WeTravel is hosting this month its third annual Women+ In Travel event, sharing the stories of four women who are making a positive impact on travelers, local communities and the travel industry through their meaningful work on the ground.
In line with this year’s International Women's Day theme, “accelerating gender equality through economic empowerment,” WeTravel is inviting travel professionals to join the Women+ in Travel: Learning from Women+ on the Ground virtual community gathering. Hosted on WeTravel’s Women+ in Travel Academy—an educational platform committed to sharing resources created by women+ (a term to include different gender identities) and championing equality in the travel industry—the event seeks to recreate the atmosphere of travel professionals coming together at a virtual table to share their unique experiences as women working on the ground in travel and empower others.
Echoing the United Nations’ International Women’s Day theme, UN Women shared that closing the gender gap could boost the global economy by an estimated $7 trillion. This statistic emphasizes the significance of advancing gender equality and underscores the influence of women's economic empowerment. Uplifting women to enter the workforce and take on decision-making roles increases economic diversification and income equality for shared prosperity.
WeTravel’s platform supports hundreds of women-led tour operators and group travel organizers, which inspired the launch of the Women+ in Travel Hub within the WeTravel Academy. Functioning as a dedicated arm, this digital space curates insightful pieces by identifying and showcasing women+ in the travel industry. These articles, courses and webinars, created and hosted by women+, are then published as free resources, contributing to the broader goal of fostering improved representation in the travel industry.
As part of this year’s Women’s History Month celebrations—and the business’s commitment to equity in tourism—the Women+ in Travel virtual gathering will be facilitated by WeTravel, however, the conversation highlighting the highs and lows of working as a woman on the ground will be lead by:
- Kaitlin Calogera, president of A Tour of Her Own
- Vaishali Patel, tour guide, marketer, coach and author
- Poonam Rawat-Hahne, founder & CEO of Fernweh Fair Travel
- Cindy Reátegui García, owner and business manager of Grupo La Patarashca
To register for the virtual gathering, which will take place on March 26, 2024, at noon EST, visit resources.wetravel.com.
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