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Rafael Peña

Journalist
@iamrafaelpena
Travel Writer 💍 @thatshirealife ✍🏾Featured in #Essence, Bylines in #TravelandLeisure, #MiamiHerald, #CruiseCritic, etc 📲Founder of @blux.travelclub
  • Travel
  • Travel Influencers
  • Following 3.3K
  • Followers 19.9K
  • Engagement 0.8%
  • Avg comments 10

About Rafael Peña

Rafael Peña (@iamrafaelpena) is a Journalist creator on Instagram, also filed under Travel and Travel Influencers. The account has 19,933 followers and 511 published posts. Recent posts average 175 likes and 10 comments, an engagement rate of 0.8%.

With 19.9K followers, Rafael Peña is a micro creator by the common 10,000 to 100,000 definition. Rafael Peña follows 3,252 accounts, so the audience is roughly 6.1 times the size of the list followed. Rafael Peña carries Instagram's verified badge and uses an Instagram professional account. Flinque files Rafael Peña under 3 categories, led by Journalist and followed by Travel and Travel Influencers.

The Instagram bio for Rafael Peña runs to 16 words across 4 lines. The bio tags #Essence, #TravelandLeisure, #MiamiHerald and #CruiseCritic. The bio mentions @thatshirealife and @blux.travelclub. The latest activity Flinque has on record for Rafael Peña dates from February 2025.

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511 Posts

Of the 10 most recent posts shown for Rafael Peña, 4 are videos, 3 are carousels and 3 are single images. No single format accounts for most of them. Rafael Peña has built a substantial archive of 511 posts. Against the audience, that is roughly 39 followers for each post published. Rafael Peña also keeps 3 story highlights on the profile. All 10 carry captions, averaging 59 words each. The captions are written mainly in English. Words that recur across them include blux, been, share, click and interview. The captions tag #blux, #travelwriter, #paymeinplanetickets, #lifestyle and #luxurytravel.

You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take. -

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#BLUX #travelwriter #lifestyle #luxurytravel

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Had the pleasure of sharing a platform with and magic happened. A lot of us rarely, for whatever reasons, can’t speak the truth on what the travel industry has been doing to our culture for the longest time. I challenge you to read, watch, or listen to this interview and share.

Click link in bio

#PayMeInPlaneTickets #BLUX #BlackTravelAlliace #LatinoWorldTravelers
1996 Prom King & Queen
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#90sParty
🚨MADE THE COVER! 🚨 PAY ME IN PLANE TICKETS

There’s a lot of you that would love to learn more about who this Rafael Peña character is, what’s his motivation, where does his passion for travel come from. Well has given me the opportunity to share my story and talk about what actually is.

Special thanks to who conducted a masterful interview where I even got to learn things about myself I hadn’t realized.

Shout out to the community at for connecting us and encouraging us to make some editorial magic.

Click link in bio to listen to our conversation or read it on Pay Me In Plane Tickets #substack

#BLUX
Click link in bio for the full interview on #Spotify
hosted by

#PayMeInPlaneTickets #BLUX #travelwriter #bluxtravelclub
🚨ATTENTION🚨 Aspiring #travelwriters

Excited to share that I’ve been selected as one of the mentors for Visit Greater Palm Springs Meet The Mentors program in April.

For anyone interested in becoming a travel writer or have someone in your life with aspirations in today’s journalism click the link in my bio.

Buena Suerte!

