Soul of America Offers Holiday Resources for Travel, Lifestyle Journalists

Travel website provides information and photographs on destinations across the country for reporters covering the holidays.

TORRANCE, CA (PRWEB) December 16, 2004

Soul of America (soulofamerica.com) is offering a wide range of resources for writers and editors covering stories about holiday travel. It is the oldest, most comprehensive and highest-trafficked website of its kind, serving the fast-growing $2.5 billion African-American online travel market.

First publishing to travelers in 1994, Soul of America provides extensive research information and photographs of such subjects as Family Travel, Cruises, Spas, Holiday Travel, Black History Month and International Destinations, including Paris and the Caribbean. Media that have quoted Soul of America experts or used the site in researching travel and lifestyle pieces include The New York Times, National Public Radio, the Associated Press and National Geographic, Ebony, Black Enterprise and Essence magazines.

“Soul of America is a world renowned website serving a lucrative online market of more than 10 million African Americans,” said Founder and Publisher Thomas Dorsey. “The site is a wealth of story ideas because its primary theme unifies all of us -- the ‘Soul’ of American culture.”

Whether listing information about Kwanzaa celebrations across the country or the best jazz and soul nightspots that city residents can show off to yuletide houseguests, Soul of America delivers the details and history that can help make the holidays culturally richer. Useful links include:

-Kwanzaa Celebrations

http://www.soulofamerica.com/events/kwanzaa.html

-Family Travel Resources

http://www.soulofamerica.com/travel/family_travel.html

-Specific City Guides have "Black Music Traditions," "Soulful Dining Traditions," "Famous Black Residents," "Black Spas," "Black B&B," "Civil Rights Movement," "Historic Black Districts," "Black Cinema Traditions" and "Black Arts/Cultural Sites."

http://www.soulofamerica.com/cityfldr/cities.html    

In addition, Black travel experts are available for media interviews and for referrals to other resources relating to Black travel.

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