Leader Spotlight

As Mexico’s secretary of tourism, Josefina Rodríguez Zamora is helping shape the country’s tourism future while championing community-driven growth and creating more opportunities for women to lead.

Mariana Gianaris believes the future of work is built on trust, community and the kind of culture that actually makes people want to stay — and she's doing something about it.

The future of travel customer experience depends less on individual interactions and more on how well brands connect every part of the journey behind the scenes.

AI and changing consumer behavior are transforming travel, but meaningful leadership will still come down to listening well, building strong teams and staying adaptable.

New Skift team member Nina Gold shares why hospitality’s future depends on human connection, cultural curiosity and the courage to say yes before you have everything figured out.

We sat down with Skift’s SVP of Sales, Pam Firestone, to discuss relationship-driven leadership, building trust at scale and why the strongest commercial leaders know how to connect strategy with people.

We sat down with Skift’s Chief of Staff, Anne Duffy, to highlight how modern leadership runs on alignment and execution — ensuring strategy doesn’t just get set at the top, but actually moves through the organization with clarity and speed.

As Asia’s travel industry evolves, leaders like Victoria Lilian Arnold show that the future of growth will depend not only on strategy and development, but on cross-cultural leadership, community building and creating opportunity that is both inclusive and sustainable.

Local leadership with a global lens is what will define the next phase of growth in Asia’s travel and hospitality industry.

As travel’s center of gravity shifts toward Asia, the next wave of leadership will be defined by those scaling platforms, navigating rapid change and redefining what modern travel looks like.

Kerry shares her perspective on leading across diverse markets and driving growth at scale. In this conversation, she reflects on the decisions and experiences that have shaped her leadership across the Middle East, Africa, Turkey and Asia-Pacific.

As Women Leading Travel continues to expand our global reach as part of the Skift family, we are proud to amplify the voices of women shaping the future of travel…