Looking for some more trip inspiration? These influencers have you covered.
Alea Simone
The Travel Taurus
Alea Simone is a content creator who uses her business savvy and travel experience to create educational content about planning affordable trips and finding hidden gems in destinations around the world. After she quit her day job in 2019, Simone began to grow a following across social media platforms that is now more than 873,000 strong. Her most popular pages are on Instagram and TikTok, but she can also be found on Facebook and Pinterest. Her brand appeals to young, professional women of color who aspire to travel the world. She teaches that with careful planning and some insider tips, luxurious travel experiences are affordable. She also plans and hosts group trips for women to international destinations like Bali, Egypt and Dubai.
Instagram: thetraveltaurus
TikTok: thetraveltauruss
Following: 873,000+
thetraveltaurus.com
Jeff Jenkins
Chubby Diaries
Jeff Jenkins was a high school choir teacher before he embarked on a journey that would lead to becoming a National Geographic TV host. He began making content about his personal experiences as a plus-sized traveler to break down barriers that deter plus-sized people from traveling and champion diversity within the online travel space. He quickly gained a following through social media and his blog and was eventually offered the chance to host his own television show on National Geographic called “Never Say Never,” which aired in 2023. In this show, he travels the world to prove there’s no limit to the experiences plus-sized travelers can enjoy.
Instagram: chubbydiaries
TikTok: chubbydiaries
X: chubbydiaries_
Facebook: chubbydiaries.com
YouTube: chubbydiaries1
Following: 267,000+
chubbydiaries.com
Ciara Johnson
HeyCiara
Ciara Johnson is a Houston-based content creator and travel influencer whose love of travel took off following a semester of study abroad in South Africa. After she graduated and worked a nine-to-five job for two years, she decided to pursue a life in travel and bought a one-way ticket to Mexico. She worked as a part-time travel writer while growing her brand, and today has over 233,000 followers across platforms such as Instagram, TikTok, X (formerly Twitter) and her own blog. She posts content about solo travel as a Black woman, giving advice to help women who are traveling solo check items off their travel bucket lists safely and confidently. She shares her travel experiences, both good and bad, to help travelers plan the best trips and avoid newbie mistakes.
