Webinar 15 May 2025: Breaking barriers through Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in the hospitality and tourism sectors

 

Outline of the webinar

The tourism and hospitality industry’s recovery from the recent pandemic has demonstrated its resilience. This experience has underscored the critical need for ongoing skilling and training to support workforce well-being and build resilience across the sector. The PANTOUR project places a strong emphasis on training, with a particular focus on equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI).

Developing a resilient, skilled, and diverse workforce is essential to the long-term sustainability of tourism and hospitality. In this context, EDI-focused training is not just a value-driven initiative: it is a strategic imperative to attract and retain talent.

This webinar will explore the vital role of EDI in shaping the future of the industry. It will highlight how inclusive workforce practices enhance employee well-being, engagement, and retention. Featuring speakers from European organisations actively involved in EDI skill development, the session will:

• Showcase current initiatives addressing workforce challenges
• Share best practices in embedding EDI across organisations
• Identify barriers and enablers to inclusion
• Discuss strategies for creating fairer, more inclusive workplaces

 

Join us for an engaging discussion on how EDI can drive positive change in the tourism and hospitality sectors, shared by best practices from:

• Pão a Pão
• Trigon Hotel Group
• Rijksmuseum
• Albergo Etico Roma

 

Program details

📅 15 May 2025
🕒 16:00 – 17:30 CET
📍 The webinar is hosted on Zoom, subscribers receive a link.

 

Registration

Regular registration closed on 13 May. If you still wish to attend, please email us at info@nexttourismgeneration.eu to receive the access link.

 

Set-up and webinar flow

16:00 – 16:10 Welcome and introduction

16:10 – 16:30 An overview of current European insights into EDI training in tourism and hospitality, presented by Pantour

16:30 – 16:40 Best practice presentation by Pão a Pão (Portugal)

16:40 – 16:50 Best practice presentation by Trigon Hotel Group (Ireland)

16:50 – 17:00 Best practice presentation by the Rijksmuseum (The Netherlands)

17:00 – 17:10 Best practice presentation by Albergo Etico Roma (Italy)

17:10 – 17:30 Discussion and final remarks

 

Speakers

We proudly introduce our speakers:

Diana Lourenço, click here to go to their LinkedIn page

Kathleen Linehan, click here to go to their LinkedIn page

Shivan Shazad, click here to go to their LinkedIn page

Antonio Pelosi

Fernanda Rabelo, click here to go to their LinkedIn page

 

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