Essence Magazine:
By Jasmine Browley ·Updated May 18, 2022
Black people are largely ignored by the travel and tourism industry.
Despite making up more than 12 percent of the US travel population and 6 percent of tourism spend, less than 3 percent of travel advertising focuses on Black people, according to Travel Noire.
Black U.S. leisure travelers spent $109.4 billion on travel in 2019 – the most recent year reflecting normal travel spend prior to
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