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Hispanicize Latina Lifestyle

Hispanicize LATINA LIFESTYLE special edition represents the largest virtual gathering of Latina influencers, celebrities, community leaders, entrepreneurs and others. The FREE half-day virtual event will take place on Wednesday, April 21st from 9am – 12pm PST / 12pm – 3pm EST. Hispanicize LATINA LIFESTYLE will cover topics spanning LATINA BOSS LADIES, LATINA POWER & EQUALITY, LATINAS IN ENTERTAINMENT, LATINA SPOTLIGHT LEADERS, the coveted LATINAVATOR AWARD and more served up in a highly engaging and interactive virtual environment.

The GMCVB Partners with the Hungry Black Man to Highlight Miami Beach Black Owned Restaurants

The Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau has an ongoing focus to showcase and promote Miami’s multicultural heritage, arts and culture. Supporting diverse businesses and connecting the dots to the hospitality industry is a main objective of the GMCVB’s Multicultural Tourism & Development Department. The MTDD recently partnered with the Hungry Black Man which is a locally owned national media company focusing on elevating Black and minority owned eateries to create a promotional video highlighting five Black owned Miami Beach restaurants. The video features Simply Good Pizza, Fat Ronnie’s Burger Bar, Bar One Miami Beach, C-Food Shack and Blue Paris Bakery & Bistro. The video will be added to the Miami and Beaches website as well as circulated through other marketing outlets. Click here to view the video.

Miami-Dade's Historically Black Neighborhoods Poised for Boost in Tourism

Connie Kinnard, VP of Multicultural Tourism and Development at the GMCVB was recently interviewed for the South Florida Business Journal’s story on the GMCVB’s Multicultural Tourism efforts in Miami, with a focus on how these efforts are helping bring visitors to historically black neighborhoods. The first order of business when she started in 2015 became identifying which businesses and potential tourist attractions in these neighborhoods could be the biggest immediate tourist draws. “Vacationers are looking for more than the typical tourist traps when on vacation. Cultural tourism is a phenomenon growing in popularity, and it describes visitor desire for cultural experiences while on leisure trips,” said Kinnard. To read the full article click here.

MIAMI-Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau