Women in Travel CIC, the social enterprise dedicated to empowering women through employability and entrepreneurship in the travel industry, has announced its second International Women in Travel & Tourism Forum...
One imperative for the ATTA before leaving this month behind us is to highlight adventure greats and adventure innovators who are women, or who have lifted women up around them....
For Wild Women Expeditions owner and director Jennifer Haddow, community-building doesn’t need to involve flashy content or a big budget. As the entrepreneur has discovered over the past year, it...
This year, the theme for International Women’s Day (IWD) on Mar. 8, 2020 is #EachforEqual, noting that gender equality is “essential for economies and communities to thrive.” As tourism is widely considered...
Inspired by 8 March International Women’s Day and ATTA’s Women in Leadership Initiative Brazilian lecturer, researcher, educator, and expert Mariana Aldrigui wears multiple hats in the tourism sector. As the...
Recently I attended the inaugural International Women in Travel & Tourism Forum (IWTTF), held in Reykjavík, Iceland, 22- 24 January. On my way back to Cairo, I had a long...
On a global scale, women represent between 60 percent and 70 percent of the tourism workforce, according to data from the International Labor Organization. Yet, in some parts of the...
Adventure professionals from around the Northeast met in Boston, Massachusetts, to celebrate World Tourism Day during an AdventureConnect on the evening of Thursday, 27 September. The event featured a panel...
Nearly 10 years ago, Marianne Costa decided she wanted to work in social development — a decision that has led her into the kitchens and backyards of Brazilian women working...
From the time she was a young child, Dr. Manal Kelig and her sister grew up in a family that encouraged education and empowered them to understand and live beyond...
