Rudy Maxa is a popular, anecdotal speaker on travel topics at corporate and travel industry events as well as to college and civic organization audiences. Among his speech subjects: "The Ten Most Common Mistakes Travelers Make," "What Hotel Guests Hate, What They Love & How To Get Them to Return," and "Confessions of a Travel Junkie." Rudy tailors his presentation to both current events as well as his audience's interests.

Among Rudy's speaking engagements . . .

-Las Vegas CVA International Tourism Safety & Security Conference
-Los Angeles Times Travel Show (5 annual appearances), Los Angeles, CA
-National Geographic Society Lecture Series, Washington, DC, 2006
-Hospitality Sales & Marketing Assoc. annual awards dinner, NYC
-Vacationfest 2006, Santa Monica, CA
-Iceland Geographic Travel Summit, Reykjavik, Iceland
-Hospitality Design Summit, Sonoma, CA, 2006
-Kansas City Public Library System (series of three speeches), 2007
-Men's Dinner Club of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma City, OK, 2007
-Cultural Heritage Tourism Summit keynote speaker, Minneapolis, 2006
-Hospitality Design 2006 Expo & Conference, Las Vegas, NV, 2006
-Simma, Flottemesch & Orenstein Client Evenings (three appearances), Minneapolis, MN
-Hotel Interactive annual conference, Las Vegas, NV
-Massachusett's Governor's Conference on Tourism, Springfield, MA
-Arizona Governor's Conference on Tourism, Tucson, AZ
-Salt Lake City Convention & Visitors Bureau annual dinner
-Historic Hotels of America annual meeting, Charleston, SC
-Minnesota Governor's Conference on Tourism, Duluth, MN
-New England Innkeepers' Association, Dixville Notch, NH
-Alabama Law Foundation awards dinner, Montgomery, AL
-Illinois Governor's Conference on Tourism, Springfield, IL
-Best Western owners' and managers' regional conferences
-National Tourism Week keynote address, Asheville, NC

To discuss an appearance by Rudy, please call Ana Scofield during normal business hours, Central Time, at 800-387-8025 or e-mail her at SavvyTraveling@yahoo.com.