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Diversity and Inclusion

Taking place on 24 May the event will offer a practical look at how tourism can we used to deliver growth within environmental limits
Riviera Travel makes twin pledge to cut carbon by 20% and halve plastic use
The river cruise specialist launched its new ESG strategy on Tuesday night (19 September), vowing to reducing its carbon footprint by 20% within the next five years
Agency boss honoured after dismissing award nomination as ‘spam’
Agency boss honoured after dismissing award nomination as ‘spam’
Shona Thorne picked up the Business of the Year Award at the Scottish Women’s Awards on Saturday on behalf of Thorne Travel
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Par for the course: how agents can get into the swing of selling golf holidays
TTG’s Ilaria Grasso Macola dives into the lucrative world of golf tourism to explore what untapped business opportunities the sector offers for agents
The TTI Travel Tech Summit will tackle the industry's most pressing issues (Pic:iStock)
Tui and Jet2 among airlines criticised for digital accessibility
New CAA report criticises the lack of digital accessibility among airline websites with charter and budget carriers scoring badly
Almost half of LGBTQ travellers have experienced discrimination due to their sexuality
Tui's top tips to help agents cater for the LGBT+ market
’Sometimes people are almost a bit scared of saying the wrong things – but everyone has to start somewhere,’ Tui head of brand marketing Toby Horry tells TTG
Travel’s gender pay gap: TTG probe reveals women still earning significantly less
Travel’s high gender pay gap continues to widen, new data claims
Figures published by Women in Hospitality, Travel & Leisure (WiHTL) show that the gender pay gap has risen by 2% over the past year
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Travel's parent support group Back in Time for Bed launches website
Co-founder Vicky Billing said on Friday (28 July) the website wanted to offer information to those employers who are ’actively supporting working parents’
Irish agents 'working through new list of Aer Lingus cancellations'
'We're a resilient industry; whatever we face, we will face it together'
Staffing issues, travel’s gender imbalance and the climate crisis are just some of the issues Dublin agent Clare Dunne is looking to tackle during her time as the ITAA’s new chief executive
Bless Hotel Ibiza is one of the properties to receive the Queer Destinations Committed Distinction
Palladium Hotel Group brands awarded LGBTQ+ commendations
Bless Collection Hotels and TRS Hotels have been recognised by the LGBTQ+ tourism association Queer Destinations Committed
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Travel urged to promote women’s involvement in sector
WTTC chief executive and president Julia Simpson said that by address the barriers and inequalities women face, the industry can unlock “immense potential”
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Hays Travel's apprenticeship scheme scoops diversity and inclusion award
The agency’s onboarding strategy has been named Diversity and Inclusion Programme of the Year at the North East Apprenticeship Awards
Coronavirus could cost aviation more than $100 billion revenue this year (Ashim D'Silva/Unsplash)
Airport accessibility 'improved significantly' last year, says CAA
The CAA’s Airport Accessibility Report, which assesses 26 of the largest UK airports, details airports efforts in providing disabled and less mobile passengers the standard of service to which they are entitled
C&M urges firms to make D&I central to their recruitment efforts
Just how worried is travel about its progress on sustainability and DEI?
Only around a fifth of firms rank sustainability (22%) or diversity, equity and inclusion (20%) as their number one business priority
The Travel Pride Champions 2024 alongside partners Attraction World Group, Florida Keys and Key West, WeTravel
New Travel Pride Champions for 2023 announced
The Travel Pride Champion awards honour those working to effect change within their companies and make a difference to both the lives of their colleagues as well as that of their customers
Scheme making careers in cruise more accessible set to expand
Scheme making careers in cruise more accessible set to expand
The Compass Project has supported 10 pupils from socially diverse backgrounds to engage with the industry and its job prospects
Travel told not to fear a consumer backlash from embracing diversity
Travel told not to fear a consumer backlash from embracing diversity
Most consumers onboard with DEI policies exhibited by brands, Channel 4 executive tells TTG Fairer Travel Diversity Forum
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Harnessing neurodiverse talent now 'a business imperative' for travel
Travel needs to do more to attract neurodiverse job candidates and serve neurodiverse travellers, a TTG seminar has been told
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How three travel brands started having DEI conversations
’There is no competition in DEI – if we use it as a forum to compete, then the travel industry will never, ever change,’ TTG’s Fairer Travel Diversity Forum told
Why you need to avoid becoming the 'ask hole' in your company
Why you need to avoid becoming the 'ask hole' in your company
Senior leaders told they must engage more frequently and willingly with ideas and innovations put forward by junior staff, especially around issues of diversity, equity and inclusion
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Making travel marketing more inclusive promises more reward than risk
Experts have called on the travel sector to be ’vulnerable’ and ’authentic’ when it comes to featuring disability in marketing campaigns
The gender pay gap is widening, according to ONS statistics
Gender pay gap for non-exec travel roles 'almost non-existent' in 2022
However, the pay gap for higher-salaried roles increased to 14.2%
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How 'going woke' can attract new talent and business opportunities
News UK’s diversity chief shows how travel can learn from the strides it has made in diversity, equity and inclusion
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No need to wait for disaster to act on sustainability, travel told
Industry must ’rapidly implement’ sustainability protocols before disaster strikes, TTG Fairer Travel Sustainability Forum hears
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The US destination fighting back against 'mind-boggling' anti-LGBT+ laws
’I don’t want someone coming to Palm Springs because they’re afraid to go to other parts of our country,’ Visit Greater Palm Springs chief Scott White tells TTG