Join us as we focus on women making history, wonderful places for wellness and wandering, plus a recipe for a delicious cocktail with a purpose.
Women Making History… In Space
The Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex is no stranger to trailblazers, and this month, it is celebrating women who are currently making history: Members of the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation will be on hand to share their work and stories so guests can see and hear what spurs them and what their contributions to the space industry are.
The center will also host female visiting astronauts, whom your clients can meet throughout the month, including veteran NASA astronauts Heidi Piper, Julie Payette, Wendy Lawrence and Susan Kilrain, during an Astronaut Encounter or Chat with an Astronaut event. During their visit, they can also wander through exhibits featuring women who have impacted the space industry, in addition to seeing the Space Shuttle Atlantis, which carried trailblazers Mary Cleave, Shannon Matilda Wells Lucid and Pamela Melroy, among others, into space.
For more information, visit kennedyspacecenter.com.
Going Wild Has Gotten Better
Wild Women Expeditions is debuting a rebrand, a new website and two 2024 Everest Base Camp treks to support trafficking survivors. The updated brand represents the modern, adventurous woman, while the new website streamlines booking global trips.
All profits from the April 15 – May 2 and Oct. 15 – Nov. 1, 2024 Everest treks will be donated to the Ally Global Foundation. This Canadian non-profit assists exploited Nepalese and Cambodian women and girls with housing, education, job training and anti-trafficking programs. Booking these philanthropic, high-impact treks that blend Nepal’s famed scenery with empowering marginalized women is a unique way to celebrate International Women’s Month.
For more information, visit wildwomenexpeditions.com.
Not Hot and Loving Life
Launching April 2024, the Art of Living Retreat Center will debut a new 4-week online Women’s Natural Transitions—Ayurveda’s Holistic Approach to Menopausal Wellness retreat focused on managing perimenopause and menopause naturally using Ayurveda’s holistic approach. Through diet, lifestyle, stress management, and remedies, the program addresses symptoms like mood swings, hot flashes, and weight gain.
Your clients will take home time-tested Ayurvedic tools and teachings to restore balance, and a community of women sharing experiences will surround them. Expert-led sessions cover women’s health, cooking demos, self-massage, yoga, herbal remedies, and achieving optimal wellness during this transition.
Highlights include weekly live workshops, pre-recorded lessons, personalized Ayurvedic consultation, curated yoga/meditation, digital resources, a Facebook group, virtual meetups, and a 20 percent discount on an in-person North Carolina retreat. On-site retreats are also available year-round and are customizable for perimenopausal/menopausal needs.
For more information, visit artoflivingretreatcenter.com.
When in Rome
In honor of International Women’s Day 2024, family-owned Bettoja Hotels offers a special 15 percent discount, including breakfast for two-night minimum stays March 8-10 at their Hotel Mediterraneo or Hotel Massimo d’Azeglio in the heart of Rome.
On March 8th, guests can also indulge in a Mimosa Cocktail and a dedicated Women’s Day menu showcasing Piedmontese specialties at Ristorante Massimo d’Azeglio.
Spanning five generations, Bettoja’s centrally-located hotels—Mediterraneo, Massimo D’Azeglio and Atlantico—provide a perfect Roman holiday basecamp steps from the Colosseum, Opera, Forum, Trevi Fountain and Spanish Steps. The Termini Station for Florence/Naples excursions is nearby.
For more information, visit bettojahotels.it/en/.
Cheers to Women
The Algonquin celebrates Women’s History Month with a new cocktail at its iconic Blue Bar. Proceeds from each cocktail sold benefit local women’s organizations.
Since 1933, the Blue Bar has been a Times Square institution. Decorated with artwork by renowned Algonquin regular Al Hirschfeld, it pays tribute to Broadway legends who once gathered here for cocktails and conversation. The Women’s History Month cocktails allow visitors to enjoy classic drinks while supporting women’s causes.
Here’s the recipe to share with your clients to raise a glass to women and all their achievements:
Dorothy’s Witt
- Empress Elderflower Rose Gin
- Lemon juice
- Raspberry syrup
- Egg white
