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Articles tagged “women”

Business Travel

How Women in the Travel Industry Are Tackling Gender Discrimination

Grassroots activism is now the go-to tactic for achieving gender equality in the Trump-era travel industry. Lobbying male executives one-on-one isn’t working, so women are employing their collective influence, reminiscent of recent movements like the Women’s March in Washington, D.C.

Sarah Enelow, Skift | 7 years ago

How Women in the Travel Industry Are Tackling Gender Discrimination

Hotels

Hotels Increasingly Offer Safety and Stereotypes in Rooms for Solo Women

Dukes Hotel’s new female-specific rooms highlight personal safety, but they also reinforce gender stereotypes. The bigger question is: Do they really think these measures are serving women better or is the real goal to use women as a marketing gimmick?

Sarah Enelow, Skift | 8 years ago

Hotels Increasingly Offer Safety and Stereotypes in Rooms for Solo Women

Online Travel

Online Travel Gets a Woman CEO and a Rebrand

Toni Portmann inherits the distribution side of the Pegasus business, which formerly provided both hotel reservations services and distribution. In so doing, she will lead the healthier segment as the hotel reservations' portion has drastically given up market share over the last few years.

Dennis Schaal, Skift | 9 years ago

Online Travel Gets a Woman CEO and a Rebrand

Hotels

The Simple Solution to Hotels’ Chinese Marketing Concerns

These demographic differences will likely become more pronounced as the Chinese traveler community grows, making them worth taking note of in the competitor for the high-spending guests.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 10 years ago

The Simple Solution to Hotels’ Chinese Marketing Concerns

Airlines

Women Account for Fewer Than 5% of Airline CEOs Around the World

At the end of the day, airlines are customer-service companies and it will benefit their customers and operations to have leadership that better reflects who is flying today.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 10 years ago

Women Account for Fewer Than 5% of Airline CEOs Around the World

Online Travel

What Social Media Means for Women Who Want to Travel the World Alone

Much has been written about the impact mobile devices and social media are having on the travel experience, but there are profound implications for female travelers, in particular, who can use the tools to feel safer when on the road alone.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 10 years ago

What Social Media Means for Women Who Want to Travel the World Alone

Airlines

What Do Female Business Travelers Want Out of Airport Lounges

Accommodating the needs of the fastest growing business traveler segment makes complete economic sense for the companies operating the lounges, and for airlines it means building long-term loyalty relationships with a big spending group.

Rafat Ali, Skift | 10 years ago

What Do Female Business Travelers Want Out of Airport Lounges

Tourism

2013’s Worst Idea in Travel: India’s “I Respect Women” Badges

There you go, problem solved. You feel safer now?

Rafat Ali, Skift | 11 years ago

2013’s Worst Idea in Travel: India’s “I Respect Women” Badges

Skift Originals

The 10 safest Asian countries for female travelers

Female safety is a concern from the streets of Medellin to the alleys of Bangkok to the nightclubs of New York City, but cities that make a concerted effort to cater to the safety and needs of female travelers will see the benefits of friendlier reputations and higher visitation in the coming years.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 11 years ago

The 10 safest Asian countries for female travelers

Tourism

India safety initiatives may not be enough to get back female visitors

India’s new marketing shtick will be listing off the hotels and tour operators that cater to women-only trips; however, the insulated efforts can’t quickly repair the hit that India’s tourism reputation took over the past three months.

Skift | 11 years ago

India safety initiatives may not be enough to get back female visitors