Fleacé Weaver organizes tour groups for Black women to Italy and other destinations.
Los Angeles, CA (BlackNews.com) -- Fleacé Weaver, savvy founder of BlackGirlTravel.com, is traveling all expenses paid to Milan, Italy on Thursday, February 17, by special invitation of the Italian government. Weaver will be discussing ways to grow her popular Italian tours. Currently her tours contribute over $500,000 annually to the Italian economy. Widely known as the "Pied Piper of African American Female Travel," Weaver, a former runway model, has taken tour groups to Italy and other destinations since 2006. Her mission is to expose black women to the beauty of the world, and the world to the beauty of black women: a group she affectionately refers to as her "Fly Girls" and the "traveling sisterhood."
Current destinations with spaces still available in 2011 include two Luxury Tours: "April in Paris" and South Africa (November), and several Mid-Range Tours: "Bella Takes Rome" (Rome/Amsterdam - June), "Under the Tuscan Sun" (Florence/Chianti/Venice - June), "Girls Gone Mild" (South Beach/Jamaica – December), and the signature tour, "Bella Italia" (Venice/Naples/Pompeii/Capri/Sorrento – September). Visit BlackGirlTravel.com for more destinations and details.
In her book, Don't Bring Home a White Boy published by Simon & Schuster, Karyn Langhorne Folan writes about BlackGirlTravel.com: "I think Nikki Doughty said it best: for what we spend in shoes, we could have an experience that completely changes the way we see ourselves and what we know about the wide world..." (p. 228). A comment to Weaver by a member of the Italian Department of Tourism affirms this: "You are such a passion; kudos for making your program so successful. You connect to Italy and your girls connect to our country through your passion."
Of course, Weaver agrees. "I think it's important that everyone starts thinking globally. When you start traveling outside of the States, it opens up your mind and options. Through international travel I have learned to think more globally by questioning my belief system and the cultural influences of the United States. I know have a better sense of who I am as a citizen of the world. It is okay to think differently, and I want more black women to experience this."
Weaver anticipates a productive trip to Milan and great results that will benefit both her travelers and the people of Italy. Her entrepreneurial pursuits include BlackWeekly.com, which boasts more than 32,000 members in the greater Los Angeles area, and Sistas Without Borders, a non-profit organization that benefits the children of destinations where she travels.
For more information, visit www.BlackGirlTravel.com. Photos are available at www.BlackGirlTravel.com/mediaphotos.
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