They’ve been called brash. Over-ambitious. Maybe a little bossy. These women leaders are the industry’s disruptors, innovators and you can bet they’re on more than one shortlist for the next big thing. Underestimate them? Go ahead, but do so at your own peril. Because these 25 women aren’t just participating in travel’s transformation – they’re...
There is an apocryphal ancient curse: “May you live in interesting times”. We in the travel industry are certainly living through an interesting time for tourism in 2025. After a smooth take-off at the start of the year, the travel industry quickly hit turbulence as concerns about trade, tariffs, and policy weighed on the global...
While the World Economic Forum projects it will take 106 years for women in North America to reach economic parity with men, this report explores whether progress is accelerating at the top levels of leadership. Drawing on insights from more than 1,000 senior-level executive searches in our proprietary database over the last few years, the findings highlight key compensation trends...
Women Leading Travel & Hospitality is proud to present its fifth annual list of top women executives in the travel and hospitality industry. In a constantly changing environment, the 2025 Top Women in Travel & Hospitality Report features executive-level women leaders who continuously showed resiliency, perseverance and innovation. Honorees were chosen based on several...
Happy New Year! The team at Women Leading Travel & Hospitality is excited to empower you and your organization throughout 2025. With this community, the possibilities truly are endless. To get started, we’ve published our first annual Top 50 Tips report. This comprehensive resource can be the helping hand that you need, offering a collection of...
Being a leader in today’s rapidly evolving travel and hospitality landscape is not for the faint of heart. Challenges such as attracting and retaining talent, motivating teams, meeting the increasingly elevated needs of your customers, and creating and adhering to ESG policies are just a few of the important tasks you figure to work on...
Included in Women Leading Travel & Hospitality’s recently published research report, An Experience to Remember: Experiential Marketing’s Growing Role in Cultivating Loyal Travel Customers, were a pair of case studies that reveal the power of experiential marketing in both acquiring travel customers and then converting them into brand loyalists. Below is an excerpt from the...
Women Business Collaborative (WBC) has released its fourth Annual 2024 Women CEOs in America Report, which highlights a mix of progress and challenges that remain for women in corporate leadership. The report, completed in partnership with Ascend, C200, and Catalyst, highlights growth in sectors such as the Russell 3000 and private enterprises, alongside stagnation in the Fortune 500....
As the travel and hospitality industry navigates significant shifts in consumer behavior, the path to growth lies in adapting to new demands. Today’s travelers seek more than just destinations — they crave experiences that resonate on a personal level, experiences they will cherish, remember and share. These evolving preferences are now at the heart of...
In the 10th year of McKinsey & Company’s Women in the Workplace research, in partnership with LeanIn.Org, the organizations reflect on the notable gains women have made — and how their experiences at work are, in many ways, the same or worse than 10 years ago. Sustainable progress toward parity requires that companies recommit to...
