Black travelers are making a major impact in the travel industry spending billions of dollars on leisure trips according to reports. Travel expert, Tomeka Jones, joins the Mix from Montana to shed light on the influence of Black Travel. For more information visit www.vrbo.com
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00:00 The following portion of the Arizona Daily Mix is sponsored on behalf of
00:05 Vrbo by the broadcast experts. Good morning Tameka, how you doing this
00:11 morning? I'm good, how are you? I'm doing great because you're in a place I've
00:16 been wanting to visit for this great event going on this week. Tell me about
00:19 what you're doing and where you're at. Yes, well where I'm at is Big Sky,
00:24 Montana. See this beautiful Vrbo view that I have. I'm here right now but this
00:30 week I've actually been hanging out with hundreds of black outdoor enthusiasts
00:34 for the National Brotherhood of Snowsports 51st annual celebration. I
00:39 mean it is a vibe on the slopes for sure. The organization focuses on diversity
00:46 and representation on the slopes. It's one of the reason or one one of the
00:51 events that contributes to the more than 100 billion dollars that black travelers
00:55 spend on vacations like this. Yeah, well it's amazing because I know they travel
01:00 around to different ski resorts throughout the year. It's so amazing. So
01:04 being up in Montana must be just a great event going on there. So let's talk about
01:08 of course when planning a trip and what you look for to help black travelers get
01:13 the best out of their trips. Absolutely, one of the first things I look for is
01:17 where am I staying and especially when I'm considering family and friends who
01:21 are tagging along you know it's like a family reunion. So places like this is
01:25 perfect to really create memories under one roof and also diversity I should say
01:31 inclusion, destinations that are inclusive. That's important to be able to
01:35 travel someplace where you see yourself you know and you know it's just about
01:39 the vibe. I love how you said bringing the family together. So with that what
01:45 tips do you have about of course getaways and how we could bring everyone
01:49 together or even just ourselves on some getaways? Absolutely, book now. I know we
01:56 like to wait until later but book now and it's not too late to book a ski trip
02:00 if you were looking to come out here and get on the slopes or go anywhere for
02:03 that matter. Book now and also when you were preparing for next season if you
02:08 can't book right now look at booking before October and also check out apps
02:14 like Verbo where you can use those filters to really search for things like
02:20 and in a ski in a ski out. That's the home I'm in now. It's ski in a ski. It's
02:24 convenient. Yeah I like that and they're not that expensive if you start planning
02:29 now and that's the big part about it that you know you want people to do.
02:32 All right you're on the mountain right now but let's talk about other
02:36 destinations to get out to. Absolutely a hot spot especially in the summertime is
02:42 Martha's Vineyard. It attracts a lot of black travelers in the summertime as I
02:47 mentioned and it a lot of events I would say events like the African-American
02:51 Film Festival and another another popular hot spot is Sag Harbor. Sag
02:57 Harbor is the black community of the Hamptons and also one of my new favorite
03:03 Caribbean destinations happens to be Antigua and Barbuda. I mean fun fact they
03:08 have 365 beaches so really for one beach for every day of the year. I like that
03:14 and also Tameka one more question do you recommend people to go into other like
03:19 of course neighborhood when they go like you know someone's from South Carolina
03:23 go to Alabama. There's some great ways to connect with people there when you take
03:26 these vacations am I right? Absolutely you want to be able to experience the
03:31 culture. The culture includes locals, food, just the whole vibe I would say not just
03:37 the vibe here on the slopes but also fly the vibe and other destinations and also
03:41 you want to be able to stay in places where everybody can connect. I will
03:46 continue to say places like this are verbal are amazing. I like it I like it
03:51 Tameka this is awesome got me ready to go plan a trip right now so where can I
03:54 find more information? Yes go to the National Brotherhood of Snow Sports Snow
04:00 Sports that is www.nbs.org. I love it thank you hey Tameka thank you very
04:07 much. Thank you for having me. The preceding portion of the Arizona Daily
04:14 Mix was sponsored on behalf of Verbo by the broadcast experts.
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