Hello from London, Round-Up Readers, Happy May Bank Holiday (UK) and Memorial Day (US)––the official kick off to the summer travel season––which is meant to be the busiest in nearly 20 years! Also the reason you are getting the Round-Up on Monday! Back home and excited to be sharing BIG C-Suite news––Kempinski has named Barbara Muckermann as CEO. The former CEO of Silversea Cruises, Barbara is set to guide the iconic global luxury hospitality brand, which has 82 hotels across 36 countries, into a new era of growth. Her announcement follows a trend of recent high-profile female CEO appointments in the travel and hospitality sector, such as Ariane Gorin, new CEO at Expedia Group and Gilda Perez-Alvarado, CEO of Orient Express and Chief Strategy Officer, Accor. Keep making history, ladies! For more inspiration, be sure to check out key takeaways from our NYC event, "Women Making Their Mark in Beverage" and the inaugural WORTH Association conference in Vancouver! Remember the photo shoot I did with The Fold!?! Well, the promotion ran this week. Click here to see more about their dressing for "workations" campaign which included Jaime Simpson, General Manager, Jumeirah Mina A’Salam, Dubai; Anchalika Kijkanakorn, Founder & Managing Director AKARYN Hotel Group; and Christina Poon, General Manager, W New York, Union Square. Such an honor and fun opportunity to support another female-founded business! Another big thrill for me this week, meeting PR pro Hanna Lee, who was in London with her partner Michael Anstendig for the Podcast Show. If you don't know their podcast, Hospitality Forward, definitely check it out! They've interviewed 90 top tier travel journalists about how they source story ideas, trends in travel and more...I've learned so much from their show. 🎙️ Speaking of podcasts, Nancy was interviewed by Brian Proctor for the Tuesday Thanks podcast...and more exciting news our own HERTELIER PODCAST IS IN DEVELOPMENT! So, if you’d like to be involved, email me! 🎙️ See below for other curated news items just for YOU! |
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Business, Women, and Random Trends:
The White-collar Recession Means There Are Fewer $100K Jobs — and Women are Landing Them More Often Than Men Starting with GOOD NEWS, according to Business Insider, despite a hiring slump for high-paying professional roles, women are securing more than half of positions while making up less than half of the applicant pool. This trend is observed across various regions including Asia, Europe, the Middle East, South America, and the US, where women represented 49% to 52% of hires for six-figure jobs while accounting for only 41% to 44% of applicants. Women are also benefitting from the Part-Time Workforce Boom, according to Bloomberg.
3 Lies Women Are Taught to Believe About Money The socialization women receive around money produces a set of money beliefs that hold women back on a un/subconscious level. Spotlighting these “money lies” helps us see how we are thinking about money in ways that serve the powers that be, but don’t serve us. Here they are: Money is "Men's Business" Caring about money makes you ungrateful, selfish or bad There is no way to win, so don't try
Read more in Fast Company why these are all total BS! Also, reminded me of Nancy's column on MONEY SHAME.
#Microfeminism: The TikTok Trend We Are Here For!! On social media, hundreds of videos with millions of views hope to chip away at the ingrained gender norms that hurt women in their careers, by encouraging small daily acts of protest. Read more in Fast Company and Yahoo Finance.
The Gender Pay Gap Is A Culture Problem Interesting opinion piece in the New York Times, author Jessica Grose looks at the "Motherhood Penalty" as it relates to the Gender Pay Gap in different countries. Ultimately, she concludes it comes down to cultural expectations for working mothers, and less about policy.
Suddenly There Aren’t Enough Babies The Wall Street Journal reports fertility is falling almost everywhere, for women across all levels of income, education and labor-force participation. The falling birthrates come with huge implications for the way people live, how economies grow and the standings of the world’s superpowers. Really compelling data and lots to think about.
Man or Bear? A Wilderness Woman Weighs In The “Man or Bear” debate recently went viral online, with women sharing their thoughts on whether they’d rather be stuck in the forest with a man or a bear. Long-term bicycle traveler Laura Killingbeck reflects on the question and adds her unique perspective to the conversation...really fascinating!
Why Support Women in Leadership Roles? A great summary of the history of US women in leadership and why it's important to have female leaders by Cecily Tyler. Great article to bookmark, if you ever need to make a presentation about the importance of female leadership!
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Travel & Hospitality:
The World’s Coolest Hotels Want to Tell You a Story Really interesting read in the Washington Post about how the latest design-driven hotels aim to immerse guests in a story or social movement, or transport them to another time.
Celebrating Trailblazing Pilot Captain Theresa Claiborne, the first Black Woman to Fly in the US Air Force Loved this tribute to her on CNN, she made her final flight for United Airlines this week.
The 50 Most Beautiful Restaurants in America Interesting collab between People Magazine and OpenTable, which picks out the pretties places to eat in the US. Exciting to see Tre Dita, which was designed by Louise Lythe of David Collins Studio––read our interview with Louise!
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