Denella is a well-known traveler, travel expert, and industry leader. She often speaks at conferences about the future of travel, women in travel, travel innovations, and diversity in travel. Denella has held senior positions at major travel companies, including Hilton Worldwide, Carnival Corporation, and Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings. Originally from South Louisiana, she describes herself as a travel enthusiast, artist, and wine lover. Denella is on a mission to inspire people to travel, experience different cultures, and “bring us all one step closer to discovering the beauty of our shared humanity.”

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“Traveling With Denella Ri’chard” is a 7x television Telly Award Winner, one was for “best cultural and diversity television series,” and has won two Magellan GOLD Awards (2023), one for her partnership with Disney Cruise Line. Denella made the 2023 Travel Pulse list of “Most Influential Women in Travel,” The International Hospitality Institute (IHI) list of “100 Most Influential People in USA Hospitality and Travel for 2024” and “Black Meetings & Tourism’s Black America 250 (BA 250) Living Legend Award”.

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She is also the recipient of The Network Journal's “25 Influential Women in Business” and Legacy Miami’s “50 Most Powerful & Influential Business Leaders” of 2018. Luxury Travel Advisor magazine honored Ri’chard as one of their “2019 Road Warriors” industry trendsetters.