About Melanin Travels Magic

Why we were founded

How can we help you?

Where can we help you?

At the height of the #blacktravellersmovement, in September 2020 and the need for the African and Caribbean diaspora to uncover their history and culture and for you to love and enjoy the wonders of our black nations.

Melanin Travels Magic is an award-winning online travel agency specialising in providing seamless and safe Black heritage, cultural and leisure experiences, in Africa, The Caribbean & Brazil for the Black diaspora and POC.

We help plan and organise Corporate retreats, Private Group trips, and Solo trips Outbound to Africa, The Caribbean and Central America for our African and Caribbean descent clients who struggle with finding:

Relevant and reliable transportation,
Accommodation
Guided tours and activities
Cheaper Flight & Hotel packages
Unique Travel experiences in Africa

We assist all our clients in planning guided activities, sourcing affordable accommodation, and booking cheap flights to the following destinations:

Benin, Botswana, Brazil, Congo
Dominican Republic, Egypt, Ghana
Guadeloupe, Haiti, Ivory Coast
Jamaica, Kenya, Madagascar
Mexico, Morocco, Namibia, Nigeria
Sao Tome, Senegal, Seychelles, South Africa
Tanzania and Zanzibar, Togo, Trinidad & Tobago, Turkey
Zambia, Zimbabwe
We also provide city breaks in the USA and Europe.

Recent recognitions

Melanin Travels Magic was nominated for several travel awards and is the recipient of the:

SME News Magazine's 2024 UK Best Black-Owned & Focused Travel Operator UK SME
Travel Agency of the Year - Corporate LiveWire Global Awards 2024/25

Press & media

Finalists

London Chamber of Commerce SME London Business Awards 2025

Our mission

We’re on a mission to inspire and empower the Black Diaspora. Our goal is to explore Black Nations and reconnect with their rich home cultures. We believe that by supporting local tourism and Black-owned businesses, we can help grow these nations’ economies while celebrating the diverse and vibrant cultures of Africa, the Caribbean and Central America.

We’re all about supporting Black Nation economies. We do this by hiring local guides and key players in the tourism industry, like accommodation, transportation, restaurants and nightlife. We also help reconnect Black diaspora travellers to their cultural roots and encourage them to travel more intentionally and consciously.

Past trips

Why choose us

We assist in developing Black Nation economies by recruiting local guides and key players in the tourism sector, including accommodation, transportation, restaurants, and nightlife.

Case studies

Why use a travel consultant?

Stress-free: Take all the burden of planning and Researching off of you
Create tailor-made Trips according to your taste, vacation style, and budget
Curates plans and recommends the best options for you
Unlocks exclusive travel tips on travel money, nightlife, local restaurants, how to apply for a visa, recommends local guides or taxi drivers
Bring deep destination, hotel, guest houses, and touring expertise
Quality and seamless service of your travel experience

We offer you many benefits

We reconnect Black Diaspora travellers to their cultural roots, enabling them to travel more consciously.
We connect you with a well-organised guide who will assist you in managing your budget, ensuring that travellers stay financially on track.
Personalisation is another key benefit; as travel planners, we cater to individual preferences and interests to the best of our abilities.
Additionally, our multilingual capabilities facilitate communication in foreign countries, providing linguistic assistance when needed.

Memberships

African Tourism Association (NYC-based)

The Africa Tourism Association (ATA) is the premier global trade association dedicated to promoting travel and tourism to Africa and fostering stronger intra-African partnerships. ATA serves both the public and private sectors of the international travel and tourism industry.

ATA membership comprises African governments, their tourism ministers, tourism bureaus and boards, airlines, cruise lines, hotels, resorts, front-line travel sellers and providers, tour operators and travel agents, and affiliated industries.

ATA collaborates with the African Union Commission (AU) to promote the sustainable development of tourism within and across Africa. ATA’s annual events in Africa and the United States convene industry leaders to shape Africa’s tourism agenda.

Meet the team

Dedication. Expertise. Passion.

We work with highly qualified Black professionals in the diaspora and around Africa, developing talent and growing the Black economy along the way.

About the founder

Christina Belloge is a multilingual social media marketing expert and experienced traveller, with approximately 40+ countries over the past 16 years, primarily in Europe, Africa, North America, Latin America and Asia.

Her travel expertise and serial expat experience were showcased by Essence & Travel Noire.

As a pan-Africanist, she created Melanin Travels Magic in September 2020 to help the Afro-Caribbean Diaspora discover, explore, and connect with the diversity of cultures, languages, and traditions of other black nations.

She is keen to support new talent on the way, whether by mentoring young colleagues, investing in startups or supporting other black businesses. She was the secretary of an MBMB, the only French Caribbean charity in London, always connecting people with great cultural events and boosting their self-knowledge.

She would like to support more charities in children's education and encourage the reintegration of the homeless.