Icons of Inclusion

Fresh from her first appearance as a speaker at OutThere’s Icons of Inclusion 2025 event, Sophie Morgan talks...

Giving a platform to disabled, gay, female, Muslim and trans travellers and industry voices, Icons of Inclusion 2025 brought thought leaders to The Dorchester in London for a forum on greater inclusion across the luxury travel and hospitality sectors.

At OutThere’s inaugural Icons of Inclusion event in 2024, Go Beyond Holidays co-founder Ian Callen took part in a panel discussion on accessible and supported travel during which it became clear that his background and experiences begged for a more in-depth follow-up... In this Q&A, we talk to Ian about all things travel with hidden disabilities.

Lexie Shaibu-Lenoir has dedicated much of her career to uplifting the underrepresented voices of queer Black women and women of colour in travel and hospitality. But while change is afoot, much remains to be done to level the playing field.

Founder of Zowmelier Namai Bishop explained just why non-alcoholic drinks need more attention at our Icons of Inclusion event. We meet the luxury travel entrepreneur again to learn more about the rise of 'NoLo'.

At OutThere's inaugural Icons of Inclusion event, Richard Thompson explained that the travel industry doesn't nearly do enough to include disabled travellers. In an exclusive Q&A, he shares his thoughts in more depth.

Following their insightful talk at Icons of Inclusion, trans/non-binary writer Marley Conte opens up about how they'd like to see luxury travel become more inclusive.