Journey Black Home

Journey Black Home emerged in 2021 as a Black travel storytelling platform and quickly became a widely recognized cultural reference point for Black-owned Airbnb stays and Black travel narratives. What began as a personal travel project grew into a story-rich brand that helped make Black travel more visible, searchable, and celebrated across digital spaces. Coverage from outlets including Conde Nast Traveler, Essence, Apartment Therapy, Because of Them We Can, and Travel Noire helped introduce the work to broader audiences and positioned Journey Black Home as one of the most talked-about Black travel brands of its time.

At its peak, Journey Black Home’s combined reach likely extended into the hundreds of thousands, and potentially millions of impressions and views when accounting for media coverage, social shares, and the brand’s fast-growing social media presence.

In 2026, Journey Black Home is preparing for a new pivot and reboot, returning to its roots in storytelling while building toward its next chapter with greater cultural reach.

“I connected with Jessica and Journey Black Home during my tenure as Global Lead for Airbnb’s Black ERG, Black@Airbnb. She demonstrated remarkable creativity, strategic thinking, and foresight in creating the Black-owned Airbnb list during her travels as a digital nomad, and it quickly became a valuable resource for both internal stakeholders and external customers.

Jessica has a strong pulse on culture, and her work helped shift the narrative around customer confidence on Airbnb and broader conversations about racial discrimination on the platform. We were glad to engage Journey Black Home for brand partnerships and to amplify the impact of her work through Black@, as well as across Airbnb’s main social channels and the Airbnb Newsroom. I look forward to seeing what Jessica and Journey Black Home do next!”

SIMONE HARVEY
Former Global Black ERG Co-Lead
Airbnb

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