opportunity for cultural heritage development, appreciation for and
development of environmental protection, and even the UN
Millennium goals of the eradication of poverty and other
international priorities, are all possible with this new phenomenon
referred to as the power of travel.
During her 30-year career at Tauck, Robin held a number of
positions and led new growth initiatives, most notably expansions
into 80 countries and seven continents, ''Tauck at Sea'' luxury
small ship cruising, European river cruising, Tauck Bridges family
programs, and premier events.
A proponent of one-to-one marketing to upscale clients, Robin
fostered Tauck's customer-focused direction and brand loyalty
efforts, including strategic agent partnerships and the development
of ''E-Tauck'' initiatives. She also chaired the company's executive
group, led its strategic planning efforts, and instituted brand
steering and ''World of Giving'' advisory boards.
In 2000, Robin began Tauck's ''World of Giving'' corporate social
responsibility philanthropic ''giving back'' efforts and new volun-
tourism (over 15,000 participants), and dozens of heritage grants.
Robin led Tauck's support of the U.S. National Parks, and those
efforts were recognized in 2006 with the nation's highest honor, the
''Preserve America Presidential Award,'' in an Oval Office ceremony
with the President George W. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush.
Tauck's support of the National Parks has also been honored with
the U.S. Interior Department's 2005 ''Take Pride In America Award''
and TIA's 2004 ''Public & Community Service Odyssey Award.''
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