Articles tagged “black travel”

Tourism

Tourism Industry Warns: NAACP’s Florida Travel Advisory Could Hurt Black Businesses

Many in the tourism industry are unhappy with the direction Florida is taking in its restrictive policies toward marginalized communities, but they don't believe the solution is to avoid traveling to the state.

Dawit Habtemariam | 2 weeks ago

Tourism Industry Warns: NAACP’s Florida Travel Advisory Could Hurt Black Businesses

Tourism

Chicago Looks to Drive New Tourism to Overlooked South Side

The $5.5 million grant will obviously help, but Chicago faces a large uphill as it crafts a more inclusive tourism. It's facing historic racial inequalities that continue to keep many neighborhoods down.

Dawit Habtemariam | 3 months ago

Chicago Looks to Drive New Tourism to Overlooked South Side

Hotels

The Foundry Hotel Helps Engage With Asheville, NC’s Black Community

Historical preservation in hotel design isn't new, but it remains relatively rare for hotels to honor the rich histories of their Black neighborhoods. The industry need more leaders like Larry Crosby, general manager of The Foundry Hotel, part of Hilton's Curio Collection.

Carley Thornell | 4 months ago

The Foundry Hotel Helps Engage With Asheville, NC’s Black Community

Tourism

Delivering Uneasy Lessons to Tourists About the Lasting Legacy of Slavery

Unlike many Americans eager to avoid any mentions of slavery, Stephanie Lampkin believes it's critical to address how its legacy is still driving the widespread inequality plaguing the U.S. — a point she strives to make to visitors to the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center.

Rashaad Jorden | 4 months ago

Delivering Uneasy Lessons to Tourists About the Lasting Legacy of Slavery

Hotels

Black Mentorship Program Inspires Hoteliers to Try to Make Sector Inclusive

Telesa Via's story at IHG's Kimpton brand of hotels spotlights a broader surge of industry interest in making the hotel sector more welcoming for Black leaders in all roles.

Carley Thornell | 6 months ago

Black Mentorship Program Inspires Hoteliers to Try to Make Sector Inclusive

Hotels

Wyndham’s Plan to Boost Black Hotel Ownership

Applause is due to Wyndham. The world's largest hotel franchisor is finding practical ways to reduce the friction that discourages many Black entrepreneurs from becoming hoteliers.

Sean O'Neill | 11 months ago

Wyndham’s Plan to Boost Black Hotel Ownership

Tourism

Travel’s Tireless Fighter for Diversity and Inclusion

Martinique Lewis has created a brand for herself in diversity travel with The ABC Travel Green Book and the Diversity Travel Scorecard. As the industry confronts the pandemic and the Black Lives Matter global reckoning, Lewis is poised to help businesses become more inclusive and welcoming for all travelers.

Ruthy Muñoz, Skift | 3 years ago

Travel’s Tireless Fighter for Diversity and Inclusion

Tourism

Black History and Culture Attractions Still Looking for Corporate Donors to Match All the BLM Rhetoric

The pandemic has made fundraising for museums all the harder in such tough economic times. But nearly five months after the killing of George Floyd and a summer filled with promises, Black tourism attractions are still waiting for more than lip service.

Denise Garcia, Skift | 3 years ago

Black History and Culture Attractions Still Looking for Corporate Donors to Match All the BLM Rhetoric

Tourism

Tourism Marketers Must Now Go Beyond Optics to Reach Black Travelers

It’s long been the case that destination marketers have largely ignored Black travelers. But with the widespread protests following George Floyd’s murder, the industry is rightly being called out. It's time to go beyond mere representation and focus on holistic change from the inside out.

Rosie Spinks, Skift | 3 years ago

Tourism Marketers Must Now Go Beyond Optics to Reach Black Travelers

Business Travel

Black-Owned Agencies in the U.S. Carve a Successful Niche in African Tourism

Henderson Travel, a black-owned agency founded back in the Civil Rights era, pioneered roots travel to Africa. Its continued success is a testament not just to the popularity of genealogical tourism, but a booming African-American travel market.

Maria Lenhart, Skift | 4 years ago

Black-Owned Agencies in the U.S. Carve a Successful Niche in African Tourism