Aw, you missed us in person for 2022. Get ready for the 4th Annual IBWTJ coming up in 2023.
In the meantime, you can catch the replay for previous years!
Come Discover Tbilisi, Georgia!
Imagine exploring a dope destination with like-minded Black women who center their wellness, love immersive travel, and are creating online streams of income.
Come to Tbilisi to experience local life, connect through facilitated, meaningful conversations, and partake in a workshop or two. Cop your ticket and join us!!!
We’re at the Pullman Hotels and Resorts at Tbilisi Axis Towers!!!
The Tbilisi Experience
I Want to Attend In-Person!
- Conference entry
- Arranged experiences
- Access to recorded workshops
- Access to a private community to keep the momentum going
IBWTJ Online Experience
I Want to Attend Virtually!
- Access to recorded workshops
- Access to a private community to keep the momentum going
- Half-hour one-on-one session with Wanda
*Payment plans available. Just email me at intbwtj@gmail.com to make arrangements.
Free Virtual Session!
When: Saturday, October 29th at 12pm Eastern
Meet Simone Harvin!
Session:
Designing a (Professional) Life Around Your Lifestyle: 3 ways to make working remotely and traveling the world a reality
During this session, we’re diving into the world of digital nomading. Whether you want to incorporate extended travel into your life more often or are considering living on the go full-time, this workshop is intended to share pathways to starting your remote work and travel journey. Location-independent lifestyles aren’t just for the elite — explore the world (and yourself) and make a living while doing it… let Simone show you how.
Register below to attend:
#IBWTJ22✈️ Speakers!
Sign Up for Virtual Meetings with Brands
If you’re a content creator or aspiring, you’re able to meet one-on-one with brands who sign up for meetings. Last year the ladies met with Travel + Leisure and Fodor’s Travel and went on to publish some of their first travel writing pieces! The brands this year are looking for diverse representation among Black women travelers-LGBTQIA, disabled, solo travel, family travel, budget and luxury etc.
It’s a great day to believe in yourself and get your voice out there.
Sign up to meet with this year’s brands and get access to the workshop How to Successfully Collaborate with Brands taught by the former Senior Editor of Travel Noire, DeAnna Taylor.
Participate as a Brand or a Sponsor!
Who Should Attend?
You don’t have to have a business, or an audience, or be a well-traveled traveler. You don’t have to be an extrovert or have your whole life figured out.
This conference is for Black women who’ve been to their 3rd or 80th country. Many who are drawn to our community are curious travelers, content creators, expats, digital nomads, interested in taking a sabbatical, or aspiring to any of the above.
We are women who embrace our true selves and are making moves to live life on our own terms.
This room was built for you to thrive.
You don’t have to do this alone, or with people who are half-invested in your success. We’d love to provide that space for you to see yourself and give yourself permission to truly go after your travel, wellness, and entrepreneur goals.
Praise from Attendees for #IBWTJ21✈
Support Black women as a brand or sponsor!
- Black travelers spent over $109B in travel in 2019.
- 80% of women drive purchase decisions.
- Women make up 2 out of 3 travelers.
- Internet searches for “female solo travel” have increased by 62% between 2016 – 2019.
- Women travelers spent an estimated $125B in 2021.
Why a Brand Should Work With Black Women Travelers
The numbers tell a story that your brand can’t afford to ignore! Black women travel content creators are where it’s at and you can harness the power of their creativity by building a mutually beneficial relationship with some of the top talent out there.
Who doesn’t like a win/win situation?
Creator + Brand Meetings
Sign up and meet amazing creators one-on-one, get to know one another, and discuss how you each prefer to collaborate and your goals for the campaign.
These content creators have blogs, YouTube channels, podcasts, are influencers on Instagram and other social media channels. They have a relationship with their audience that converts.
Niches include, but aren’t limited to solo female travel, family travel, luxury travel, LGBTQ+ travel, disabled travel, digital nomads, group travel, specific location guides, etc . . .
Sign up to schedule virtual one-on-one meetings with Black women content creators now.
Rates for virtual one-on-one meetings are $500 for one person per brand for both days, Saturday and Sunday, October 1st + 2nd, 2022.
