The heart that loves travel is the heart that can do good things for the whole community – people, animals, and the environment. And that's why we created Kind Traveler, a veteran-and-women-owned public benefit corporation, that's the world's first socially conscious Give + Get hotel booking and education platform that empowers travelers to positively impact the communities they visit through a network of 150+ destination-specific charities tied to the UN Global Goals.
The way it works is simple: Through the Kind Traveler Give + Get booking platform, travelers unlock exclusive hotel rates and perks upon a minimum of a $10 donation (or more) to a vetted local charity that positively impacts the community visited, or to a charity of choice. 100% of donations are given to charities. With every booking, travelers receive a positive impact report, sharing the impact of their donation, while also having an option to plant trees with Arbor Day Foundation. Visitors to Kind Traveler can also learn about the Kind Factors of each Kind Hotel - how they are advancing environmental sustainability, community impact, and individual wellness at a local level.
As of 2023, Kind Traveler represents Kind Hotels and tourism boards in 22 countries and 150+ charities globally. Kind Traveler has been cited in 500+ news articles and earned international awards from Newsweek (Future of Travel Award), Fast Company (World Changing Ideas Award), Travel + Leisure (Global Vision Award), Lufthansa Innovation Hub and UNWTO. As a Blue Startups portfolio company, Kind Traveler is also a signatory of the Glasgow Declaration, Future of Tourism Coalition (FOTC), a member of the Female Founder Collective, and 1% for the Planet. Kind Traveler IS a warrior for good, a shift in mindset, an idea with the power to evolve into a growing global movement fueled by everyday people like you who love to travel, by charities that dedicate themselves to creating a better place to live, and by hotels and unique properties that believe they have a responsibility to the communities where they do business. Learn more about how YOU can become a force for kindness the next time you travel by watching our welcome VIDEO.
Let's #DoMoreThanTravel together. It feels good to #TravelKindly