NEW YORK, NEW YORK – In honor of International Women’s Day on March 8, Preferred Travel Group, is celebrating a number of the influential ladies main the way in which and provoking inclusion in hospitality – each at member accommodations globally and throughout the firm.

Preferred Travel Group is the dad or mum firm of lodge and journey consultancy manufacturers Preferred Hotels & Resorts, Beyond Green, Historic Hotels of America, Historic Hotels Worldwide, PTG Consulting, and Beyond Green Travel, representing greater than 1,000 accommodations, resorts, and residences throughout 90 nations, along with a world portfolio of vacation spot advertising and marketing organizations and vacationer boards.Its world staff consists of over 300 journey professionals positioned throughout 20 nations with ladies represented throughout all ranges of management, together with the corporate’s three most senior posts Chief Executive Officer, Lindsey Ueberroth; President, Michelle Woodley, and Chief Revenue Officer, Cheryl Williams.

International Women’s Day serves as a well timed reminder that we’re lucky to work alongside so many inspiring ladies around the globe. This day permits us to have fun the progress and achievements we’ve made all through our group and throughout the broader hospitality neighborhood. We are dedicated to recognizing the worth that each one variety, fairness and inclusion brings to the office and attempt to empower all our associates to fulfil their potential.

As extra ladies proceed to imagine government roles throughout the hospitality business, improvement and retention of expertise have been important to encourage and drive inclusion at Preferred Travel Group, making certain balanced recognition for all associates. These inside achievements are additionally mirrored at member accommodations throughout the worldwide Preferred Travel Group portfolio with feminine leaders together with:

