In the past two months senior editor Nicole Edenedo has published two cover stories about Black travel experiences. In the first, Black travel professionals talk about strides the industry is making in terms of more inclusive marketing, Black history tours and other initiatives. Her second report, even more personal, is about two experiences she recently had with tours and events that showcase and celebrate Black history, culture and community.

One of the initiatives launching this year is the Soulful Epicurean itinerary from AmaWaterways. To delve deeper into this cruise and what it means for Black travelers, representation and river cruising in general, Edenedo invited on  Jazzmine Douse, director of national accounts at AmaWaterways, and Jackie Williams, the founder of NuVibe Travel Experiences, who was instrumental in creating the itinerary.

This episode was recorded March 3 and has been edited for length and clarity. Since then, the popularity of the soulful Epicurean itinerary has been solidified: Ama’s website say that this year’s cruise is at capacity. The line in 2024 now has two of these itineraries running, plus a new itinerary that will operate along the Nile in Egypt.

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Related reports 

AmaWaterways Soulful Epicurean cruise https://www.amawaterways.com/soulful-2023 

Jackie Williams of NuVibe: https://nuvibeluxetravel.com/about/

Black travel: inclusion in action https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Travel-Agent-Issues/Black-travel-Inclusion-in-action 

Signs of progress https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Travel-Agent-Issues/Signs-of-progress 

AmaWaterways to bring Black heritage itinerary to Egypt https://www.travelweekly.com/River-Cruising/AmaWaterways-Black-heritage-itinerary-in-Egypt 

In the past two months senior editor Nicole Edenedo has published two cover stories about Black travel experiences. In the first, Black travel professionals talk about strides the industry is making in terms of more inclusive marketing, Black history tours and other initiatives. Her second report, even more personal, is about two experiences she recently had with tours and events that showcase and celebrate Black history, culture and community.
One of the initiatives launching this year is the Soulful Epicurean itinerary from AmaWaterways. To delve deeper into this cruise and what it means for Black travelers, representation and river cruising in general, Edenedo invited on  Jazzmine Douse, director of national accounts at AmaWaterways, and Jackie Williams, the founder of NuVibe Travel Experiences, who was instrumental in creating the itinerary.
This episode was recorded March 3 and has been edited for length and clarity. Since then, the popularity of the soulful Epicurean itinerary has been solidified: Ama’s website say that this year’s cruise is at capacity. The line in 2024 now has two of these itineraries running, plus a new itinerary that will operate along the Nile in Egypt.
Episode sponsor
This episode is sponsored by G Adventures <a href="https://www.gadventures.com">https://www.gadventures.com</a>
Related reports 
AmaWaterways Soulful Epicurean cruise <a href="https://www.amawaterways.com/soulful-2023">https://www.amawaterways.com/soulful-2023 </a>
Jackie Williams of NuVibe: <a href="https://nuvibeluxetravel.com/about/">https://nuvibeluxetravel.com/about/</a>
Black travel: inclusion in action <a href="https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Travel-Agent-Issues/Black-travel-Inclusion-in-action">https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Travel-Agent-Issues/Black-travel-Inclusion-in-action </a>
Signs of progress <a href="https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Travel-Agent-Issues/Signs-of-progress">https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Travel-Agent-Issues/Signs-of-progress </a>
AmaWaterways to bring Black heritage itinerary to Egypt <a href="https://www.travelweekly.com/River-Cruising/AmaWaterways-Black-heritage-itinerary-in-Egypt">https://www.travelweekly.com/River-Cruising/AmaWaterways-Black-heritage-itinerary-in-Egypt </a>

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Travel Weekly's team of reporters, editors and contributors take a deep dive into the biggest travel story of the week.&nbsp;
In each episode, we invite invite our team of journalists and their trusted sources to delve into major travel trends that industry insiders, or just travelers, want to know about. &nbsp;
You may be wondering: Why the Folo? Well, a folo -- f o l o -- is a journalism term, a kind of shorthand that basically means to follow a breaking news story with more in depth reporting and analysis. And at the Folo podcast, that's what we do.&nbsp;
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