*If you need to make payment another way, please reach out to me at intbwtj@gmail.com.
I can also provide a custom quote for Creator + Brand Meetings and event sponsorship.
Become an IBWTJ Sponsor
Sponsors and partners make so much possible for a conference! A huge thank you to the brands we were able to work with in 2020 and 2021! Are you ready to join us for 2022? We’d love to include your brand in this year’s roster.
There’s a package for every budget pre and post-event including:
- social media promo,
- ad placement on the Black Women Travel Podcast,
- inclusion in the weekly Black Women Travl Newsletter,
- logo and info on the website,
- a special post in the announcements of the Black Women Digital Nomad Entrepreneurs Facebook Group,
- and a special thank you during the daily community programming
Reach out for payment info, intbwtj@gmail.com.
If you’d like a custom quote, please reach out to me at intbwtj@gmail.com to create a package that meets your budget.
I can also provide a custom quote for event sponsorship and Influencer + Brand Meetings.
Grateful for our 2022 sponsor Moon Travel Guides!
Here’s their story
Moon Travel Guides was founded in 1973 with a mission to advocate for independent, active, and conscious travel. They started out with guides to Asia printed by founder Bill Dalton on a Xerox machine (yes, really)—and nowadays, they’re the #1 publisher of travel guides to the Americas and have expanded their coverage globally. They’re published by Avalon Travel, a Hachette Book Group company. Their team is comprised of experienced editors, designers, cartographers, and marketers who ensure that their books are easy-to-use and reflect their brand values. Their program is simple:
Wherever they cover, they prioritize local businesses, outdoor recreation, and traveling strategically and sustainably.
They look for authentic voices: authors who share those values and are excited to share their destinations with the world. They have a continued commitment to diversity and representation which you can read about on their website.
Let’s talk about those authors
Moon authors are experts who have a passion for their destinations. They are culturally and politically aware, adventurous, and inspiring. They all have great stories to tell. Nearly all of them live in the destinations they write about; if they don’t, they’ve spent a significant amount of time there. Their authors experience places the same way their readers do: firsthand. This makes it possible for Moon to deliver information that’s up-to-date, reliable, and entertaining.
How do they decide what to include in a guide?
Their guidebooks cover destinations often overlooked by other publishers—like Oaxaca, the U.S. Civil Rights Trail, or the Camino de Santiago. They are designed for active, ethically minded travelers. They know that every travel publisher says they’ll guide you to the off-the-beaten-path spots, but Moon guides really will.
Moon Travel Guides are meant to read like notes from a trusted friend: Their authors let you in on their favorite places, like a secluded beach on the Amalfi Coast, a locally-loved bar in Mexico City, or a less-crowded hiking trail in Glacier National Park. All recommendations, including those for sights, activities, hotels, restaurants, and shops, are based on each author’s individual judgment, with guidance from their editors. Even when they cover famous sights, their books reveal strategies for how to have the most local experience possible.
That being said: They always do their best not to steer people toward places that are offensive, problematic, or otherwise incongruent with their values. They want to be held accountable to those standards, and they encourage your feedback.
Head to Moon Travel Guides to see what they’re up to, and let them know IBWTJ sent you!
Thank You to Travel + Leisure and Fodor’s Travel for Participating in Creator + Brand Meetings in 2021.
Thank You to Our 2021 Sponsor
With over 700 local writers and vacation experts offering the definitive, insider guide on what to do and see in over 8,000 worldwide destinations, we dive even deeper with recommendations on food & drink, luxury & budget, arts & culture, hotels & lodging, cruises & transport, and every tip, trick, hack, and deal you could ever dream up.
And we deliver our expertise in every format that travelers need, from print guidebooks and eBooks to Fodors.com and across our social media platforms. Our digital presence is so trusted and beloved that in 2019, Fodors.com won the Webby’s People’s Voice Award for Websites – Travel. Whether you prefer paperback or webpage, our products make it possible for every trip to one for the books.
Visit Fodor’s Travel here.
Thank You to Our 2021 Partner
StreamYard is a live streaming studio in your browser. Interview guests, share your screen, and simulcast to platforms like Facebook, YouTube, and LinkedIn.
Thank you 2020 Partners + Sponsors
