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130 Hotels, Destinations, & Charities Empowering Travelers To Do Good
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Jessica Parker Consulting

Aug 15, 2017, 12:00 ET

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What impact has Kind Traveler made in its first year?
What impact has Kind Traveler made in its first year?

Los Angeles, California (PRWEB) August 15, 2017 -- Click to Tweet: 130 Hotels, Destinations + Charities on @Kind_Traveler Giving Travelers the Power to do Good #TravelKindly KindTraveler.com

130 Hotels, Destinations + Charities on @Kind_Traveler Giving Travelers the Power to do Good #TravelKindly KindTraveler.com

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Kind Traveler, the travel industry’s first socially-conscious, ‘Give + Get’ hotel booking platform and blog, nearly triples its hotel and destination inventory in its first year of business. Expanding on its mission to empower travelers to become a force that benefits communities, the environment, and animals, Kind Traveler celebrates 130 hotels, destinations, and charities that have come together to fulfill this vision.

Additionally celebrating 2017 as the UN-designated International Year of Sustainable Tourism, the 57 hotels, 50 charities, and 23 destinations that have teamed up with Kind Traveler are working together to fulfill Kind Traveler’s mission that’s strategically aligned with the United Nations’ Global Goals for Sustainable Development: preventing poverty, protecting the planet, and promoting wellbeing for all.

The way it works is simple: travelers give a $10 nightly donation to a local charity that positively impacts the neighborhood they are traveling to, or to a charity of choice; as reward for their donation, travelers unlock an exclusive hotel rate and special perks with curated hotels and unique properties throughout the United States, Mexico, Canada, the Caribbean, and Costa Rica. 100 percent of the donations raised on the Kind Traveler platform are given to charity.

Metrics of ‘What $10 Can Do’ are communicated throughout the site, giving travelers a tangible example of the type of impact they can create by booking with Kind Traveler. For example, an exclusive hotel rate is unlocked with a $10 donation to City Harvest that will also help feed 40 in-need New Yorkers. A $10 donation can also help plant 10 trees with Arbor Day Foundation; provide 40 nutritional meals for school children in need with World Food Program USA; and feed one rescue animal for one week with Animal Defenders International. In addition to making a positive impact, travelers will receive exclusive rates that are as or more competitive than many travel booking sites, as well as perks such as complimentary breakfast, discounted spa treatments, waived resort fees, etc.

“We are witnessing a powerful shift towards consciousness in traveler spending, and Kind Traveler is facilitating the connection between travelers and businesses that want to be an active participant in addressing societal and environmental challenges,” said Jessica Blotter, CEO & Co-Founder of Kind Traveler.

According to the 2017 Cone Communications CSR Study, 89 percent of consumers will switch to a brand that supports a good cause over one that does not, given similar price and quality. Before Kind Traveler, there was not a hotel booking site that helps travelers vote with their dollars for causes they care about with the reward of exclusive hotel rates. The opportunity for travelers to marry purpose with purchase comes at a time when individuals are looking to have an impact on important issues, given the political, societal and environmental uncertainties that regularly dominate news headlines.

"Today there are 1.2 billion international travelers and there are 1.8 billion projected by 2030. The impact of tourism on the world can be positive or negative. Kind Traveler helps everyday travelers become a positive force for good by providing values-aligned vacation options that serve the greater good," said Kelley Louise executive director of Travel+SocialGood, a nonprofit launched in partnership with +SocialGood Network, a United Nations Foundation initiative.

Kind Traveler helps travelers and hotels create an impact on both a global and a local level. Kind Traveler is helping to address global challenges through its network of global charities including American Red Cross, Animal Defenders International, Arbor Day Foundation, Bright Pink®, Global Green USA, Little Kids Rock, Make-A-Wish, The Gentle Barn, The Keep A Breast Foundation, The Salvation Army, and World Food Program USA.

On a local level, when a hotel joins the platform, Kind Traveler helps them to facilitate an alliance with a local charity. This gives travelers the ability to address hyper-local issues through its network of local charities including AlfaLit International, Austin Parks Foundation, Big Medium, BC SPCA, Boys & Girls Clubs of Coachella Valley, Boys & Girls Club of Hollywood, BUILD Moto, Children's Museum of La Crosse, City Harvest, Community Housing Partnership San Francisco, Culinaria, Donda's House, El Ganzo Community Center, Feeding South Florida, Friends of the High Line, Friends of La Tortuga Viva | The Ocean Foundation, Fundación Brisas, Health Alliance for Austin Musicians, Henry Street Settlement, Keep Houston Beautiful, La Jolla Historical Society, Lower Eastside Girls Club, Marine Mammal Care Center Los Angeles, New York Restoration Project, North Shore Ocean Education Coalition, Ocean Institute, Pacific Marine Mammal Center, Raymond Gardiner High School Turks & Caicos, San Francisco SPCA, Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties, South Florida CARES Mentoring Network, spcaLA, StreetWise, Surfrider Foundation Miami Chapter, Telluride Foundation, The Landing, The Sanneh Foundation, Venice Family Clinic, and 2 Hands 2 Cans.

