Career tips

Twenty years ago, the idea that you might go into finance to make the world a better place would have felt like the start of a comedy routine. As a mainstream proposition, the notion of financiers saving the world would have seemed absurd given that they were widely viewed as part of the problem.

Aisha Al Mansoori, the first female pilot at Etihad Airways, is in luck. The airline will re-introduce her favorite plane, the superjumbo Airbus A380, next summer as travel demand continues to rebound.

As I sit with general managers and hoteliers around the world, there is a common lament: hiring. At the luxury level, a new crop of talent that lives and breathes the industry is difficult to find. The perception in the job market is that jobs in hotels or hospitality are an easy way to get yelled at our abused by feral guests, and laid off at a moment’s notice when conditions turn. 

While veteran travel advisors with decades of experience continue to dominate the U.S. travel agency workplace, the industry is showing positive growth when it comes to new agencies and advisors, according to “The U.S. Travel Agency Landscape 2022,” a report prepared for Allianz Partners by Travel Weekly in partnership with Phocuswright.