Travel Unity: Resetting and Rebuilding Hospitality
When I was asked to speak on diversity and inclusion in the hospitality industry, during Travel Unity’s 2020 Virtual Summit, I knew I needed to call in a few friends. After all, I could only speak on my own experience.
When it comes to diversity and inclusion in hotels and the travel industry, I’ve learned so much from non-traditional hoteliers, who in many ways, have needed for forge their own paths, because there was no precedent. Moniqua Lane, owner of The Downtown Clifton, a boutique hotel in Tucson, Arizona, and Damon Lawrence, the founder of Homage Hospitality, the first hotel group dedicated to Black travelers, joined this discussion. We threw out the script. Take a listen.
Resetting and Rebuilding Hospitality
The hotel industry is facing big challenges…and a new kind of hospitality is emerging. This panel of hotel and travel professionals will share their own experiences as hoteliers, marketers, and visionaries.
Questions addressed:
Why is now the time to change how hotels are operated and marketed?
How can hotels adapt as the industry is reset and rebuilt?
What can hotels do to become true community partners?
How have these non-traditional hoteliers forged their own paths?
How can media and marketing support inclusivity efforts?
What's ahead for these hoteliers, and why?
Links from this session:
Moniqua Lane, owner, The Downtown Clifton
Damon Lawrence, founder, Homage Hospitality