Travelers can now book hotels with 57 hotels and 24 destinations to include Los Angeles: Dream Hollywood, The Hollywood Roosevelt; The Mondrian LA (West Hollywood); Hotel Angeleno (Westwood); Hotel Erwin (Venice Beach); Terranea Resort (Palos Verdes); Palm Springs: Colony Palms; Desert Hot Springs: Two Bunch Palms; Dana Point: Monarch Beach Resort; San Diego: La Valencia Hotel; San Jose: Hotel Valencia Santana Row; San Francisco: Hotel G, The Mosser Hotel, Kensington Park Hotel, Serrano Hotel; Hawaii: Turtle Bay Resort (Oahu); New York City: Arlo Hotel NoMad, Arlo Hotel SoHo, The Benjamin, The Standard East Village, The Standard High Line, Dream Midtown, Dream Downtown; Miami: The Betsy - South Beach, COMO Metropolitan Miami Beach, 1 Hotel South Beach, The Palms Hotel & Spa, Dream South Beach; Chicago: Virgin Hotels Chicago, The James Chicago – Magnificent Mile, Hotel Felix; Austin: Lone Star Court, Hotel Ella, South Congress Hotel; Houston: Hotel Sorella CityCentre, Hotel Ylem; San Antonio: Hotel Valencia Riverwalk; Colorado: Lumière Telluride; Wisconsin: The Charmant Hotel (La Crosse), The Iron Horse Hotel (Milwaukee); Minnesota: Hewing Hotel (Minneapolis); Mexico: Hotel El Ganzo (San José del Cabo), Playa Viva (Juluchuca), NIZUC (Cancún), Las Brisas Acapulco, Las Hadas Golf Resort & Marina Manzanillo, Las Brisas Huatalco, Las Brisas Ixtapa, Hacienda Jurica, Galeria Plaza Reforma (Mexico City), Galeria Plaza Veracruz; The Caribbean: COMO Parrot Cay (Turks & Caicos); Costa Rica: Casa Chameleon Las Catalinas, Casa Chameleon Mal Pais, Casa Chameleon OCiO Villas; Canada: Hotel Loden (Vancouver).

Kind Traveler’s mission is supported by its founding sponsors Fathom (Carnival Corporation’s 10th and newest brand) and Gensler. Supporting sponsors include Visit California, Discover Los Angeles, Visit West Hollywood, Orange County Visitors Association, Highway 1 Discovery Route, The Boutique & Lifestyle Lodging Association (BLLA), Travel+SocialGood, Tourism Cares, Travel & Adventure Show, Soapbox, Tofurky, LSTN Sound Co., CatCon Worldwide, LOVE GOODLY, Acure Organics, Jambu & Co., Panda Sunglasses, Wanderful, MacroLife Naturals, YOGASCAPES, SNUBA®, LATHER, Green Matters, and CREST (Center for Responsible Travel).

For all charity information and destinations, visit http://www.kindtraveler.com. Please tell your friends, share your experience with us on social media – Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn - and remember to #TravelKindly.

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jessica(at)tripwhisperer(dot)nyc
484-410-7122

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ABOUT KIND TRAVELER
Kind Traveler, a Public Benefit Corporation (PBC), is the first socially-conscious, 'Give + Get' hotel booking platform to empower travelers to become a force that benefits the wellbeing of communities, the environment, and animals. Travelers 'give' to a local charity that positively impacts the neighborhood they are traveling to, or to a charity of choice; as reward for their donation, they 'get' an exclusive rate to book directly with curated hotels and unique properties. 100 percent of the donations raised on the Kind Traveler platform go directly to charities.

Jessica Parker, Jessica Parker Consulting, +1 4844107122, [email protected]

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What $10 can do? Month of care for a rescued animal.
What $10 can do? Month of care for a rescued animal.
What $10 can do? Trees planted in U.S. National forests affected by fires + natural disasters.
What $10 can do? Trees planted in U.S. National forests affected by fires + natural disasters.
What $10 can do? Beach clean-up event + expenses.
What $10 can do? Beach clean-up event + expenses.
What $10 can do? Nutritional meals for in-need children.
What $10 can do? Nutritional meals for in-need children.
What $10 can do? Packs of organic seeds for a community garden.
What $10 can do? Packs of organic seeds for a community garden.
What $10 can do? Days of music lessons to an under-served student.
What $10 can do? Days of music lessons to an under-served student.
What $10 can do? Pieces of educational materials on breast cancer prevention.
What $10 can do? Pieces of educational materials on breast cancer prevention.
What $10 can do? Hygiene kits for women + children survivors of sex-trafficking.
What $10 can do? Hygiene kits for women + children survivors of sex-trafficking.
Kind Traveler What $10 can do? Month of care for a rescued animal. What $10 can do? Trees planted in U.S. National forests affected by fires + natural disasters. What $10 can do? Beach clean-up event + expenses. What $10 can do? Nutritional meals for in-need children. What $10 can do? Packs of organic seeds for a community garden. What $10 can do? Days of music lessons to an under-served student. What $10 can do? Pieces of educational materials on breast cancer prevention. What $10 can do? Hygiene kits for women + children survivors of sex-trafficking.

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