hertelier is an online media platform that inspires women in hospitality to pursue, navigate and nurture their careers at every stage. 

New 2025 Penn State data shows women’s representation in senior hotel leadership has stalled, with persistent gaps in investment, technology, and board roles.

Phaedra Letrou, 25, reflects on food, family, and stepping into leadership at The Capra Saas-Fee, a modern Swiss luxury hotel rooted in warmth and community.

A standout ALIS 2026 session revealed how women are reshaping hospitality leadership through ownership, access, and intentional support.

At ALIS 2026, hospitality leaders signaled a market defined by recalibration, cautious capital, slower RevPAR growth, and disciplined decision-making.

A thoughtful reflection on why wisdom can’t be rushed, mistakes aren’t failures, and growth only comes through lived experience. A new hertelier column by Nancy Mendelson.

At the Hallgarten & Novum Wines Annual Tasting, a diversity panel exposed how exclusivity, leadership gaps, and changing drinking habits are colliding in the wine industry.

Lindsey Ueberroth on leading a family business, pushing back on the “nepo baby” narrative, and why true independence matters in hospitality.

We love a collab for an important cause! Hilton, Hyatt and IHG Hotels & Resorts unite with the AHLA Foundation to launch free, survivor-informed human trafficking prevention training for the hospitality industry ahead of a major year for U.S. travel.

Takeaways from the Edge Hotel School Women in Leadership Conference on confidence, wellbeing, menopause, pay gap transparency, safety, and what hospitality employers can do next.

Meet our Mr. January and Male Ally of the Month, Thomas Charbonnier, a Cornell graduate and hospitality HR leader, on caregiving, parental leave, flexibility, and hiring.

Maud Bailly on leading Sofitel, MGallery & Emblems, breaking gender barriers in luxury hospitality, and the leadership habits that make power sustainable.

Venting is being rebranded as trauma dumping. Nancy Mendelson examines friendship, emotional labor, boundaries, and why messy, real connection still matters.

Melissa shares what returning to work travel and running looked like as a new mother, and how motherhood reshaped identity, movement, and systems on the road.

Aethos CEO Lily Wecker explains why modern loneliness is fueling experiential travel, and how she’s scaling a purpose-led hospitality brand without losing its soul.

A personal essay by Zoe Koumbouzi on burnout, ambition, and what comes after girlboss culture, as women in hospitality redefine leadership through energy, clarity, and self-respect.

Shannon Knapp, CEO of Leading Hotels of the World, shares her perspective on independent luxury, leadership, loyalty, ambition, and what it takes to lead at scale.

Becoming a mother while running a business in travel and hospitality didn’t change my ambition. It did change my systems, my approach, and my awareness of invisible labor.

Nancy Mendelson reflects on five years of hertelier. She shares why it was important to build a media platform for women in hospitality, even without an end goal in mind.

Jenna shares how mentorship shaped her career and how she builds and leads Hilton’s lifestyle brands.

From gingerbread to red velvet s’mores, discover holiday cookie recipes shared by women in hospitality, from global hotels to home kitchens.