Shea Peters

Mar 7, 2025 | sheapeters.substack.com | Shea Peters

For years, the travel industry has largely been shaped through the male gaze and the male perspective. Whether through adventure guides, tour companies, or broader narratives defining what travelers as a whole should see and experience. As travelers become more diverse, the demand for more immersive, authentic, and culturally aware experiences are also in demand.

Feb 25, 2025 | sheapeters.substack.com | Shea Peters

Black travelers spend $145 Billion on domestic travel, according to a new MMGY Global Study examining Black travelers in the US. For Black families, travel hasn’t always been just about leisure. Travel has been an act of resistance, empowerment, and a way to legacy building. My grandparents were born in the early 1900s in Paducah, KY and Ripley, TN and they eventually settled their family in a white house on a corner lot, on Main Street.

Feb 25, 2025 | sheapeters.substack.com | Shea Peters

Black travelers spend $145 Billion on domestic travel, according to a new MMGY Global Study examining Black travelers in the US. For Black families, travel hasn’t always been just about leisure. Travel has been an act of resistance, empowerment, and a way to legacy building. My grandparents were born in the early 1900s in Paducah, KY and Ripley, TN and they eventually settled their family in a white house on a corner lot, on Main Street.

Feb 24, 2025 | sheapeters.substack.com | Shea Peters

Night Thoughts🌜How often do we not give ourselves the grace that we give others? Have you ever been thankful for yourself? Overcoming obstacles is reason enough to be thankful for having the resolve to do so.

Feb 18, 2025 | sheapeters.substack.com | Shea Peters

If you’re like me, you definitely watched last night’s Season 3 debut of HBO’s “White Lotus” because you knew there would be thousands of essays (like this one!) that would probably going to give away too much information. But, I promise you, I won’t give any spoilersIf did indulge in the show, you obviously noticed right away there were new characters introduced, the majority of the newly check-in guests are part of the Ratliff family.