The Transformational Travel Council (TTC), a collective of global travel businesses and organizations that promote the transformative impact of travel on individuals—as well as the places they visit—is reserving five free-of-charge spots in its upcoming Transformational Travel Designer Program for Black travel professionals from a variety of travel and tourism sectors.
Founded in 2016, the TTC, which has members around the world, defines transformational travel as “intentionally traveling to stretch, learn and grow into new ways of being and engaging with the world.”
“New ways of being and engaging with the world”. That’s such a powerful call for change—concrete change,” says Tanner Colton, Program Manager of the Transformational Travel Council. “The current movement toward creating equity, and in support of the Black Lives Matter Movement, have prompted us at the TTC to identify new ways we can stand in solidarity with the Black Lives Movement and put our words into action— to authentically work toward change in culture and systems in regards to racism and in particular to Black lives.”
The Transformational Travel Designer Program is a four-month online course for professionals seeking to integrate and enhance their businesses with the framework of Transformational Travel. “We’ve structured the course to enable participants to maximize their learning in only a handful of hours per week,” adds Colton. The program—the only one of its kind that underscores the core values of transformational travel—includes networking opportunities for participants, as well as the chance to collaborate with industry leaders.
“As such, the TTC has reserved 5 free-of-charge spots in our Transformational Travel Designer Program to fill with exceptional candidates who represent underserved and underrepresented communities in travel and tourism,” says Colton. “This commitment represents an $8,750 investment (U.S.) in the future of more diverse travel industry.”
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