Diversity and Inclusion

Winter Travel Pride is back! Join us on 30 November

The free-to-attend event celebrates diversity and inclusion in travel, and will take place in association with the Malta Tourism Authority on 30 November at Patch East, London

Travel brands urged to ‘take a stand’ in support of LGBT+ community

A WTM London panel this week discussed if the industry was doing enough to support and represent LGBT+ consumers

Jo Rzymowska named in top 20 ‘outstanding’ LGBT+ executives

The list recognises leaders who have had the most impact within the LGBT+ community

WTM 2022: Flexible solutions needed to retain female aviation staff, bosses urge

The aviation sector must do more to demonstrate it’s not just for “middle class, white males”

WTM 2022: Focus on digital and physical accessibility, experts urge

Accessible travel is a “huge opportunity” for the industry, but greater emphasis is needed on making digital and physical products more user-friendly, according to a panel of experts at WTM

Top offers for next year's Sydney WorldPride celebrations

Your clients can join the first WorldPride to be held in the southern hemisphere and explore wider New South Wales with these special offers

UK travel firms ‘lacking ethnic diversity’ at board level, report finds

Despite ‘progress being made towards greater diversity’ in the industry, a new report says ‘the pace of change needs to accelerate’

Webinar: Selling Sydney WorldPride

Siobhan Shaw from Destination New South Wales, Andrew Bartholomew from Sydney WorldPride and Carly Charteris from Premier Holidays explain the unique selling points of Sydney, New South Wales and the upcoming mega-event, Sydney WorldPride

Diversify imagery or risk alienating consumers, influencers warn

The travel industry is missing out on “a huge amount of business” by failing to include diverse audiences in its marketing, delegates at the TTG Luxury Summit heard

How can you sell and market LGBT+ travel? Join the latest TTG LGBT seminar

How can you sell and market LGBT+ travel? That’s the question TTG will be asking in our latest TTG LGBT+ seminar

AWTE opens nominations for 2022 awards

The organisation is inviting nominations from around the travel industry to honour those who have made a ’significant contribution’ over the last 12 months

New Virgin Atlantic uniform policy ‘to allow staff to express their true identity’

The announcement is part of an ongoing drive by the carrier to champion the individuality of its people and customers

US tourist board bosses give ‘authentic diversity’ top billing

US travel leaders celebrate their diverse communities at start of Brand USA Travel Week

New tour guiding academy to empower women in travel

Social enterprise Women in Travel has launched an online academy to train female guides and help them design tours in their local communities

The last-minute Zoom pitch that landed Limitless Travel £800,000

Limitless founder and chief executive Angus Drummond talks to TTG about scaling up the business, trade sales growth and raising awareness

Booking.com launches LGBTQ+ Travel Proud programme

Booking.com has launched a new initiative to improve LGBTQ+ inclusivity in the travel sector including targeted training for hotels, suppliers and partners.

‘Travel can no longer ignore the critical role of community-based tourism’

Sector must get better at working with community-based tourism initiatives for its long-term health, writes Elisa Spampinato for TTG

Finalists revealed for LGBT+ trailblazer category of Travel Industry Awards

A total of six finalists were selected for this highly competitive category

LGBT+ specialist Chillimix launches Amsterdam drag cruise

Guests will enjoy evenings of “drag-packed” entertainment and DJ sets until the early hours during the trip

Limitless Travel plots expansion after £800k investment

Ex-Saracens owner Nigel Wray has come onboard as a lead investor in the specialist operator

Why more diversity and inclusivity 'will only benefit travel'

TTG held its first Fairer Travel Diversity Forum last month – here are the key takeaways travel can take to heart to become a fairer, more diverse and more inclusive industry

Tripseed unveils new accessible travel programme to Thailand

Accessibility audits have been conducted across properties, tour locations and transportation

'Agents still smiling despite travel's storm clouds'

If the national headlines are to be believed, the travel industry has spent the last few months in a sweat – and not just because of the heatwave.

Creating content fit for a (drag) queen

In a world full of disposable content, your videos need to stand out from the crowd