Hurray!  This is our 10th newsletter!  We also celebrated our 50th post this week!   For those of you that are new, a big wecome, and to our OG fans, thanks for reading.  If you like hertelier, please share our stories on your social media feeds and forward this email to friends and colleagues.  On to the week's news...

hertelier round-up of interesting news about the hotel industry and women in business:

• Uneven recovery. STR reported this week in the U.S. the leisure-led demand surge had occupancy surpassing the 60% level for the first time since early March 2020, but many cities still remain in recession. While there's no disputing the travel recovery is underway, in some countires and markets, others desparately behind. Skift offers a breakdown by country, showing the US, Mexico and China leading while Europe and other parts of Asia lag.
• Travel rend: family reunions.  According to the New York Times, the strongest area for lesiure travel is family reunions citing surveys from Wyndham Destinations: 75 percent of respondents said they were planning to travel for a family reunion in 2021; and a March survey from American Express Travel, 71 percent of respondents said they planned to travel to visit loved ones they hadn’t been able to see during the pandemic.  Interviews with travel agents show not only are family gatherings planned, people are spending more on each trip and staying longer.  
• Women's pockebooks hit hardest by Covid-19 and what companies need to do to about it. This week Bloomberg reported "U.S. Women Had to Work 42 More Days to Earn What Men Did in 2020" citing new data from the Pew Research Center which claimed "as droves of women left the workforce last year, those who managed to hold onto their jobs made 84% of what men earned."  Meanwhile, the Harvard Business Review, suggests in the article "To Retain Women, U.S. Companies Need Better Childcare Policies" to include women in the decision-making on policy and to create an environment that acknowledges the role of parents, thereby reducing the need for parents to have to hide their childcare challenges from work.

Here's what happened on hertelier:

• Part 2 in our UK GMs video series is UP.  Hotels and restaurants in the UK opened on Monday, May 17 for the first time since January 6, 2021, we checked-in with seven women leading hotels in the UK about reopening after lockdown.  A candid, emotional conversation, in the second video they discuss customer changes, new realities of Brexit and why this has been the hardest year of their careers. 
• In this week's F&Be column we met Saeko Nemoto, Executive Pastry Chef, Boulud Sud Miami, who has worked in kitchens around the globe and has an interesting perspective on what would make kitchens better working enviroments for women. 
• Advice columnist Nancy Mendelson helps a reader struggling to disconnect from work. With the pandemic and many people still WFH, leaving "work at work" is definitely more challening, Nancy offers some sage advice. 

We welcome your feedback, concerns, and especially your questions.  If you have any questions about your job (or life) send them to Nancy (nancy@nemglobal.com).  Benefit from her years of experience and therapy!

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Enjoy the long weekend, 

Emily