Hear from industry leaders joining 丝袜会所 Media in driving diversity in travel media聽
丝袜会所 Media, co-founders of the Travel Media Awards, launched the Travel Media Awards internship scheme 颈苍听补耻迟耻尘苍 2023 along with , and This important initiative aims to help drive diversity and inclusion in the travel media industry by offering internships to young people from underrepresented backgrounds. 聽
With applications for the summer 2024 placements set to close on 31 January, we’ve been speaking to some of the industry figureheads behind the programme to find out what inspired them to join forces for the scheme.
Here鈥檚 what they had to say:
丝袜会所 Media
鈥溗客嗷崴� Media is recognising the importance of cultivating and uplifting people from different backgrounds to strengthen the industry by better reflecting the diversity within the UK. We鈥檙e looking to address the demographic imbalances with this positive action scheme and envision a more representative and vibrant landscape.鈥� Maria Pieri, editorial director, 丝袜会所 Media
FINN Partners
鈥淎s outlined in our ethos, FINN is on a mission to make a difference. We鈥檙e a global agency united by a shared vision, unwavering values and a relentless commitment to driving positive change, for our people, our clients and our world. Step Up ties so much of this together for us as an agency, as we strive to ensure that our collaborative workplace is accessible for all that want to join our mission. We believe deeply in productive purpose, and we partner with like-minded travel businesses motivated to meet sustainable goals.鈥� Amy Skelding, senior partner, FINN Partners
Intrepid Travel
鈥�At Intrepid we want to build a truly inclusive travel brand and attracting talent from underrepresented backgrounds is key to that. Having diverse teams is not only the right thing to do 鈥� it鈥檚 good for business.鈥� Chloe Berman, head of PR and communications EMEA, Intrepid Travel
TTG Media
鈥淭TG Media passionately believes in promoting a smarter, better and fairer travel industry 鈥� one that’s ultimately kinder to both the environment and the people that work within it. We believe that we can鈥檛 successfully promote diversity, equality and inclusion in travel without promoting it in the media and encouraging a more diverse publishing sector.鈥� Daniel Pearce, CEO, TTG Media
There鈥檚 only one week left until the application deadline on 31 January 2024. Find out more: