Women in Retail Leadership Circle Expands Portfolio With New Sister Community, Women Leading Travel & Hospitality

PHILADELPHIA, PA – Women in Retail Leadership Circle (WIRLC) today announced the launch of its sister community, Women Leading Travel & Hospitality, a membership-based association that connects executive women across all sectors of the travel and hospitality industry. Women Leading Travel & Hospitality’s mission is to inspire and empower women leaders by providing unparalleled resources, support, and motivation for both personal and professional growth. (Women in Retail Leadership Circle is the sister brand of Total Retail.)

Following continued year-over-year growth of WIRLC, an exclusive community for women leaders at top retailers and brands, President and Co-Founder Jennifer DiPasquale was keen to establish more professional communities that promote, support and celebrate women in other industries.

“I’m beyond thrilled to launch Women Leading Travel & Hospitality, and honored to serve women executives in the travel and hospitality space,” says DiPasquale. “Having great success with the Women in Retail brand has afforded us the opportunity to launch into the travel and hospitality vertical, where we will help champion women to the forefront and connect them with fellow women leaders to support their professional and personal growth.”

Launching Women Leading Travel & Hospitality

Through extensive research, DiPasquale and Hannah DeMaio, director, brand strategy, Women Leading Travel & Hospitality, identified a need for improvement in the areas of inclusion and diversity within the travel and hospitality industry. With the guidance of an expert advisory board, DiPasquale and DeMaio are building an association comprised of successful, motivated and passionate women spanning the entire travel and hospitality ecosystem.

“We’re looking forward to diving in and helping to build a strong community of incredible women in travel and hospitality,” DeMaio notes. “There’s no question the pandemic has had both short- and long-term effects on the industry, and while we may not know the challenges that lie ahead, what we do know is that bringing together a trusted group of like-minded women is needed now more than ever.”

Women Leading Travel & Hospitality will provide content and resources focused on professional development and business strategy via a weekly e-newsletter, peer groups, forums, and daily updated website. Additionally, Women Leading Travel & Hospitality will launch both virtual and in-person events.

While Women Leading Travel & Hospitality is open to all women leaders in the industry, the core of the community stems from its dedicated advisory board and members. Benefits of membership include discounted event registrations, exclusive member-only content, a job directory, and a private networking forum. Women Leading Travel & Hospitality is offering a founding membership rate through 2021.

“We’re certain there’s a light at the end of the tunnel, and we’re here to help the entire way through and beyond,” adds DeMaio. “In the coming years, Women Leading Travel & Hospitality’s plan is to grow, with our community’s immediate needs at the forefront. We’re excited for our evolution. We promise, we’re just getting started.”

For more information, please visit womenleadingtravelandhospitality.com or contact Hannah DeMaio at hdemaio@napco.com.

About Women Leading Travel & Hospitality/ Women in Retail Leadership Circle/NAPCO Media

Women Leading Travel & Hospitality

Women Leading Travel & Hospitality is a membership-based association that connects executive women across all sectors of the travel and hospitality industry. Its mission is to unite, inspire and empower its community of executive women leaders by providing unparalleled resources, support and motivation to achieve personal and professional growth. For more information, visit womenleadingtravelandhospitality.com.

Women in Retail Leadership Circle

Women in Retail Leadership Circle (WIRLC) is an exclusive community of women executives at leading retailers and brands. Its mission is to foster leadership development for its members by providing an unparalleled mix of events, content and elite connections. Focused on both business strategy and executive professional development, WIRLC offers women leaders the opportunity to network, discuss industry issues, and learn how to become better leaders. For more information, visit womeninretail.com.

NAPCO Media

Parent company of WIRLC and Women Leading Travel & Hospitality, NAPCO Media has been a leading information source in the markets it serves since 1958. NAPCO Media, now part of the PRINTING United Alliance, continues to evolve its product lines and specializes in the creation and cross-channel distribution of exceptional content. Its mission is to build community between its audiences and its clients. For more information, visit napco.com.