• Amy Yu, General Manager of Palais de Chine (Taipei City, Taiwan, China) – Preferred Hotels & Resorts’ L.V.X Collection
  With 25 years of hotelier expertise, Amy leads and conjures up her staff to create distinctive experiences, overseeing all elements of lodge operations, from making certain top-notch service supply to strategizing progressive options to satisfy visitors’ wants. She takes nice delight in fostering a optimistic and inclusive work surroundings the place each staff member feels valued, motivated, and empowered to excel, suggesting that aspiring feminine common managers must “remember that diversity and inclusion are strengths, and your unique perspective and experiences will contribute to your success as a leader”.
• Eva Codina Candelich, General Manager of Casa di Langa (Cerretto Langhe, Italy) – Beyond Green and Preferred Hotels & Resorts’ L.V.X Collection
  An skilled hotelier, Eva held her first General Manager position at 28 and joined Casa di Langa forward of its opening in 2021. Located on the foothills of the Italian Alps, Casa di Langa is pushed by a deep respect for nature, devoted to the longer term, and dedicated to creating luxurious by sustainability. Overseeing the lodge’s operations, Eva’s philosophy is predicated on heat and refined simplicity, bringing kindness, care, and repair to the office, serving to to develop the potential and professionalism throughout the staff.
• Eva Mount, General Manager of The BoTree (London, United Kingdom) – Preferred Hotels & Resorts’ Legend Collection
  As General Manager of The BoTree, a newly opened lodge on the crossroads of London’s upscale Marylebone, Mayfair, and Soho neighborhoods, Eva believes that everybody on property ought to be given the chance to have their voice heard. With a wealth of expertise in lodge openings and rebranding, she relishes this alternative for creativity and focuses on establishing an inclusive office tradition early on to make sure that it thrives because the staff grows and develops, stating that ‘success breeds success’.
• Shernette Crichton, General Manager of Half Moon (Montego Bay, Jamaica) – Preferred Hotels & Resorts’ Legend Collection and Historic Hotels Worldwide
  Award-winning hotelier Shernette has had a protracted tenure in Jamaica’s tourism business, with greater than 30 years at Half Moon, Jamaica’s highest-rated resort. She first joined Half Moon in 1990 as a Trainee Manager and has progressed by the corporate to turn out to be the resort’s first feminine General Manager overseeing quite a few milestone achievements. An avid volunteer and member of a number of tourism-focused boards, Shernette advises that any ladies aspiring to the position of common supervisor will want a mixture steadfast self-motivation, diligent self-care, and an unwavering ardor zeal for administration and management; all qualities which can be important for navigating challenges.
• Mary Rogers, Managing Director and Area General Manager of Montage Laguna Beach (Laguna Beach, California, United States) – Preferred Hotels & Resorts’ Legend Collection
  With over twenty years of luxurious hospitality expertise, Mary Rogers started her hotelier journey on a entrance desk and thru devoted effort and robust ambitions, has now progressed to turn out to be Managing Director and Area General Manager, overseeing the day-to-day operations at Montage Laguna Beach. She additionally lends management and operational steering to sister properties Montage Healdsburg and Pendry San Diego, fostering workplaces the place staff members can discover pleasure and assist of their work. Mary encourages fellow ladies to embrace diligence and persistence, avoiding hesitation when asserting themselves or articulating their aspirations.
• Sara Masterson, President of Olympia Hotel Management together with SOPHY® Hyde Park (Chicago, Illinois, United States) – Preferred Hotels & Resorts’ Lifestyle Collection
  Sara joined Olympia in 2006 and spent a number of years on the property stage, together with the award-winning Inn by the Sea in Maine, and is now accountable for maximizing proprietor worth by property efficiency and rising the group’s managed portfolio of distinctive lodge and meals & beverage belongings throughout the United States. Adhering to a office philosophy of ‘progress over perfect’, Sara advises that girls ought to attempt have such conviction and self-belief that they’re desirous to encompass themselves with the very best expertise.
• Undraa Buyannemekh, President of Three Camel Lodge (South Gobi, Mongolia) – Beyond Green
  Deeply related to her Mongolian heritage, having been raised together with her nomadic grandparents, Undraa has been instrumental in guiding Three Camel Lodge (and its dad or mum group Nomadic Expeditions) in the direction of sustainable tourism practices and is actively concerned within the growth of the Nomadic Foundation, aiming to extend its sustainable and optimistic influence on non-profit actions. Witnessing the tangible influence the group has on each people and the surroundings, Undraa feels passionately about making certain that every staff member has equal alternatives for development whereas prioritizing educating and coaching the staff on cultural variety and consciousness.
• Valentina de Santis, Owner and CEO of Grand Hotel Tremezzo/Passalacqua (Lake Como, Italy) – Preferred Hotels & Resorts’ Legend Collection and Historic Hotels Worldwide
  Third-generation hotelier and CEO, Valentina de Santis is impressed by her household heritage and devoted to putting the right stability between custom and innovation. This household legacy is obvious at Passalacqua, which one yr after its opening was named the World’s Best Hotel within the prestigious 50 Best listing. As recipient of a number of business accolades and with an expert manta of “stronger together”, Valentina was taught by her father that being a lady in a male-dominated business was not one thing to beat however one thing to have fun.
• Vimbai Masiyiwa, Founder of Zambezi Sands (Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe) – Beyond Green
  Vimbai Masiyiwa is the co-founder of Batoka Africa, Africa’s first black feminine based hospitality firm. Her mission is to create sustainable social enterprises within the journey business to empower communities and reimagine journey. At Zambezi Sands Vimbai deliberately creates numerous, empowered groups – in search of illustration at each stage and upskilling expertise if they’re unable to seek out sufficient candidates. One spotlight of her position is seeing the influence ecosystem that she imagined rising, establishing the Shingani Women’s Embroidery Sewing Club and empowering them to make reusable pads that in flip go to younger ladies within the native village.

About Preferred Travel Group

Owned and operated by the Ueberroth Family, Preferred Travel Group is the dad or mum firm of Preferred Hotels & Resorts, Beyond Green, Historic Hotels of America, Historic Hotels Worldwide, PTG Consulting, and Beyond Green Travel, representing greater than 1,000 accommodations, resorts, and residences throughout 90 nations, along with a world portfolio of vacation spot advertising and marketing organizations and vacationer boards. With greater than 300 seasoned journey professionals located throughout 35 places worldwide, the corporate connects impartial accommodations, hospitality firms, and locations to key markets worldwide by strategic branding, gross sales, built-in advertising and marketing, income administration, distribution companies, and different consultancy companies. Fueled by its model promise, Believe in Travel, the corporate and its lodge and journey manufacturers champion an unwavering perception within the transformative energy of journey and its skill to counterpoint lives, encourage a higher respect for the planet, and develop hearts and minds to different cultures and methods of residing. For extra info, go to PreferredTravelGroup.com.

Jennifer Jackson
Preferred Hotels