ʻO ka World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) ua hoʻolaha i kēia lā i ke koho ʻana iā Kathleen Matthews, he mea kākau moʻolelo lanakila, luna hoʻokele o ka hui hōkele honua, a me ke kākoʻo mākaʻikaʻi. WTTC Luna ʻelele.
Hoʻomaopopo ka papahana Ambassador i nā alakaʻi ʻoihana huakaʻi honua me nā moʻolelo i hōʻoia ʻia o ka kūleʻa i nā mākeke koʻikoʻi e hana pū me WTTC, lawe mai i ka ʻike ikaika mai nā ʻoihana ma ka ʻoihana Travel & Tourism. Koho ia e Christopher J. Nassetta, Lunahoomalu WTTC a me Pelekikena a me Luna Nui, Hilton, a me Gloria Guevara, WTTC E hana pū ana ka Pelekikena a me Luna Nui, ʻo Kathleen Matthews WTTC e hoʻonui i ka noho ʻana, leo, a me ka mana o ka ʻaha kūkā ma nā mākeke koʻikoʻi, e hana pū ana ma ka inoa o WTTC.
ʻO Ms. Matthews, ka Luna Nui o ka Global Communications and Public Affairs Officer, Marriott International, ua komo i ka ʻoihana ma hope o kāna ʻoihana he 30 mau makahiki ma ka nūpepa hoʻolaha, kahi ʻo ia ka mea hoʻolaha nūhou a me ka heleuma o nā nūhou ahiahi no ka Washington, DC, ABC. kahua ʻo WJLA-TV, a me nā papahana ʻē aʻe, e komo pū ana me ka papahana "Working Woman" i hui pū ʻia ma ka ʻāina.
Ma lalo o kāna alakaʻi ʻana, ua hoʻokumu ʻo Marriott i kā lākou Global Green Council a me ka hoʻolālā hoʻomau honua me nā pahuhopu e mālama i ka ikehu, ka wai, kūkulu i nā hōkele LEED i hōʻoia ʻia a hoʻololi i ke keʻena ʻoihana ʻoihana i LEED Gold. Ma ka hana pū ʻana me Conservation International a me kahi NGO Brazilian, ua hoʻolilo ka hui i $2 miliona no ka mālama ʻana i kahi ʻāpana pōʻino o ka wao nahele ʻo Amazon ma Brazil e like me Delaware ma o ka ulu ʻana o ka hoʻokele waiwai ma mua o ka ʻoki ʻana i ka nahele a me ka ululāʻau. Ma Asia, ua alakaʻi ʻo ia i ka hoʻoikaika kūleʻa e kōkua i ka mālama ʻana i nā kumuwaiwai wai o Kina.
Ma ke ʻano he alakaʻi i nā ʻoihana honua a me ka ʻāina, ua lawelawe ʻo Matthews ma ke ʻano he Hope-Chair o ka Pelekikena Obama's Travel & Tourism Advisory Board, a ua noho ʻo ia i ka World Economic Forum's Global Agenda Council on Travel & Tourism, kahi āna i kākoʻo ai no ka huakaʻi ʻoi aku ka maikaʻi a me ka palekana ma nā palena. ma o ka visa akamai a me nā kulekele komo.
He mea hoʻolaha manawaleʻa, he alakaʻi ʻo Matthews i loko o ka Global Diversity Council o ka hui. Hoʻolaha ʻo ia i ke kaulike LGBT ma o ka launa pū ʻana me ka Human Rights Campaign, NGLCC, PFLAG a me ka Immigration Equality, a he mea kākoʻo kūpono no ka holomua o nā wahine ma Marriott a ma nā kaiāulu a puni ka honua ma o kā mākou hoʻolālā kūʻai e kākoʻo i nā ʻoihana wahine. Ma ʻApelika, ua hoʻokumu ʻo ia i kahi hui e hoʻolako i nā hana hōkele no nā wahine ʻōpio Rwandan, a me nā papahana like ma India, Haiti a me ʻAmelika e lawe mai i nā ʻōpio hemahema i nā ʻoihana hoʻokipa. Ua alakaʻi ʻo Matthews i ʻehā makahiki me ka Clinton Foundation e wehe i kahi hōkele Marriott ma Haiti, e hoʻoulu i ka manawa kūpono a me ka hoʻomohala waiwai ma hope o kahi ōlaʻi weliweli.
ʻO Ms. Matthews kekahi o kekahi WTTC E hoʻolaha ʻia nā ʻelele ma ka hoʻomaka ʻana o ka papahana. ʻO nā ʻelele ʻē aʻe ʻo Jean-Claude Baumgarten, Pelekikena mua & Luna Nui o WTTC; ʻO Kauka Michael Frenzel, Luna Nui o TUI a me mua WTTC Lunahoomalu; Kauka Adolfo Favieres; ʻO Gerald Lawless, Luna Nui o Jumeriah a me Luna Hoʻomalu i hala koke aku nei WTTC; ʻO Christopher Rodrigues, ka Luna Hoʻomalu o ka ʻAha Kūkākūkā Pelekāne a me ka noho mua o Visit Britain; me nā ʻelele hou e hoʻolaha ʻia ma kahi lā ma hope.
ʻO Gloria Guevara, WTTC Ua haʻi ka Pelekikena a me Luna Nui: 'Olioli au e hai aku i ka hookohu ia o Ms. Matthews e like me WTTC Elele. ʻO Ms. Matthews, me kā mākou mau ʻelele ʻē aʻe a puni ka honua, loaʻa iā ia ka ʻike hohonu o ka ʻoihana Travel & Tourism, ma hope o ka ʻike ʻoihana ikaika i loko o ka ʻoihana. ʻO kāna moʻolelo i hōʻoiaʻiʻo ʻia o ka kūleʻa he hōʻailona ia o ka misionari a me nā waiwai o WTTC a ke kakali nei makou e hana like ma ka aoao o ka Travel & Tourism.'
"He mīkini ikaika ka huakaʻi a me ka mākaʻikaʻi no ka hana, hoʻomohala waiwai, a me ka manawa kūpono a puni ka honua," wahi a Matthews. "Ua hoʻoikaika nui wau e lilo i mea kākoʻo no ka hoʻomau ʻana i kā mākou ʻoihana me ke kuleana e hana i nā hana hou i nā mākeke e kū mai ana a holomua a hāʻawi i nā ʻike no ka poʻe huakaʻi e hoʻomaopopo maikaʻi i nā moʻomeheu a me ke kumu e pono ai mākou e pale i ko mākou honua."
He aha e lawe ʻia mai kēia ʻatikala:
- Matthews, former Chief Global Communications and Public Affairs Officer, Marriott International, joined the business after a 30-year career in broadcast journalism, where she was a news reporter and anchor of the evening newscasts for the Washington, D.
- “I am so motivated to be an advocate for how we continue to grow our industry responsibly to create new jobs in emerging and advanced markets and provide experiences for travellers to better understand cultures and why we must protect our planet.
- She promoted LGBT equality through partnerships with the Human Rights Campaign, NGLCC, PFLAG and Immigration Equality, and was an effective proponent for the advancement of women at Marriott and in communities around the world through our procurement strategy to support women-owned businesses.
