A Black Travel Agent’s Message for Her Industry
Photo Credit: Black Tomato's Bring it Back trip to Ibiza aims to help travelers rebuild their understanding of wellness. will speak March 25 at Skift Forum Europe in Madrid. Black Tomato
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"It’s challenging when the industry isn’t as inclusive or diverse as it should be ... The travel industry is another industry to be made to feel invisible and voiceless."
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I would love to tell you about the catalyst the led to me choosing to leave my very stable 9-to-5 job at a national agency and go on my own, only to be met with new challenges.
I think two of the biggest challenges for me have been funding my travel business, which as many of you know, has always been challenging for minority business owners. The other is marketing. I always knew my marketing would need to be inclusive and representative of me and my community and also of the communities that travel impacts.
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The problem is that white people and their comfort levels of seeing what they may consider to be too
