This week we head to Houston, Texas to connect with Kevin Knight, the Founder and CEO of Urban Events Global. Kevin started his company as a camping trip with a few friends before eventually blossoming into the largest camping event hosted in the USA. Now they've grown into a dynamic force in the travel industry and were recently named one of the 10 Best Adventure Travel companies by USA Today. The hardworking CEO also created Black Travel Tube, a content database of black travel blogs, videos, and media from all over the world. He talks to us about how he started Urban Events Global (02:35), the negative stereotypes people have of Black American travelers (20:20), his prediction for the direction of black travel after covid (36:25), plus his advice for new travelers or those looking to start their own travel journey (51:10). 

Guest: Kevin Knight
Company: Urban Events Global / Black Travel Tube
Website (urbaneventsglobal.com)

Big Chune: YG ft. Big Sean - Go Big  


 


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It's our first episode of 2022, sorry for our lateness! Trends and Tings is a recap of all the current news in the world of Black travel. This week we're recapping everything that happened in West Africa this past December. Tiffanie explains how pleasantly surprised she was with Nigeria, Jide talks about how Afrochella has turned Ghana into Las Vegas, and David talks about visa issues coming from the UK. The discussion was so good we had to do a part 2, coming next week. 

Big Chune: 
Fireboy DML & Ed Sheeran - Peru 
Goya Menor & Nektunez – Ameno Amapiano Remix (You Wanna Bamba) 

Trends and Tings: February 24, 2022

We're joined by Mark Beckford and Lakeshia Ford, the founders of Pine x Ginja, to talk about the biggest Jamaican party in Ghana and their mission to connect the Caribbean to Africa. 

Find out more:
linktr.ee/pinexginja

Big Chune:
Amindi, Tessellated & Valleyz - Pine & Ginger 

Pine x Ginja - Detty December 2021

We're joined by the men of Positive Vibes Only (PVO) to talk about their events in Lagos, Nigeria and Accra, Ghana 

Find out more:
https://linktr.ee/PVOGLOBAL

Big Chune:
Zinoleesky - Kilofeshe 
Ayra Starr - Bloody Samaritan
Tion Wayne x Russ Millions - Body 2 feat. Arrdee, 3x3E1 & ZT, Bugzy Malone, Fivio Foreign, Darkoo, Buni

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