Gai A. Spann, Shawnta Harrison and Veranda Adkins, co-founders of the Association of Black Travel Professionals (ABTP), talk with James Shillinglaw of Insider Travel Report about why they are forming the group at this time, their own backgrounds in travel, the state of diversity in the travel business, why there aren’t more black travel advisors and what training, education and awareness ABTP will provide. For more information, visit www.abtprofessionals.org. No time to watch this video? Listen to the audio podcast with the same title, available on Spotify, Pandora, Stitcher, TuneIn + Alexa, Podbean, Google, iTunes Apple Podcasts and Amazon Music/Audible.