Cheaptickets Launches African-American Mircosite

Discount Internet travel site CheapTickets.com will launch an African-American microsite for consumers using content from Chicago-based Johnson Publishing Co.'s EbonyJet.com today.

The site, urbantravel.cheaptickets.com, will include information about music festivals, museums and other cultural activities and sites. A blog will feature contributions of magazine editors, museum curators and celebrities.

Attending cultural events and festivals are among the top four activities African-American travelers enjoy while vacationing, according to the travel Industry Association.

Read more: Chicago Sun-Times