LGBTQ+ -matkailujohtajat kokoontuvat Atlantassa perheiden yhdistämiseen

  • Main stage content at the host hotel that ranged from discussions of DEI strategies and future LGBTQ+ travel trends to a meaningful conversation about transgender and nonbinary inclusion in hospitality. Also featured: a Google talk on the importance of inclusive marketing; Asia LGBTQ+ data from Community Marketing & Insights; and a look at the needs of LGBTQ+ refugees through the lens of Safe Place International. Pamela Stewart, President, West Operations for the North America Operating Unit, The Coca-Cola Company, wowed everyone with her Women in Business talk, “Finding the Power Within.”
  • The Pinnacle Award went to Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms. Selected by the Chair of the IGLTA board of directors, the Pinnacle Award is given to an individual, business or organization that has truly made a heroic journey in advancing LGBTQ+ travel worldwide.  A special Chair’s Award also was presented to posthumously honor Marriott International CEO Arne Sorenson, a travel industry leader whose support of LGBTQ+ rights led the travel community toward a more inclusive world. The IGLTA Honors are presented with the generous support of Visit Philadelphia. 
  • Voyage, the IGLTA Foundation Fundraiser, had its most successful year to date. The event, presented by Discover Puerto Rico and hosted by Delta Air Lines, the Atlanta CVB and the Atlanta Airport District CVB, unfolded against a backdrop of aviation history at the Delta Flight Museum, drew more than 200 attendees and raised over US$70,000 for IGLTA Foundation initiatives. 

The International LGBTQ+ Travel Association is the global leader in advancing LGBTQ+ travel and a proud Affiliate Member of the United Nations World Tourism Organization. IGLTA’s mission is to provide information and resources for LGBTQ+ travelers and expand LGBTQ+ tourism globally by demonstrating its significant social and economic impact. IGLTA membership includes LGBTQ+ and LGBTQ+ welcoming accommodations, destinations, service providers, travel agents, tour operators, events and travel media in 80 countries. The philanthropic IGLTA Foundation empowers LGBTQ+ welcoming travel businesses globally through leadership, research and education.

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Harry Johnson on toiminut tehtävien toimittajana eTurboNews yli 20 vuoden ajan. Hän asuu Honolulussa Havaijilla ja on kotoisin Euroopasta. Hän nauttii uutisten kirjoittamisesta ja käsittelemisestä.

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