Diversity and Inclusion

New AWTE board appoints first male ambassador

The association has named a new board of directors - including Lindsay Garvey-Jones as chair

Flash Pack reveals plans to improve pay transparency

Employees will be able to use the firm’s compensation calculator to compare their salary against equivalent roles from more than 3,000 similar start-ups

Industry leaders to speak at Women in Travel and Tourism Forum in June

Following a virtual event in 2021 and the inaugural gathering in Iceland in 2020, IWTTF 2022 will be held in Google’s central London offices

Virgin and San Francisco search for UK's next drag star

A competition to crown the UK’s next drag star has been launched, with the winner jetting off to the California city next month

LGBT+ operator Chillimix to recruit trade team

’We wanted to make sure we had feet on the ground as we grow,’ said Chillimix boss David McDonald

WTTC: ‘Destinations will reap sustainability reset’

Consumers will compare destinations’ eco-credentials when planning post-pandemic trips, WTTC conference hears

LGBT+ specialists offered hosted trip to Proud Experiences in NYC

The event, which is taking place in Brooklyn from 27-29 June, brings together leaders from the travel and lifestyle sectors to develop business strategies and expand LGBT+ understanding

LGBTQ+ operator invites trade to appear in first TV push

Chillimix wants members of the trade’s LGBTQ+ community – and allies – to submit their travel selfies for a new ITV ad campaign to encourage people to ‘holiday as you are’

Tampa Bay roundtable highlights diversity and inclusion

A recent roundtable hosted by TTG brought Visit Tampa Bay and agents together to address current perceptions and understanding of the destination when it comes to diversity and inclusion

British Airways launches community fund initiative

The BA Better World Community Fund will support organisations and projects in communities across the UK

‘Create the working environment candidates are looking for’

’Changing policies and improving working conditions needn’t be expensive,’ Travlaw partner Ami Naru told C&M Recruitment’s Fit To Employ webinar on Wednesday

Aito members urged to make D&I a core part of their businesses

The association has also revealed plans to include a DEI statement in its membership charter

Jo Rzymowska: 'Help us make travel marketing more diverse'

Celebrity Cruises has launched a free online image library in a bid to “change the face” of industry marketing

Althams Travel MD leads company switch to four-day week

Sandra McAllister said she hopes the change will offer colleagues “a much better work-life balance”

Jacqueline Dobson: 'We must break down more barriers for women'

’As leaders, we have a duty to the next generation to demand better,’ writes Barrhead Travel president Jacqueline Dobson for International Women’s Day

'Never stop educating yourself on D&I' travel leaders told

Diversity consultant Dr Joanna Abeyie warns firms must change their ways at TTG’s Diversity and Inclusion Breakfast

'We must continue to challenge perceptions and drive change'

Just 2% of mariners are women – writing for TTG on International Women’s Day, Celebrity’s Jo Rzymowska makes the case for the change the industry must embrace

G Adventures appoints 10 new female tour leaders

The new chief experience officers have been deployed across the Middle East and North Africa

'Why travel firms must do more to support women'

’Travel has yet to embrace the topic of menopause in full, but wouldn’t it be wonderful if our sector became the pioneer,’ writes Holiday Extras’ Lindsay Garvey-Jones for TTG

'I'm proud to be changing women's lives in my country'

’I am incredibly proud to stand among a whole team of female chief experience officers helping to change women’s lives,’ writes G Adventures’ Latifa Benaissa for TTG

'Travel needs more inclusive recruitment of women'

’All people need to be invited to the table to understand and meet all travellers’ needs,’ writes Backlight founder Lydia Amoah for TTG on International Women’s Day

Women in Travel urges industry to 'recognise and support important work'

Call comes as the social enterprise reveals its first-ever Social Impact Report coinciding with International Women’s Day

Celebrity Cruises' bridge team now one-third female

Line has industry record number of female bridge officers and captains serving onboard its ships

Agency chief urges travel to address gender imbalance

Ahead of International Women’s Day (8 March), Murray Travel director Sarah Murray has called for more women to be appointed to industry management and leadership roles