Women Travel and Hospitality Execs on Overcoming Adversity

In a recent recent report produced by Women Leading Travel & Hospitality, 2021 Top Women in Travel & Hospitality, executive women from across the industry were interviewed about their careers. The interviews touched on a variety of topics, from why they love working in the travel and hospitality space to their leadership styles to the lessons they've learned while leading through the pandemic. One of the questions posed to this year's honorees was as follows: What's the biggest challenge you encountered while rising in this industry? How did you overcome it? Here are the responses from four of this year's honorees: Tara Bunch, global head of operations, Airbnb; Stephanie Chung, chief growth officer, Wheels Up; Keyra Lynn Johnson, chief global diversity and inclusion officer, Delta Air Lines; and Amy Wei, chief commercial of