Dear Round-Up Readers,

This is it, Thanksgiving week is upon us and here in London, it already feels like the holiday season with sparkly lights up all over.  I'm 100 % here for it!  Yet, though the industry is experiencing strong bookings, today's (London) Times reports,  "Many people are experiencing HOGO (the hassle of going out) after becoming too used to nights at home watching TV, and are not bothering to turn up to restaurant bookings and other nights out." Citing research from UKHospitality--a trade group that represents everything from hotels and visitor attractions to bars and restaurants--no-shows at pre-paid sporting and music events were around 15% and 15-20% at restaurants. What is happening where you are? I’ll be going out!!!  Will you?

Lots of new terms, buzzwords, acronyms, and trend-spotting happening in the news this week so let's get to it:

• Last week, international travel opened to the US, CNBC rounds up where foreigners are headed.  Spoiler: NYC, but a few surprise business destinations that are UP from 2019––Miami and Phoenix. 
• Workcations: a form of "bleisure" (see hertelier "5 Buzzwords" story below) explored in this interesting interview with the CEO of Airbnb, Brian Chesky in The Atlantic, packed with stats about the growth of "second cities" and increases in length of stay as the lines between work and leisure blur...
• Mommy-tracked to the billionth degree––women, proximity bias, and hybrid work.  A warning for women on the "hybrid" work trend in Politico about the dangers of losing out on promotions, pay raises, and opportunities due to "proximity bias" creating a "women's work ghetto." 
• What women actually need in the workplace: Fast Company offers solutions that are good for companies and good for women (think: flexibility, education, child care).

On hertelier this week:

• 5 New Buzzwords You Need to Know: if you've not seen it already, Hilton put out a super insightful trends report for 2022, packed with info you should read, in the meantime, we summarize the 5 words that will be on everyone's lips.  
• Go from surviving to thriving: a group of smart women from travel across the EMEA offered learnings from the pandemic to the networking group Women in Travel Thrive.  We recap the 5 top takeaways. 
• The Consummate Hospitalitarian: inspired by a memorial service this week, columnist Nancy Mendelson shared lessons from a dear colleague, Tom Roditus, a beautiful tribute, which is a wonderful read even if you never met the man and all the more special if you did. 
• Need last-minute Thanksgiving menu inspo? We've got you covered with recipes from female chefs in the hertelier community!  By the way, this is also the launch of our NEW "Recipe" section, email us if you know of a chef we should feature. 

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Have a great week,

Emily