New awards have been launched to recognise women working in travel and to encourage more females to join the industry.
The everywoman in Travel Awards, launched following the success of similar programmes in other sectors, are now open for nominations.
Nominations are open until September 8 and winners will be announced at an awards luncheon at East Wintergarden on November 16.
Winners and finalists become long-term everywoman ambassadors and visible role models to the next generation of female talent.
According to everywoman, women only represent 15.8% of all travel board members despite 60% of employees in the travel industry being women.
In a survey of 78 UK travel companies, over a quarter did not have a single female board member.
"Although there have been numerous recent executive appointments of women in large UK-based travel organisations including Carolyn McCall (CEO, Easyjet), Harriet Green (former CEO, Thomas Cook) and Sally Balcombe (CEO, VisitBritain), women are still hugely underrepresented within senior-level roles," said everywoman.
"To encourage more women in to the industry and ensure a strong pipeline of future talent, the everywoman in Travel Awards programme has been launched to shine a light on the achievements of women excelling at all stages of their career journey."
Categories include ‘One to Watch’, for an individual in education or further education who demonstrates a passion for the travel industry, and ‘Above & Beyond’, for a woman that has truly gone above and beyond her role to help drive the organisation’s success.
To find out more visit www.everywoman.com.
