Black Travel Creators Turns 1: Highlights

On Saturday 18^th May 2019, myself and Debbie @wanderlustcalls held our first event for Black Travel Creators. The event was not only to celebrate our first birthday but to bring our platform together to learn and network whilst building a community.   

Why did you create Black Travel Creators?  

Debbie:  I’ve always believed in the power of community and being stronger when we work together. I wanted Black Travel Creators to be a space where we could all come together to collaborate and to support one another. There are so many talented black travel content creators, who have never been given a chance to showcase those talents. BTC was created to teach these content creators how to find opportunities and to ultimately connect brands with a global pool of talented black travel content creators. We didn’t want to just be a part of this continuous discussion about diversity, we wanted to help bring about change.

What do you hope for BTC in the future?  

Adebola: I hope we firstly keep on growing as a community for black travel creators where they are able to network and share opportunities with each other. I want us now to create a platform (a website) where we can help black content creators connect with brands and more. With this, I hope we can tackle the diversity issue that still exists in the travel industry.  In the meantime, I hope we can have more black travel creator ambassadors around the world where we can expand our brand globally. There are so many things I want for the BTC platform and I hope you can continue to grow with us!  

Did you come to #BTCTurns1 Birthday? Plug yourself and let me know what you thought? 

You can also grab yourself a T-shirt and #BTravelCreators to featured on our gram!

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Our co-founder @mybreakingviews rocking our t-shirt in Singapore ? . Get yours now (link in bio)! And don't forget to use our hashtag #BTravelCreators for a feature! . . . #travelisthenewclub #weworktotravel #workhardtravelwell #millennialsabroad #mytravelcrush #blacktravelgram #blacktravelfeed #melanintravel #melaninjourney #passportheavy #hardlyhome #queensabroad

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I would like to give a special thanks to our sponsors, host and panel:
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@a1juices 
@visitbarbados 
@ombarchocolate 
@urbanveda 
@lonelyplanet 
@thecococreativ 
@t.andtoff 
@afrocenchix 
@mommentswithmevents 

@jennasworldview

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@ronke.lawal 
@dipyourtoesin 
@char_x.o 
@godricvstheworld 
@wheretygoes 
@theholidayhelperr 
@thetravelmarketer 

Check out some more photos from the event!

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Happy Friday ya'll! Any plans for the weekend? ?✈ . . . You know it's also ?????? right! So of course I'm gonna promote our brand! ?? Grab your t-shirt now! #linkinbio . This will look great on, for your next adventure! ?? & be sure to #BTravelCreators for a feature! ?

A post shared by Adebola of #MyBreakingViews (@mybreakingviews) on May 31, 2019 at 6:27am PDT

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It's nearly been a month since we held our first event! #BTCTurns1 ??✈? If you told me last year that I would be holding my own event I would have laughed! ??‍♀️ In the past year I felt defeated and lacked motivation in anything and everything! I thank everyone that has supported me on this journey! It's been hella emotional ?? Have to also thank @wanderlustcalls for being such an amazing talented partner – look at the video she edited (hire her guys) ? Black Travel Creators it's just the beginning. Let's build a community for Black Travellers!

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This time last week myself and @wanderlustcalls celebrated our platform @btravelcreators FIRST BIRTHDAY ???? . . I am still trying to relive the moment ??. we only started a year ago and to see the love and support we had on the day was so overwhelming! ?? . . . I would like to give a special thanks to our sponsors, host and panel: . . ????????: @a1juices @visitbarbados @ombarchocolate @urbanveda @lonelyplanet @thecococreativ @t.andtoff @afrocenchix @mommentswithmevents . . ????: @jennasworldview . ?????: @ronke.lawal @dipyourtoesin @char_x.o @godricvstheworld @wheretygoes @theholidayhelperr @thetravelmarketer . . Thank you again for all coming and we look forward to what's next for Black Travel Creators ??✈??

A post shared by Adebola of #MyBreakingViews (@mybreakingviews) on May 25, 2019 at 5:52am PDT

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One of the main takeaways from our event was the importance of working together. . So, we are building a community in a Facebook group where we can come together to support each other and to share advice and opportunities. If you are a black travel creator, join our community today ?? #linkinbio . #BTCTurns1 #BTravelCreators . . . #blacktravelfeed #melanintravel #melaninjourney #cocoatravelersintl #passportheavy #blacktravellers #blacktraveler #blacktraveller #blacktravelmovement #urbantravel

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