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...