I AM C.U.L.T.U.R.E.D. partnered with Northstar Travel Group to put on a three-day digital travel summit to allow the kids the experience of traveling the world virtually. Each day brought new experiences from music, to the speakers to the destination covered that day.Together I AM C.U.L.T.U.R.E.D., and Northstar Travel Group have taken initial steps to make the travel industry more diverse with representation at the career level, but also being more conscious of actively including people of color in the marketing and overall tourism conversations. 2021 was the first of hopefully many more to come.
Day OneDay one kicked off with a young 13-year-old turntablist named DJ Sophia, who is no stranger to traveling. She set the tone for the night playing music to get everyone in the mindset for an exciting evening. From there our summit host, Brian Major, the Editing Manager for Travel Pulse introduced Northstar’s, CEO Tom Kemp. The night also featured, Claudia Rier of the Sudtirol region of Italy. And Jazzmine Douse of AMA Waterways gave some of the most motivational words for a person of color considering a career in travel. Before the night was over, TV Personality and Radio host, Sway Calloway made a surprise appearance with some travel inspiration.
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Day TwoDay two featured DJ gWiz an educator and travel enthusiast. The featured destination was Costa Rica, which was presented by Carolina Trejos, the Director of Marketing for the Costa Rica Tourism Board. And representing black professionals in the travel industry, Cory Wallace
from Celebrity Cruises followed up on the enthusiasm and motivation from day one, with some inspiring words of his own. The night was capped off by actress Ruby Barker of the popular Netflix show Bridgerton, sharing some of her favorite travel experiences. |
Day ThreeThe final night was the culmination of the summit with the event kicking off with DJ K Yung bringing her eclectic style to the virtual event. It then transitioned into a presentation from the Singapore Tourism Board led by Christina Choh, Leisure and MICE Area Director. The final industry insider has built her career the way she wanted and owns her own travel agency, Make Time For Travel. Cathy Brooks-Olive chronicled her time in the industry and gave some real-life examples and suggestions on how to succeed in the travel industry. The summit was capped off by some words from I AM C.U.L.T.U.R.E.D. founder, Karmia Berry.
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