Rayna Katz, Skift
The jury is still out on whether tweaking events can eliminate sexual harassment incidents — maybe that’s too easy of a fix. But if the better answer is communication and education, is the meeting industry providing that support?
7 days ago
Allan Leibowitz, Skift
It’s been one of the dirty secrets of the airline business for decades, but the #MeToo movement is now exposing sexual harassment among cabin crew in Australia. Accusations from a leading union have forced the airlines to issue strong denials about systemic problems.
4 months ago
Deanna Ting, Skift
Implementation of panic buttons, or employee safety devices, for hotel employees is a good start, but it should just be the beginning of the much broader measures the entire global hospitality industry should take to ensure the safety of every single person who walks through its doors.
5 months ago
Sarah Enelow-Snyder, Skift
When cases like these settle out of court, the public doesn't get to learn much.
5 months ago
Christopher Palmeri, Bloomberg
Elaine Wynn is ready to clean house, and it's probably a good idea considering the stained reputation her ex-husband has left on the casino resort company that bears his name.
9 months ago
Brian Sumers, Skift
It's nice to see Alaska Air's CEO saying all the right things about preventing sexual assault and harassment. Now let's see if the new training and procedures actually work.
10 months ago
Sarah Enelow, Skift
Richard Branson might be a contender for the king of lechery, and Steve Wynn's sexual harassment scandal didn't come as a surprise to some, but the lawsuit against Travel Leaders Group, if the allegations turn out to be true, is a reminder that you don't have to be a household name to be held accountable.
11 months ago
Daniela Wei and Bruce Einhorn, Bloomberg
The new license was going to be tough, and Wynn's behavior would have been a factor. The hotel giant needs to make sure it has serious and talented management in place now that he's gone – he can't be secretly operating behind the scenes.
12 months ago
David Fickling, Bloomberg
Time's up for hospitality and gaming companies: the dearth of women in leadership roles needs to be fixed.
12 months ago
Deanna Ting, Skift
Wynn's departure has us thinking about another hotelier (a hotel brand, really) with much less success in the gaming industry, and even more proof of having committed assaults against women. But, alas, it's proving much tougher to get him to resign.
12 months ago
Christopher Palmeri, Bloomberg
Sadly, Steve Wynn isn't the only major travel or hotel industry executive to be accused of sexual harassment. In fact, another one is currently checked into the White House.
12 months ago
Associated Press
This alleged incident on Alaska Airlines should be a warning heard throughout the airline — and larger travel industry — that companies had better review and tighten their sexual harassment policies immediately. Other than at Uber, the travel industry has largely escaped the latest round of revelations, but rest assured there will be more headlines coming.
1 year ago