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Saturday, May 4 • 10:30am - 11:30am
Building an Inclusive Travel Movement

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It’s 2019 and diversity in travel is more than just a trend. Previously overlooked markets are more visible than ever and tapping into them isn’t just valuable, it’s necessary – and the data is there to prove it. Join Skift editor Sarah Enelow-Snyder and travel journalist Jeannette Ceja for a candid discussion on how and why the travel industry can and should work to support people of color. We’ll take a look at the latest research, consider some exciting new developments being led by community organizations, discuss developing sustainable models for inclusion, and outline alternative avenues through which brands can connect and maintain relationships with travelers of color.

Speakers
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Jeannette Ceja

Founder, Jet Set with Jeannette
Jeannette Ceja is a bilingual travel journalist, travel host, travel expert, and global public speaker based in Los Angeles. She combined her love for travel and media into an internationally recognized brand known as Jet Set with Jeannette. As a go-to travel expert for high-profile clients and media outlets around the world, Jeannette’s expertise encompasses luxury travel, female travel, and diversity (Latin) travel.Jeannette was the official Travel Host for the World Woman Summit 2018 at the Clinton Presidential Center and won “Travel Host of the Y... Read More →
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Sarah Enelow-Snyder

Skift
Sarah Enelow-Snyder is an assistant editor at Skift reporting on the black travel movement and other diversity-related issues in tourism. Previously she was a guidebook writer and a Fulbright Scholar.


Saturday May 4, 2019 10:30am - 11:30am CDT
Connecticut/Rhode Island (Holiday Inn Portland–By The Bay) 88 Spring St, Portland, ME 04101, USA