Articles tagged “women leading travel forum 2026”

Every senior woman in travel is carrying the same open questions into a volatile year. Women Leading Travel Forum is where those questions get pressure-tested by peers deciding the same things. Few seats left.

The second wave of speakers for The Women Leading Travel Forum 2026 moves the program deeper into the work: AI adoption, commercial pressure, revenue decisions and leadership in organizations under strain. The room is filling with people responsible for outcomes.

Encore’s women-led production team underscores how the infrastructure of live events is beginning to reflect the same leadership values being championed on stage.

Travel executives are expected to perform indefinitely under pressure. Dr. Romie Mushtaq makes the case that brain health, not hustle, is what separates leaders who last from those who don't.

As leadership complexity intensifies across travel, the rooms where senior women executives can connect candidly — and strategically — are becoming more valuable. See who’s taking the stage in New Orleans and register before prices increase next week.

The most valuable rooms in travel are defined by who shows up. At the Women Leading Travel Forum, attendees are surrounded by senior leaders and that proximity changes how quickly ideas turn into action.

Value has become the most powerful lever in travel. Few understand that better than Christine Duffy, who leads a brand built on scale, accessibility and price advantage at Carnival Cruise Line.

Every decision today is visible, fast-moving, amplified and open to scrutiny. Marion Jones brings a high-performance lens to how leaders stay clear, decisive and trusted when the pressure compounds.

Women shape most travel decisions and make up the majority of the hospitality workforce, yet remain underrepresented in leadership. As the industry restructures and traveler expectations evolve, that gap is becoming a strategic risk for travel companies.

Travel’s most influential women executives will gather in New Orleans this June as Skift hosts the 2026 Women Leading Travel Forum, ushering this flagship executive event into its next era.