ABOUT THE AWARDS
The Travel Noire Awards name the individuals, destinations, and brands moving Black travel forward this year — not by popularity contest, but by the editors who live in this space every day. Seven categories. No single winner because they're all honorees. This is where the culture gets its flowers.
How We Choose the Best in Black Travel
Our editors spent months in the field and in the data — tracking search trends, community conversation, and the moments in Black travel that mattered most this year — to name the very best across 7 categories. We weighed what the numbers were telling us against what we were seeing and hearing on the ground: the destinations gaining real traction, the names showing up in every conversation, the stories still flying under everyone else’s radar. Seven categories, seven answers to one question: who’s setting the pace in Black travel right now?
Read the full breakdown in The World According to TN’s Editors: Our Most Stamped Eat, Play, Stay Moments.
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MEET THE HONOREES
2026 Travel Noire Awards: The Destinations We Think You’re Sleeping On
We see it every year. There’s always a social media trend that gives a handful of cities all the attention…
SEE THE LIST
2026 Travel Noire Awards: The Black-Owned Stays Worth Booking Anywhere In The World
Black-owned hospitality doesn’t live in one price point or one continent. These five stays, spanning Zimbabwe to Toronto, prove it…
BOOK THE STAY
2026 Travel Noire Awards: The Tables Worth Booking A Flight For
These aren’t restaurants worth a detour, they’re restaurants worth a flight. From From Chef Selassie Atadika’s New African Cuisine in…
RESERVE YOUR SEAT
2026 Travel Noire Awards: The Cities Defining Black Travel Right Now
Five cities. Five distinct reasons. TN’s editorial team identifies where Black travel culture is actively being shaped in 2026.
SEE THE CITIES
2026 Travel Noire Awards: The Places We’d Tell Our Friends To Book
From ultra-luxury hideaways to beach escapes that connect visitors with the local community, these properties offer memorable hospitality experiences.
DISCOVER THE STAYS
2026 Travel Noire Awards: The Wellness Escapes Actually Built For Us
For Black travelers, restoration can often require something that is deeper than the most expensive service or plush robe.
FIND YOUR RESET
2026 Travel Noire Awards: The Voices Shaping How We Travel
From the convening spaces where deals get made to the trails Black travelers are reclaiming, these five founders, community-builders, and…
SEE WHO MADE THE CUT