A number of travel industry professionals have joined forces to launch Mental Health In Travel Awareness Week. Taking place September 20-24, activities include a series of group chats and workshops open to anyone in the travel industry.
The initiative was launched by Riaan van Schoor, chief executive of Agentivity, Andy Cairns, co-founder of RAVL, and Daniel Hayward, operations director at Total Travel Management, in response to the mental health challenges facing many in the industry as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.
“We are here to talk, and get people to talk to each other – get involved in any way you can,” says the group. “You have a lot on your mind with the current state of our industry, all the extra rules and, for some, also continued worries about their job. It can take its toll so tie a ‘ribbon for travel’ to remind yourself to check in on the mental state of those around you, and don’t forget to check in with yourself as well.”
The Mental Health in Travel Awareness…