Is Travelocity really LGBTQ friendly?
Travelocity is owned by Expedia
Travelocity does not have a public policy statement on LGBTQ rights, but it is assumed that they support the rights of LGBTQ employees based on their benefits package and donations to public events and organizations. In 2017, they donated $10,000 to the Human Rights Campaign, which is the largest national LGBTQ civil rights organization in the United States. They also donated $2,500 to the Trevor Project, which provides crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to LGBTQ youth. Furthermore, they do not donate to any politicians who oppose LGBTQ rights legislation.
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Does Travelocity have an LGBTQ inclusive culture?
Travelocity has shown sustained commitment to diversity through several initiatives like training for new hires and employees, executives performance tied to diversity goals, and policies that support an inclusive culture around gender identity and self expression.
Travelocity has employee groups and/or diversity councils within the company to support LGBTQ employees, and has several programs around hiring, supplier selection, marketing, and philanthropy to support LBBTQ individuals, causes, and organizations.
Employee group –or– Diversity council
LGBTQ Corporate Social Responsibility
Three Distinct Efforts of Outreach or Engagement to Broader LGBTQ Community
Three LGBTQ Internal Training and Education Best Practices
Does Travelocity offer LGBTQ friendly benefits to its employees?
Travelocity has strong and inclusive benefits offering for US Employees.
Health Insurance and other benefits are equivalent when it comes to their coverage of spouses or domestic partners for different-sex and same-sex couples.
At Travelocity Transgender individuals are offered equal health coverage, including medically necessary care.
Equivalency in same- and different-sex spousal medical and soft benefits
Equal health coverage for transgender individuals without exclusion for medically necessary care
Equivalency in same- and different-sex domestic partner medical and soft benefits
Does Travelocity have inclusive workforce protections?
Travelocity has inclusive workforce protections, with policies that include both sexual orientation and gender identity & expression for all operations
Policy includes sexual orientation for all operations
Policy includes gender identity or expression for all operations
Does Travelocity offer LGBTQ friendly benefits to its employees?
Travelocity does provide some inclusive benefits as part of their offering for US Employees, in terms of health Insurance equality for spouses or domestic partners for different-sex and same-sex couples, or equal health coverage for transgender individuals.
Equivalency in same- and different-sex spousal medical and soft benefits
Does Travelocity have inclusive workforce protections?
Travelocity has inclusive workforce protections, with policies that include both sexual orientation and gender identity & expression for all operations
Policy includes sexual orientation for all operations
Policy includes gender identity or expression for all operations
Latest news
The Best Travel Companies for LGBTQ+ Equality
The Human Rights Campaign has recently published its 2022 Corporate Equality Index, a national benchmarking tool that provides information on how corporations and businesses are doing to promote LGBTQ+ inclusion. This year, there were 842 companies that earned the top scores in the index and earned the title of “Best Place to Work for LGBTQ+ Equality,” and some of those include notable names in the travel industry.
by Travel Pulse
Human Rights Campaign report on Travelocity
Travelocity has achieved a score of 50/100 on the 2021 Corporate Equality Index by the Human Rights Campaign.
by Human Rights Campaign
Human Rights Campaign report on Expedia Group
Expedia has earned top marks in Human Rights Campaign's 2021 Corporate Equality Index
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See report on Human Rights Campaign on Expedia
Expedia has earned top marks in Human Rights Campaign's 2021 Corporate Equality Index
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