Dear Round-Up Readers, A week of pounding! Our hearts go out to the people of Florida, the devastation from Hurricane Ian is unreal. Seeing the destruction of so many beautiful places and homes along the Gulf Coast is heartbreaking. If you'd like to help, this article from USA Today has links. Another interesting story is about a 100% solar community that survived without loss of power and minimal damage, perhaps this is the way forward as Florida looks to rebuild. On this side of the Atlantic, the value of the British pound sank to its lowest recorded level: £1 = $1.03 after falling more than 20 percent this year until the Bank of England stepped in to help stabilize the currency. If you're wondering why this has happened, Eswar Prasad, an economist at Cornell University tells the NY Times, "a series of self-inflicted wounds, including Brexit and the government’s latest spending plan, have accelerated the pound’s slide and further endangered London’s status as a global financial center." On the flip side, for foreigners, it's a great time to visit Great Britain! In the rest of the world: we stand with the women of Iran who bravely continue to protest despite heavy crackdowns. Hopefully, things will get better everywhere, especially in Ukraine, where Putin has put a victorious spin on his losses, which is concerning. On a much lighter note (pun intended!), if you've not seen the footage of Lizzo playing James Madison's crystal flute at the Library of Congress, click here! On to news from the week... Business, Women, and Random Trends: Social Media: Is TikTok the new Google? Social media site TheVerge and the New York Times have reported TikTok is how Gen Z and others are searching for everything from restaurants to TV shows. Also worth noting, TikTok has increased its character limit this week to 2,200 to allow for better search. Meanwhile, lot of concern about TikTok being so influential as it is owned by the Chinese government. How to "Negotiate Like a Woman" A new study found that when researchers framed negotiating as needing skills stereotypically attributed to men, such as dominance and aggression, women performed worse than men. Yet when they told people that stereotypically female characteristics, like attention to emotional signals, were required to be successful negotiators, they found that women outperformed men. London professor Raina Brands offers 4 actionable tips for negotiating better. Grey Hair is the New Power Move for Women at Work WSJ runs this headline just a few weeks after columnist Nancy Mendelson shared her thoughts on the same topic! Coincidence?? Anyway, looks like grey is here to stay, despite women knowing "there are biases against older women, people who would say they’ve let themselves go or can’t keep up with their younger counterparts. But they’ve decided, often after some hand-wringing, they don’t really care."
Travel, Food & Hospitality news: What Will It Take To Improve Diversity at Conferences? Questex's Alexi Khajavi wrote a fantastic opinion piece recapping The Lodging Conference with specific ways to change and improve the mix of who speaks at industry conferences. Where Vacations Meet Values Great thought piece by JLL Hotels & Hospitality on why social causes are rising up on hotel companies’ agendas. Hotels Cater to Corporate Groups More Interested in Team Bonding Than Boardrooms 'Fewer Emails, More Fun' is the Mantra of the No-Work Work Trip, Costar takes a look at the changing requests for groups post-pandemic. Food Vibe Shift on Social Media––Perfection is Out, Messy is IN. Eater says the new look in food and food photography feels weirder, messier, and more comfortable, and this is what is trending now. Hotels Want You to Be a Good Tipper, Even When You Don’t Have Cash WSJ reports hotels are experimenting with new digital ways to get tips to housekeepers and other public-facing employees. If you missed our interview with Elle Rustiuqe, founder of TipBrightly, one of the platforms mentioned in the article, read it now. Major hotel companies are among those committed to hiring 20K+ refugees Hotel Business reports with the U.S. welcoming tens of thousands of refugees from Afghanistan, Ukraine, and other crises, some of America’s largest hospitality companies, have made new commitments to hire 22,725 refugees in full-time positions.
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