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Introduction
On Saturday, 18th May 2019, Debbie @wanderlustcalls and I 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 BTC 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 their 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 Black Travel Creators in the future?
Adebola: I hope we first keep on growing as a community for black travel creators, where they are able to network and share opportunities. 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 #BTC to feature on our gram!
I would like to give a special thanks to our sponsors, host and panel:
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Speakers
@a1juices
@visitbarbados
@ombarchocolate
@urbanveda
@lonelyplanet
@thecococreativ
@t.andtoff
@afrocenchix
@mommentswithmevents
HOST
Speakers
@ronke.lawal
@dipyourtoesin
@char_x.o
@godricvstheworld
@wheretygoes
@theholidayhelperr
@thetravelmarketer
Check out some more photos from the BTC Event
