About Us
As a veteran-and-women-owned public benefit corporation, Kind Traveler’s mission is to empower a new generation of travelers into a financial force that betters the health and well-being of individuals, animals, and the environment in communities around the world.
"The kind of heart that seeks new places is the same heart that can protect them." - Jessica Blotter, CEO & Co-Founder of Kind Traveler
At Kind Traveler, the heart that loves to explore also holds the power to create meaningful change for people, animals, and the planet. We invite travelers to go beyond simply “doing no harm” and become advocates for causes that uplift the places they visit, leaving a legacy of kindness wherever they go.
Kind Traveler is the first responsible travel platform that empowers travelers to positively impact the communities they visit by supporting local environmental, community, and animal welfare initiatives with every trip. Through its signature Every Stay Gives Back™ program, Kind Traveler partners with lodging and destination organizations to ensure a portion of every guest’s stay funds local nonprofits, turning everyday travel into meaningful opportunities to give back.
As a pioneering public benefit corporation and women- and veteran-owned company in regenerative tourism since 2016, Kind Traveler reimagines travel as a force for kindness. Measurable and meaningful impact metrics shared through traveler-friendly impact dashboards foster deeper emotional and meaningful connections and storytelling between travelers and destinations.
Kind Traveler has partnered with hotels and destinations in more than nine countries, supported 100+ vetted charities aligned with the UN Global Goals, and continues to grow its impact daily through community and environmental resilience and destination stewardship efforts.
Kind Traveler’s award-winning model has been recognized by Fast Company, Travel + Leisure, Conde Nast Traveler, The New York Times, Newsweek, Lufthansa Innovation Hub, and the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), with features in more than 600 media outlets.
DESTINATION STEWARDSHIP
By partnering with leading destinations and DMOs across the U.S. and Mexico—including Visit California, Visit Greater Palm Springs, Sonoma County Tourism, Love Catalina Island, Visit Oceanside, Visit San Luis Obispo, See Monterey, Los Cabos Tourism, and the Oregon Coast Visitors Association—Kind Traveler helps amplify destination stewardship and responsible tourism initiatives.
Through measurable impact reporting, emotionally engaging storytelling, and cross-sector collaboration, Kind Traveler enables its partners to showcase the positive change they bring to their communities.
Kind Traveler is 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.
Let's #DoMoreThanTravel together. It feels good to #TravelKindly
WE EMPOWER TRAVELERS TO BECOME:
OUR CORE VALUES & GOALS
In 2019, pre Covid-19, there were 1.4 billion trips worldwide. That's 1.4 billion opportunities to empower kindness in creating positive community and environmental impact in destinations. Kind Traveler's goals are purposefully aligned with the United Nations' Global Goals for sustainable development: preventing poverty and hunger, protecting the planet, and promoting well-being and equality for individuals and animals.
WELLBEING
Our belief is that the kinder you are to yourself, the better you will be. So we encourage travelers, as well as our partners, to support wellness, mindfulness and healthy lifestyles whenever they can.
LOCAL & GLOBAL COMMUNITIES
100% of donations go to local charities that benefit communities, the environment, and animal welfare in the destinations travelers visit.
TRANSPARENCY
We’re committed to transparency in what we do. Kind Traveler's LIVE impact dashboards inform travelers of the positive impact of their stay and the donations raised so far while inspiring with additional ways to get involved.
ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP
We practice and advance choices that support clean air, clean water, natural resource conservation, wildlife and biodiversity preservation, and a reduced carbon footprint. We highlight and engage individuals, companies and organizations creating kinder and more sustainable standards in travel.
HUMANE CHOICES
We practice and promote choices that support cruelty-free lifestyles and the humane treatment of all animals. We do not believe in animals being used for entertainment or testing.
ECONOMIC GROWTH
Our lodging and destination partners are cornerstones of their communities — driving tourism and job creation. By pointing travelers directly to our hotel members, we’re able to support local communities and hotels that care.
WIN-WIN PARTNERSHIPS
We create ongoing win-win partnerships with our travel and nonprofit partners. We believe in fairness, innovation, and honest communications.
SMART GIVING
We guide intelligent giving decisions by advancing transparency of top-performing charities.
HUMAN RIGHTS
We respect and advance diversity and universal human rights. We denounce prejudice and inspire dignity.
EDUCATION
Through education of today’s most pivotal societal concerns, we seek to inspire conscious decision-making that keeps the greater good in mind.
THE UNITED NATIONS' GLOBAL GOALS FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
All charities and nonprofits on Kind Traveler are aligned to tackle the Sustainable Development Goals. Learn more about some of the positive impact we've made so far.
LENS OF KINDNESS
Kind Traveler's DNA is shaped through a lens of kindness that thoughtfully considers the wellbeing of local and global communities, individual wellness, environmental sustainability, and animal welfare in all of its actions, communications, and promotions.
Learn more about what makes us different and the positive impact we've created so far.