Nearly everybody gets travel inspiration from the social media accounts they follow, or from accounts that are shown on their feeds. Today we’re looking at the people who have charted a path down food and travel influencing – or, as they like to be known, content creators – but specifically by and for Black food and travel businesses and travelers. And we’re mingling this with a new study from MMGY that talks about the size and scope of the Black travel market, now up to a spend of $145 billion in 2023, mostly on transportation and food and beverage.

Talking travel and content creation today are the author of our cover story on the subject, Mariette Williams, and Richmond, Va.-based Dominic Brown, who created and manages the account and website Tall Travel Eats. 

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Related links

Black food influencers explore and inspire https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Travel-Agent-Issues/Following-Black-influencers

MMGY’s latest report on Black travel spending: https://mmgyintel.com/u-s-black-travel-market-is-now-a-145-billion-audience-according-to-new-research/

Dominic Brown https://talltraveleats.com/

Mariette Williams https://www.instagram.com/mariettewrites/

Instagram accounts for influencers in this episode

Dominic Brown aka @talltraveleats https://www.instagram.com/talltraveleats/

Sierra Redmond aka @Iamsierrared https://www.instagram.com/iamsierrared

Mitzie Lewis aka @Frencht0asty https://www.instagram.com/frencht0asty

Avyana Chapman aka @Goodeatsonlyyy https://www.instagram.com/goodeatsonlyyy/

Journeys With Kris aka @journeyswithkris https://www.instagram.com/journeyswithkris/

Martinique Lewis aka @marty_sandiego https://www.instagram.com/marty_sandiego/

Black Foodie https://www.instagram.com/blackfoodie.co/

Shakeema Smith, aka The Passport Abuser https://www.instagram.com/thepassportabuser/

Nearly everybody gets travel inspiration from the social media accounts they follow, or from accounts that are shown on their feeds. Today we&rsquo;re looking at the people who have charted a path down food and travel influencing &ndash; or, as they like to be known, content creators &ndash; but specifically by and for Black food and travel businesses and travelers. And we&rsquo;re mingling this with a new study from MMGY that talks about the size and scope of the Black travel market, now up to a spend of $145 billion in 2023, mostly on transportation and food and beverage.
Talking travel and content creation today are the author of our cover story on the subject, Mariette Williams, and Richmond, Va.-based Dominic Brown, who created and manages the account and website Tall Travel Eats.&nbsp;
Episode sponsor
This episode is sponsored by TTC Tour Brands <a href="https://agents.ttc.com/login">https://agents.ttc.com/login</a>
Related links
Black food influencers explore and inspire <a href="https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Travel-Agent-Issues/Following-Black-influencers">https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Travel-Agent-Issues/Following-Black-influencers</a>
MMGY&rsquo;s latest report on Black travel spending: <a href="https://mmgyintel.com/u-s-black-travel-market-is-now-a-145-billion-audience-according-to-new-research/">https://mmgyintel.com/u-s-black-travel-market-is-now-a-145-billion-audience-according-to-new-research/</a>
Dominic Brown <a href="https://talltraveleats.com/">https://talltraveleats.com/</a>
Mariette Williams&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/mariettewrites/">https://www.instagram.com/mariettewrites/</a>
Instagram accounts for influencers in this episode
Dominic Brown aka @talltraveleats <a href="https://www.instagram.com/talltraveleats/">https://www.instagram.com/talltraveleats/</a>
Sierra Redmond aka @Iamsierrared <a href="https://www.instagram.com/iamsierrared">https://www.instagram.com/iamsierrared</a>
Mitzie Lewis aka @Frencht0asty <a href="https://www.instagram.com/frencht0asty">https://www.instagram.com/frencht0asty</a>
Avyana Chapman aka @Goodeatsonlyyy <a href="https://www.instagram.com/goodeatsonlyyy/">https://www.instagram.com/goodeatsonlyyy/</a>
Journeys With Kris aka @journeyswithkris <a href="https://www.instagram.com/journeyswithkris/">https://www.instagram.com/journeyswithkris/</a>
Martinique Lewis aka @marty_sandiego <a href="https://www.instagram.com/marty_sandiego/">https://www.instagram.com/marty_sandiego/</a>
Black Foodie <a href="https://www.instagram.com/blackfoodie.co/">https://www.instagram.com/blackfoodie.co/</a>
Shakeema Smith, aka The Passport Abuser <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thepassportabuser/">https://www.instagram.com/thepassportabuser/</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;
Hosted by Travel Weekly managing editor Rebecca Tobin.