r/blacktravel
28k members
r/blacktravel is a subreddit with 28k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses black, traveling to, trip, poc, and solo travel.
a community for black travelers to share their unique experiences.
Popular Themes in r/blacktravel
#1
Advice Requests
: "Advice on Going Back to the U.S after 10 Years in Tokyo as a Black Female (20s)"
7 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "Requested/received my data from Airbnb. Quick turnaround. Enormous cryptic data dump. Illuminating, disappointing, confusing, discouraging, incomplete. "Would Not Host Again" is included--host notes explaining why you were red-flagged not included. Host's overall numerical rating not provided. [US]"
2 posts
#3
Ideas
: "Standard review sites miss how BIPOC travelers are actually treated. We are building Melanin Reviews—here’s our early demo. Thoughts?"
2 posts
#4
Self-Promotion
: "Development Update: Building Melanin Reviews — Finding spaces where we are celebrated, not just tolerated [Preview Friday] - Updated"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/blacktravel
#1
Black
: "Solo & Black in Tokyo: The REAL On Japan 🇯🇵"
5 posts
#2
Traveling To
: "Traveling To Barcelona Hostiles"
5 posts
#3
Trip
: "First solo Trip to Waikiki!"
4 posts
#4
Poc
: "Any other Poc get stared at by whites here in Bali a lot?"
4 posts
#5
Solo Travel
: "⚠️ The Solo Travel subreddit (r/solotravel) is not welcoming of PoC travelers."
4 posts
#6
Hotel
: "Melanin Reviews - Honest Hotel Reviews for us, by us! Share your those Hotel & resort experiences that you truly care about!"
3 posts
#7
Review
: "Melanin Reviews - Honest Hotel Reviews for us, by us! Share your those hotel & resort experiences that you truly care about!"
3 posts
#8
Melanin Reviews
: "Traveling while melanated shouldn’t have to be a guessing game — Introducing Melanin Reviews"
3 posts
#9
Solo Female
: "Solo Female travel"
2 posts
#10
World Of Zimrah
: "World Of Zimrah"
2 posts
Flair Used in r/blacktravel
#1
Discussion 🗣️
: "London was Great, except…"
13 posts
#2
Photos 📸
: "Senegal is one of the safest, most beautiful, most hospitable places in the world"
11 posts
#3
Video 🎥
: "8 Activities you can try when you visit Lagos, Nigeria."
6 posts
#4
Travel Report 📋
: "First solo trip to Waikiki!"
4 posts
#5
Black America 🇺🇸 ✊🏿🦅
: "Advice on Going Back to the U.S after 10 Years in Tokyo as a Black Female (20s)"
2 posts
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+8k members(39.2%)
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Last updated: October 1, 2026