Dear Round-Up Readers,

Right now as you are reading this, I am on a plane to Croatia!  My husband and I are headed to Istria (Have you been?? Send me tips!) for a week without kids.  Our first weeklong holiday without children in about 18 years. Hopefully, we still like each other, LOL. Will report back, but as I'm away next week Round-Up will happen on Monday instead of Sunday.   

Sweet thought before we get into the news––two links on friendship made me smile this week!  Listen to Linkedin founder Reid Hoffman's commencement speech about the importance of good friends and read this from the New York Times about friends we make at work during our first jobs and how that is happening (or not) in today's remote environments. I'm grateful for the friendships I've made in my career, many of you are reading this!  Glad we've met : ) 

Now, on to this week's news!!  

Business, Women, and Random Trends: 

• FairPlay: a new documentary based on the best-selling book explores the "invisible work" women do and how to make our households more equitable.  I'll be streaming this ASAP.  Read more here.

• Cost-of-Living Crisis to Hit Women Hardest According to a New Report from the World Economic Forum  A hoped-for recovery from a ballooning gender gap hasn’t materialized as expected as the COVID-19 crisis has eased. Estimates now state it will now take 132 years—down from 136—for the world to reach gender parity, which the organization defines around four main factors: salaries and economic opportunity, education, health, and political empowerment.

• EU Agrees on a 40% Quota for Women on Corporate Boards.  This is a step in the right direction! Never mind it took 10 years, the EU has agreed on these legally binding targets, and companies could also be fined for failing to recruit enough women to their non-executive boards and see board appointments canceled for non-compliance with the law.

• How to Create a Workplace that Works for Women. HR Executive offers up solutions to help women stay in the workforce--companies need to help with challenges like caregiving, be open about mental health, and no penalty for flexibility.  Thank you Joan Eisenstodt for sharing!

• Deep Racial Inequalities Disproportionately Harm Black Women and Other Women of color in the Workplace, according to a new report by USA Today. Difficulties lie at the intersection of race and gender, yet "leadership is in the DNA of Black Women." 

• Is the World Really Falling Apart, or Does It Just Feel That Way? By most measures — with one glaring exception — people around the world are better off than ever. The New York Times reports on why doesn’t it feel that way, especially to Americans.

Travel & Hospitality news:

• Hotel CEO Pay Packages Not sure about you, but I am nosy AF when it comes to what people earn, which is why this article on the pay rates for public hotel CEOs is a must-read.  These salaries are motivation to get more ladies in the C-suite (two women are mentioned in this article).  

• Women of Progress: the number of women filling top roles in travel has increased, and they are working to bring greater gender balance to the industry. Travel Weekly recaps women in C-suite roles in airlines, cruise, hotels, tour operators, and travel agencies.  Great to see progress, more to be done!

• Hospitality Diversity Starts With Inclusion a new study by Professors Miranda Kitterlin-Lynch and Michelle Russen, talks about the importance of removing negative stereotyping in hospitality companies and offers actionable tactics based on research.

• Guests at Full-Service Hotels Splurge on Food and Beverage Extras, But Profitability is Mostly Driven by Higher Room Rates. Those that have $$ are spending, recession be dammed! Read the breakdown on how hotels are profiting in Costar.

• The 'Great Vacation' is Upon Us and Offices are Struggling to Keep Up. Fast Company reports on the other side of the vacation boom, how companies are coping with pent-up demand for time off.  One idea I loved is "Pockets of Joy" a policy at a PR firm that encourages people to take time out of their day, the article also dissects new trends in vacations (long weekends and mandatory company shut-downs to help avoid burnout). 

• Bleisure Demand Extends Stays blurring lines on stays creates some practical challenges for hoteliers, reports Costar, but also is bringing energy to public spaces.  Read this for advice on how to make things like billing easier for guests that need to expense different portions of their stay.

• The future of the hotel guest experience? Less Moxy, more Airbnb. The Points Guy takes a look at the business hotel companies are losing to alternative accommodation, and what can be done to attract younger audiences.

On hertelier this week:

Big welcome to our new subscribers! The story in Forbes, How Women Are Changing The Hotel Industry, keeps bringing new readers! Super excited to have you here. Lots of stories to share! 

• Invest In Women. Pay Women. Hire Women. Dawn Gallagher on Leadership + the Shirt that Stole HSMAI We chat with Dawn who draws on her 30+ year career in hotel sales and revenue management. 

• Why Recognition Matters, Whether You're Kelly Reilly on Yellowstone or Working in Housekeeping Baffled by the exclusion of Kelly Reilly from the Emmy nominees, columnist Nancy Mendelson unpacks why appreciation is important. 

• AAHOACON 2022: Let’s Build a Bigger Table for Women. If you didn't manage to catch the conference or video of the female leadership panel from AAHOA, new contributor, Maria Navarro summarises highlights in a handy post. 

• Revenge Travel Rages on Despite Inflation: new data from Allianz, Indagare, and GlobalDataPlc, report on high volume and high spending. 

• Top 5 Takeaways from TTG "Fairer Travel Week" Last week TTG Media held "Fairer Travel Week" in London dedicated to championing sustainability and diversity, and inclusion within travel. New contributor, Nelma Neto, checked it out and reports.

Watch this: Why It Was Easier to Be Skinnier in the 1980s Interesting video by The Atlantic claims that people are 10% heavier than in the 1980s, despite similar activity levels. They propose a variety of reasons. 

Bookmark this!! Are Salary Negotiation Skills Different for Men and Women? Both research and experience tell us that even the most prepared and adept negotiator can have her planning scuttled by invisible barriers. Harvard Law School offers 6 tips for preparing for a successful outcome when negotiating your next compensation package.

Are you still here? I'd love to hear from you. Why do you read hertelier and what would you like to see covered? Is there someone you'd like to suggest for a profile?  My goal in 2022 is to get to know more of our readers, just reply to this email. I am a real person 😃 

I'm excited to be OOO, hope you have a good week too! 

Em