CONNECT WITH YOURSELF AND OTHERS THROUGH NEW EXPERIENCES 

The black travel movement has grabbed hold in recent years.  Sites like Travel Noire and influencers like Oneika the Traveller have pushed black travelers to give in to their wanderlust.  Even black-owned travel groups have started to gain traction. Yet still, traveling, domestic and abroad, isn’t always valued or supported within the black community, for many reasons including a lack of exposure or access.  However, as more and more black travelers explore the world, they’re sharing the wide range of benefits that traveling provides. 

NEW CULTURES

When you travel, you get exposure to different cultures, traditions, and ways of life.  This is intriguing and eye-opening in the moment, but the effects last long after you return home.  Your travels can make you more empathetic or open-minded when encountering people from different backgrounds in your everyday life.

REJUVENATION

Travel offers you a chance to slow down and remove yourself from the everyday grind.  Even if you’re motivated and successful, it’s never healthy to work constantly without recharging your batteries.  Vacations give you an opportunity to stop thinking about work and start reconnecting with yourself.

STRENGTHEN RELATIONSHIPS 

First-time experiences can help you strengthen your relationships with friends, family members, or a significant other.  You can bond by creating new memories.

GET CREATIVE 

Traveling stimulates creativity.  Quite often, the best ideas tend to surface when you’re relaxing, exploring, and encountering things and people you’ve never seen before, instead of staring at a laptop screen forcing out ideas.

By traveling, you can enrich your life and the lives of others.  Whether you dream of flying to Phoenix or Paris, plan a trip and see firsthand how it changes you forever.