BLACK TRAVEL WEBSITES:
Here’s a listing of some of the most popular black travel websites. For a wider selection visit the “favorite” link section of this site: http://www.ugogurl.com/links.php
www.soulofamerica.com – Black travel website with detailed information on major U.S. cities
www.blueworldtravel.com – Black cruise specialist http://www.pathfinderstravel.com – Black travel webzine and print magazine
www.blackbeachweek.com – information, pictures and more on Black beach events
www.blackoutdoorsman.com– highlights outdoor recreational trips for Black Americans
www.BlackTokyo.com – site for Blacks living in Japan and Asia.
www.Blackamericatravel.com – site provides Black travel information and resources
www.cathyharris.homestead.com/booklinks.html – features book “Flying While Black”
www.globalblackwoman.com – international site for Black women
www.blacktravelonline.com – comprehensive black travel website
members.fortunecity.com/isolani – Jamaican Tokyo scene
www.insiderparisguides.com – this site has a comprehensive guide to Black Paris
www.cafedelasoul.com – the latest on the black Paris scene
www.mwpubco.com/Paris.htm – Walks through Black Paris
www.discoverparis.net – Personalized Itineraries for Independent Black Travelers
www.kattrax.com – Paris Trips for People of African Descent
www.soulfamilytravels.com – A resource center for traveling black families.
www.travelandenjoy.com.– website and magazine geared to the upscale Black American traveler
www.beckwourthmountainclub.org – Black Hiking Club
www.BareSoulNudist.com – Black nudist travel club
www.naarva.com – National African American Rivers Association – black outdoors club
www.nbs.org – National Black Ski Association/National Brotherhood of Black Skiers
www.wbsc.org – Waterbabies Black Sailing Club
www.nabsdivers.org – National Black Scuba Diving Association
www.honeyletstravel.com – Black Boater’s Summit – Annual Caribbean event
www.soulplanettravel.com– African history tours to Paris, Senegal and the Caribbean
www.soul4u.com – Black travel website for U.S. destinations
webworld.unesco.org/goree/en/index.shtml – Virtual tour through an African slave castle
www.everythingblack.com – Black happenin’s website
www.tcadetroit.com – Black travel club
www.africanamericanjourneys.com – travel website that specializes in international afrocentric and spiritual tours
www.ancestraltravels.com – information about traveling in the Bahamas
www.odysseymc.com – They also have a black travel print magazine called “odyssey colour”)
www.library.northwestern.edu/reference/afam/2003_summer_travel.pdf – listing of black travel books
Also check out these sites:
Minority Travel Forum on Rick Steve’s Graffiti Wall with posts from travelers of color (including people involved in interracial relationships, who have adopted children of a different race/ethnicity from their own, etc., or just POC traveling to a foreign country who post their views on their experiences.
For those who have experienced racism, check out this site:
SOS Racismo in Spain and Portugal) SOS Racismo is an anti-racist group that holds workshops and does outreach based on race-related issues. This site is worth a look prior to your taking a trip to another country.
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