Last month, Travel A.L.L.I.E.S. The community hosted the fourth annual Female Leaders in Travel Conclave at El Cielo Winery in Mexico’s Guadalupe Valley, Mexico, and included 68 women whose travel agencies total sales of up to $ 1 billion annually.
“In support of the Travel A.L.L.I.E.S. Society’s mission to develop the leader, this event focused on understanding that leadership after the pandemic is different and requires leaders to recognize that they can no longer lead the same as they did before the pandemic,” he said. female executives of Travel Conclave CEO Jennifer Doncsecz, who is also president of VIP Vacations.
“One of the biggest leadership hacks I’ve learned from attending this event each year is that women are stronger leaders when supported and encouraged by other women, and this event creates a safe space where women can feel it. support and encouragement, even though they do not know they need it, ”she said.
This year’s meeting also focused on “taking control of the narrative as leaders versus just running in the hamster wheel every day,” Doncsecz said, adding that the group also created “a leadership vision that formally writes goals for leadership that are different.” to write down business goals. “
The keynote speaker at the four-day event was Jennifer Zawadzki, CEO of the Future You Project, who focused on creating a vision for leadership.
“Other topics included advice on taking risks, methods for dealing with career disappointments, and tactics to combat habits / behaviors that hold women back,” Doncsecz said.
During the event, which was held from 4.-8. June, Classic Vacations CEO Melissa Krueger received the organization’s Luminary Award.
Dolores Lopez Lira, co-owner of El Cielo Winery, suggested hosting the event here, Doncsecz said.
“Her determination and generosity became a reality as this event and venue was a resounding success.”
The event also included executives from Classic Vacations, American Airlines, Globus Family of Brands, Travel Insured, ALG Vacations, Hard Rock AIC, Sandals / Beaches Resorts, Iberostar Resorts, Playa Resorts, Hawaii Visitors Convention Bureau and Collette Vacations.
For the uninitiated, the female leaders in the travel conclave began with 20 women coming together, so to speak, as a support group, Doncsecz said.
“In addition to the number of attendees tripled, this event now has formal speakers, panels and leadership-driven content, and the added bonus is the support system that continues to weave through the event.”
For its part, “Travel A.L.L.I.E.S. The foundation of society was rooted in the mission that began with female leaders,” Doncsecz said.
Travel A.L.L.I.E.S. is the formal organization to which female leaders belong, with members who are both men and women, she added.
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