#MeetTheMentors #Media #TravelMedia #greaterpalmsprings
I want to take this moment to wish #HappyBirthday to the most EXTRAORDINARY woman in my life. Today and for the rest of my life I celebrate you. You are #Paradise. I Love You

#GodsGift #ThankYouJesus #takemethruthere
Our guest list may have been intimate, but we don’t mind putting our love for each other on full blast! Finally ready to share our wedding teaser! On this day we went into a spiritual covenant with God and each other, and a different kind of love began. Happy Valentine’s Day ❤️❤️❤️to my forever love. ✈️
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✈️#ValentinesDay #ForeverValentine #LoveStory #RomanticMoments #HappilyEverAfter

Planner - Diana Lomeli of Charming Studio
Wedding Design and Florals -
Photographer - Emmanuel Alor of Cosmos Weddings
Videographer -
Makeup - Daniela Reyes Mattar
Hair - Felicia Peacock of She Sewn In Style
Cartering - Vero Lara Eventos
Bridal Dress - Allure Bridal
Bridal Boutique - Magnolia Lane
Groom Suit - Black Tux
Men’s Grooming - Ricky Thyam
Wedding Stationary - Charming Studio, Truly Engaging
Jewelers - Souly & Co. and Admans
Transportation - Servitran
Wedding Cake - Amore Mio
Fireworks - Arpisu
Travel Coordinator -
Bartender -
Entertainment - El Grupo Multidisciplinario Nómada
Woke up to see our #wedding had been featured on as the “top story”!??!! What an amazing feeling after all the hard work that was put in to make it happen. Thanking God for his favor, for her penmanship, for her friendship, and all the other vendors listed in the feature for their professionalism, and all of our #DestnationPena guests that made that weekend unforgettable. ❤️
Over the weekend, I had the privilege of serving as the #moderator for the Domestic Travel panel at, held in the charming city of Louisville, Kentucky. Nomadness Fest stands as a premier retreat, gathering travel industry creatives and businesses to foster connections and collaboratively explore the abundant opportunities within this dynamic field.

Panelists

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S/o for an amazing weekend!

#nomadnessfest #publicspeaking #host #panels

Rafael Peña's engagement

Rafael Peña's engagement rate on Instagram is 0.8%, under 1%, fewer than 1 like or comment per 100 followers. On a typical post that comes to about 1 like or comment for every 125 followers. An average post collects 175 likes and 10 comments, close to 18 likes for each comment.

Engagement rate

0.8%

Avg likes
175
Avg comments
10
Interactions : followers
1 : 125

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Who is Rafael Peña?

Rafael Peña (@iamrafaelpena) is a Journalist creator on Instagram, also filed under Travel and Travel Influencers. Rafael Peña carries Instagram's verified badge and uses an Instagram professional account. The Instagram bio for Rafael Peña runs to 16 words across 4 lines.

How many followers does Rafael Peña have?

Rafael Peña has 19,933 followers on Instagram (19.9K). Rafael Peña follows 3,252 accounts, so the audience is roughly 6.1 times the size of the list followed. Rafael Peña has built a substantial archive of 511 posts.

What is Rafael Peña's engagement rate?

Rafael Peña's engagement rate on Instagram is 0.8%, under 1%, fewer than 1 like or comment per 100 followers. On a typical post that comes to about 1 like or comment for every 125 followers. An average post collects 175 likes and 10 comments, close to 18 likes for each comment.

What does Rafael Peña post about on Instagram?

Flinque files Rafael Peña under 3 categories, led by Journalist and followed by Travel and Travel Influencers. Of the 10 most recent posts shown for Rafael Peña, 4 are videos, 3 are carousels and 3 are single images. The 10 recent Instagram captions Flinque holds for Rafael Peña repeatedly use the words blux, been, share, click and interview. Rafael Peña's captions carry hashtags such as #blux, #travelwriter and #paymeinplanetickets. Rafael Peña writes those captions mainly in English. The bio tags #Essence, #TravelandLeisure, #MiamiHerald and #CruiseCritic. Rafael Peña keeps 3 story highlights, which open with a free Flinque account.

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Rafael Peña's contact details are not published on Flinque's public profile. The Instagram bio links to 5 external sites, and a free Flinque account opens those links. Brands with a free Flinque account can shortlist Rafael Peña and use Flinque's outreach tools wherever a contact route is on file.

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