With summer underway, people are looking for vacation spots around America and the world. If you’re over the traditional cookie-cutter vacation, these five websites, all ran by black women, are turning the tide by offering a meaningful experience or adventure to help people find the vacation of their dreams.
Bucket List Beasts
Like your travel with a lot of adventure? Bucket List Beasts is for you.
Bungee jumping in New Zealand? Check! Diving with great white sharks in South Africa? Check! Drinking cobra blood in Indonesia? Check! Or traveling to unknown locations on Mystery Trips? Check! Bucket List Beasts was created for passionate individuals who want to live life to the max!
Bucket List Beasts caters to all these adventures and more. Created by Sonjia Mackey, a woman who’s traveled each continent, and is an adventurer to the core. On the group’s Facebook page is where you’ll find tips, articles, videos, meet ups and more.
www.facebook.com/BucketListBeasts
Nomadness Travel Tribe
If you’re a millennial looking to unite with like-minded travelers, Nomadness Travel Tribe could be for you. Members of the tribe connect via social media as well as in person on group trips abroad. Traveling to places like India, South Africa and Samoa, Nomadness strives to show Black travelers the world and show the world that Black people travel.
Founded by Evita Robinson, a three times expatriate, in 2011, Nomadness was first in the urban travel movement and caters to millennials, according to the website. The mission “is to show the world that travel has no racial, gender, religious, economic or interest limitations through our community representation and relevancy.” The tribe, as they call themselves, consists of more than 19,000 Black and brown millennials who’ve made almost 30 international group trips. Group members connect via the group’s Facebook page.
Anyone can join the tribe — if you have at least one stamp on your passport.
Robinson, also started “The NOMADNESS Project” web series for travelers. The web series is co-executive produced by Issa Rae.
nomadnesstv.com
Tastemakers
Cherae Robinson’s Tastemakers is a website geared towards the Black traveler with aspirations of visiting the “Motherland.” The site’s goal is to change global perceptions about travel to Africa. It also has a mobile application that links curious travelers to unique cultural experiences from Cairo to Cape Town and Addis Ababa to Accra. By connecting travelers to local curators, who create a unique experience, Tastemakers is an all-access site that can book your entire vacation excluding flight fees.
The website aims to make Africa a destination for more travelers who wouldn’t usually see Africa as a prime vacation spot.
tastemakersafrica.com
Travel Noire
Travel Noire is all about making vacation as cost-effective as possible. Glamour magazine award-winning creator Zim Ugochukwu gives tips on getting around traditional costs. Her site provides information on future trips and what can be cut out to save you money all over the world. The goal of the website is to connect you with guides all over the globe who curate trips for your personal preferences. Trip curators live in a variety of areas to give you different experiences of your travel destinations. Their goal is to take you from wherever you are and help you discover your inner explorer.
travelnoire.com
Up in the Air Life
From a nine-day trip to Tanzania to a weekend Kentucky Bourbon Experience, Up in the Air Life is a full-service travel company that focuses on luxury service and 5-star accommodations. Up in the Air Life handles flights, hotels and tours. Up in the Air Life also has event coordinators in major cities to provide experiences every month. You can join a community of 17,000 travelers on the group’s Facebook page and see photos from trips, hear stories and share information.
Founder Claire Soares got her start in vacation planning when she planned a trip to Six Flags in New Jersey for 100 of her high school classmates. As an adult, she noticed an underserved population in the travel community — those who love to travel but prefer luxurious accommodations over backpacking.
upintheairlife.com
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