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marty_sandiego
Jan 11, 20242 min read
Black History Month Wake-Up Call: The Travel Industry's 3-minute guide on navigating pitfalls and elevating your campaigns this February.
As a Black travel enthusiast with eight years in the industry, the arrival of Black History Month often feels like a missed opportunity...
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marty_sandiego
May 1, 20235 min read
Things to do in Long Beach : Your guide to #BlackownedLBC
When you think of Long Beach what comes to mind? Is it Chicken and Waffles from Roscoe’s or the convenient Long Beach Airport that has...
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marty_sandiego
May 1, 20232 min read
Long Beach Airport! Everything you need to know to #FLYLGB!
My whole life when traveling through southern California I've flown through LAX and BUR from the Bay Area. As a frequent flyer , I had no...
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marty_sandiego
Dec 12, 20224 min read
Auburn is the blueprint: How destinations can authentically share Black stories.
As a diversity in travel consultant , different brands reach out to me to help them develop their strategy surrounding Black stories and...
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marty_sandiego
Dec 5, 20224 min read
Respect for Rochester: Why public art is essential in any destination
As a child, I grew up in a household that celebrated Black art. Each room in our house had paintings that told multiple black stories. I...
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marty_sandiego
Sep 14, 20226 min read
More to Miami
For years I only saw Miami as a destination hot spot to visit with my girls during memorial day weekend. I only knew Collins Ave. and the...
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marty_sandiego
Jun 3, 202221 min read
Diversity in Travel Scorecard 2022
The Diversity in Travel Report card 2022 is a two-year synopsis on the travel industry's progression in terms of DEA&I.
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marty_sandiego
Feb 2, 20223 min read
WHY WISCONSIN: MADISON
We ended our trip in Madison, where kids can still be kids, cosmopolitan is the word for downtown, cheese reigns supreme and riding bikes...
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marty_sandiego
Feb 2, 20223 min read
WHY WISCONSIN: JANESVILLE
Thirty minutes down the road is Janesville. Home to the Janesville Jets, intense pickle ball competition, the ‘’Celery root of all evil’’...
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marty_sandiego
Feb 2, 20223 min read
WHY WISCONSIN:BELOIT
My love for all things Black history started early. I was born and raised in Oakland, California which has deep roots in the Black...
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marty_sandiego
Feb 2, 20221 min read
WHY WISCONSIN?
It all started at the Women In Travel Summit 2019 in Portland, Maine. As a content creator you get excited about speed networking...
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marty_sandiego
Feb 1, 20224 min read
Trust in Tempe
Trust in Tempe : Why EVERY Black traveler should have Tempe on their list One of the questions I get asked the most as a Diversity in...
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marty_sandiego
Oct 27, 20204 min read
Dear travel brands & tourism boards, it’s time to start preparing your Black history month campaign
There’s nothing Black people don’t do, there’s nowhere we don’t go, there’s no industry we aren’t a part of, so do the research and tap in!
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marty_sandiego
Mar 3, 202014 min read
DIVERSITY IN TRAVEL REPORT/SCORE CARD
Change is instant, and at the blink of an eye your outlook on an issue can transform once you’re informed and inspired to be a leader.
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marty_sandiego
Jul 12, 20193 min read
The Maine Idea!
For the first time, I wasn’t exhausted from fighting for diversity on a press trip. For the first time, I didn’t hear the word ‘’ positive d
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marty_sandiego
Jul 12, 20198 min read
THE TRAVEL INDUSTRY STILL DOESN'T GET IT: Diversity in travel report card .
This was originally written Jan.20, 2019 On Jan.3, 2019 I released a diversity in travel report card that graded travel brands, tourism...
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