As we celebrate Women’s Month across South Africa, we are tremendously proud to acknowledge our incredible all-female leadership team at Thompsons Travel and have done a round table to get their input on what inspires them as women leaders, what motivates them to give of their best, and why they are passionate about being in South...
Mary Shilleto, Mentor
This Woman’s Month, we’re shining the light on the trailblazing women in business who cleared the way for others to carve their own paths. At Thompsons Travel, that trailblazing pioneer is our CEO, Mary Shilleto. When Mary started out in the tourism industry 45 years ago, there were fewer airlines and routes, and everything...
Celebrating Women’s Month with Thompsons Travel
On 9 August 1956, twenty thousand women marched to Pretoria to protest against the Urban Areas Act. Proof that women in South Africa will always stand together and support each other, the 9th of August has been celebrated as a public holiday since. With the whole month of August recognised as Women’s Month, we...