Kanchi Jain

Every senior woman in travel is carrying the same open questions into a volatile year. Women Leading Travel Forum is where those questions get pressure-tested by peers deciding the same things. Few seats left.

Women lead some of travel's most consequential organizations. They still occupy a fraction of its boardrooms. Women Leading Travel Forum exists in the gap between those two facts, and this June, the executives navigating that gap will be in one room.

The second wave of speakers for The Women Leading Travel Forum 2026 moves the program deeper into the work: AI adoption, commercial pressure, revenue decisions and leadership in organizations under strain. The room is filling with people responsible for outcomes.

Travel executives are expected to perform indefinitely under pressure. Dr. Romie Mushtaq makes the case that brain health, not hustle, is what separates leaders who last from those who don't.

The most valuable rooms in travel are defined by who shows up. At the Women Leading Travel Forum, attendees are surrounded by senior leaders and that proximity changes how quickly ideas turn into action.

Value has become the most powerful lever in travel. Few understand that better than Christine Duffy, who leads a brand built on scale, accessibility and price advantage at Carnival Cruise Line.

Every decision today is visible, fast-moving, amplified and open to scrutiny. Marion Jones brings a high-performance lens to how leaders stay clear, decisive and trusted when the pressure compounds.

The first speakers for the Women Leading Travel Forum are confirmed. This lineup brings together the leaders behind revenue, product, partnerships, and customer experience across travel.

A private, invitation-only leadership exchange in Asia bringing together executive women in travel for candid conversations on growth, power and decision-making – topics rarely explored this openly anywhere else.

Women shape most travel decisions and make up the majority of the hospitality workforce, yet remain underrepresented in leadership. As the industry restructures and traveler expectations evolve, that gap is becoming a strategic risk for travel companies.

Travel’s most influential women executives will gather in New Orleans this June as Skift hosts the 2026 Women Leading Travel Forum, ushering this flagship executive event into its next era.

Women Leading Travel steps onto the global stage this April with its first Asia edition, convening senior executives in Bangkok for a high-trust leadership exchange built for scale, strategy, and influence.