#50: Diversity, Regenerative Tourism, & Global Hospitality | with Aradhana Khowala

Aradhana Khowala is a global expert and one of the most influential leaders in the hospitality, travel, and tourism sector. Her career has spanned 20+ years, five continents, and more than 75 countries. Today, she is the CEO of Aptamind Partners, a strategic consultancy, which combines hard data and decades of experience to advise governments, emerging destinations, and public and private organizations on sustainable tourism development. Previously she was the Managing Director of Tourism at NEOM. She sits on multiple boards and currently serves as the Chairwoman of the Group Advisory Board of the Red Sea Global a first-of-its-kind regenerative tourism developer in Saudi Arabia. Aradhana also serves as a Board Member of Elaf Group, the leisure arm of SEDCO Holding where she also Chairs the Compensation and Remuneration committee. In the past she has worked for Jones Lang LaSalle, a Strategy Consulting practice in Europe and Asia as well as in Hospitality Operations in India.In this episode, we talk about Red Sea Global's groundbreaking regenerative tourism work in Saudi Arabia, she shares her insights on how diversity and inclusion can drive positive change in culture and business,  and she gives her perspective on how to get more out of travel with a concept called "slow travel".In this episode, you'll discover:Why we need cultural and cognitive diversityWhere we're at with sustainability goalsThe groundbreaking regenerative tourism initiative in Saudi ArabiaHow to travel better through "slow travel"Join the conversation on today's episode on The Modern Hotelier LinkedIn pageThe Modern Hotelier is produced, edited, and published by Make More MediaLinks:Matthew Walker Sleep Tedtalk: https://www.ted.com/talks/matt_walker_sleep_is_your_superpowerAradhana on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aradhana-khowala/APTAMIND: https://www.aptamind.com/For full show notes head to: https://themodernhotelier.com/episode/50Follow on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-...Connect with Steve and David:Steve: https://www.linkedin.com/in/%F0%9F%8E...David: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-mil...