New tours mean no more FOMO for plus-size travelers

In an image provided by Deon Tillman, Natalie Robinson (third from right) of Fat Girls Travel, Too!, in Cartagena, Colombia. Five companies dedicated to size-inclusive travel aim to bring community and reassurance to people in bigger bodies. [Deon Tillman via The New York Times]

Vacation is meant to be relaxing, exhilarating and insert all the other positive adjectives you like, but it is often stressful and disappointing. Traveling while fat can be both of those things, as well as dehumanizing and FOMO-inducing.

Actually, plus-size travelers don't just have the fear of missing out; they've historically had the near guarantee that they will miss out, thanks to fat bias and societal structures that say we are simply too big to have fun. There are the obvious challenges - too-small airline seats, intimidating pools and beaches - but other worries as well: What if the spa bathrobes don't fit? What if the rides at an amusement park cannot accommodate bigger bodies and the only way to find that out is by waiting in line for an hour and then unsuccessfully trying to board? What if the airline loses your bag and there are no stores at your destination with...

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