Riviera Travel has joined the Association of Women Travel Executives (AWTE).
The company is also endorsing the ‘Back in time for bed’ (BITFB) initiative that was the brainchild of one of its team members.
The AWTE is a member organisation that offers networking and professional development opportunities to support the careers of travel, tourism and hospitality professionals.
Vicky Billing, Head of Partnerships, will lead Riviera’s participation alongside Laura Harvey, People Director, and Stuart Milan, Channel Director.
In addition, Riviera is now formally supporting BITFB, by offering all working parents the opportunity to join.
The network support group, which was founded last month by Vicky Billing and Anna Perrott from Panache Cruises, informs and advises parents and guardians on childcare questions, hot topics and challenges.
Riviera’s pledge has been made alongside a raft of recently-introduced benefits to support working parents, including offering more flexible and hybrid roles for current and future staff.
Vicky Billing said: “Riviera is committed to taking positive steps to support our whole team to better our work-life balance. We’re all excited to see this reflected in our AWTE membership and BITFB backing.
“In particular, I want parents to know they’re never alone and we all go through the same experiences.
“By having that reassurance and support in place outside of the work environment, I know we will all be more productive when we’re in it.”
Phil Hullah, Riviera Travel Chief Executive Officer, said:
“The well-being of each and every team member is a clear priority for us.
“That’s why AWTE and BITFB are so important for us to partner with, and we look forward to drawing on their expertise and know-how to further strengthen our support networks.
“Huge credit to Vicky for helping create BITFB. It’s a unique initiative for the travel industry and as a working dad myself, I absolutely relate to the topics being discussed.
“We can all struggle to juggle, regardless of who we are and what our job role is, which is why we’re all getting behind BITFB.”
For more information, visit rivieratravel.co.uk.
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