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Travel Kindly: Santa Monica

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By Kind Traveler  •  Posted on May 03, 2023

Santa Monica’s most iconic hotels share exclusive offers to incentivize travelers to drive community impact

Dreaming about a sustainable, California beach vacation that also gives back to the local community and environment? As the first statewide regenerative travel program kicks off with Visit California & Kind Traveler, Santa Monica Travel & Tourism (SMTT), a proud destination partner in the program, launches a new wave of opportunities for travelers to make a positive impact when visiting Santa Monica. To mobilize this new opportunity, 10 of the most iconic and sustainable hotels in Santa Monica share exclusive offers on Kind Traveler, incentivizing travelers to give back to Santa MoniCARES, a nonprofit organization supporting many Santa Monica-based nonprofit agencies addressing homelessness, environmental protection, arts & education, workforce development, at-risk youth, elderly assistance, DEI initiatives, and more.

 

With more than 97% of travelers revealing it’s important for their vacation dollars to positively impact the communities they visit (Kind Traveler 2022 Impact Tourism Report), it has never been easier to dream big and plan a vacation that creates not only meaningful memories, necessary relaxation and mental health benefits but also a lasting community impact. By booking a hotel with Kind Traveler, travelers can now travel kindly and meaningfully to support the local community with Santa MoniCARES, with 100% of donations supporting a variety of nonprofits in the community.

 

The way it works is simple: Through Kind Traveler’s Give + Get hotel booking and media platform, travelers unlock exclusive offers from participating Kind Hotels with a $10 or more donation to Santa MoniCARES, or to another charity of choice on the platform. Positive impact metrics are shared with every booking empowering future visitors with specific details in how their travel dollars are supporting the local community. As an example, a $10 donation to Santa MoniCARES will provide equipment and funding for clean beaches, rivers and watersheds. Travelers additionally have an opportunity to plant trees at the time of booking with Arbor Day Foundation; one-dollar plants one tree.

 

The Fairmont Miramar Hotel & Bungalows

Hotel Casa del Mar

To further sustainability awareness, travelers also have an opportunity to learn about the sustainability, wellness and community impact features of each property. For example, The Shore Hotel is Santa Monica’s first LEED Gold Certified hotel; The Fairmont Miramar Hotel & Bungalows boasts an eco-friendly spa; and The Ambrose Hotel was the first prestigious LEED EB (existing building) hotel in the U.S. and boasts a State of California’s Green Lodging Program Certificate, to name a few. Local neighborhood guides are shared with each hotel profile inspiring conscious, mindful, local travel opportunities and other ways to do good for the day or give back locally.

 

Hilton Santa Monica Hotel & Suites

Le Merigot Santa Monica Hotel

Discover the new opportunities for 2023 to plan your vacation and travel kindly in Santa Monica with participating hotels on Kind Traveler:

 

The Pierside Santa Monica

Santa Monica Proper Hotel

 
A Kind Destination: Santa Monica

As the first city to achieve Platinum level certification in LEED for Cities Version 4.1, Santa Monica has long championed sustainability. Boasting 3.5 miles of sun-kissed beach and year-round warm weather, Santa Monica was the first city (1994) to adopt a comprehensive Sustainability Plan. Kind travelers will love direct access to the world’s longest oceanfront bike trail (South Bay Bicycle Trail), 100 miles of bike facilities, 19 miles of green biking lanes, 150 public car charging stations, and the world’s first solar-powered Ferris Wheel, the Pacific Wheel. With 97 percent of the electricity drawn from renewable energy sources and a goal by 2050 to be carbon-neutral, Santa Monica makes for the perfect homebase to explore Southern California, naturally and responsibly.

 

Shutters on the Beach

The Ambrose Hotel Santa Monica

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The Shore Hotel Santa Monica

Viceroy Santa Monica

 

 

 

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