This latest Women Leading Travel & Hospitality report highlights how nine executive-level women in the travel and hospitality industry reacted initially to the pandemic, sustained their companies and teams over the last year-plus, and are now looking optimistically to the future. They come from a variety of sectors — airline, hotel, cruise, tourism. Interviewees include:

 

• Natalie Bowman, managing director, marketing and advertising, Alaska Airlines;
• Julia Vander Ploeg, senior vice president, global head of digital and technology, Hyatt;
• Isis Ruiz, chief marketing officer and senior vice president, Norwegian Cruise Line; and
• other exceptional travel and hospitality leaders.