Iaia is a freelance journalist, the founder of the Gender Responsible Tourism Association (GRT), a team of communication, responsible tourism and gender experts promoting women’s empowerment in tourism. As a communications and information group, GRT publishes information about the best travel destinations where women are the protagonists. It is also the antenna of a global network, receiving, transmitting and linking up with initiatives, individual women, enterprises, associations and institutions. Iaia has undertaken assignments for international organisations, including the UNDP for a sustainable ecotourism project in Yemen. She has reported worldwide about women’s empowerment and tourism development in destinations. Iaia has Advanced Diplomas from the Italian Institute for International Political Studies (with ILO, UNDP and PRDU) in Post War Reconstruction, Development and International Co-operation (including gender and development), Humanitarian Operations in International Emergencies (including communication in difficult situations), Developing Gender Empowering Strategies and New Destination Management.