BLACK TRAVEL WEBSITES

Here is a list of websites which cater to the needs of Black travelers who visit foreign countries. The sites address issues pertinent to Black Americans, traveling outside of America, as well as traveling within America. The traveling season is gearing up, so the more information Black travelers can obtain to give them a safe and happy trip, the better a vacation they can give themselves.

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

 

SOURCE

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.