KIND TRAVELER

Kind Traveler is the world’s first socially conscious Give + Get hotel booking platform that empowers travelers to positively impact the communities they visit. Through the Give + Get platform, travelers unlock exclusive rates and perks upon giving a minimum of a $10 donation to a locally vetted charity that advances the wellbeing of the community visited. 100% of donations go to charity. Travelers can search for Kind Hotels based on initiatives towards wellness, sustainability, and community ... impact. As of 2021, Kind Traveler represents 140 hotels in 22 countries. All 100+ charities that are tied to address the United Nations’ Global Goals for Sustainable Development largely centered around fighting poverty, advancing environmental sustainability and equality. Kind Traveler is a Blue Startups portfolio company and has been featured in 525+ news outlets including The New York Times, Travel + Leisure, Conde Nast Traveler, The Huffington Post, Yahoo News, U.S. World News & Report, AFAR, The San Francisco Chronicle, Hotels Magazine, Green Lodging News, Skift, Lodging Magazine, The Seattle Times + more. Awards include: Winner: 2021 Newsweek Future of Travel Award – Travel Tech/Startups Category Finalist: 2021 Fast Company World Changing Ideas Award Finalist: 2021: World Tourism Forum Lucerne (Switzerland) Innovation Challenge Winner: 2020 Travel + Leisure, Global Vision Award Winner: 2019 Lufthansa Innovation Hub Changemaker Challenge, Germany Finalist: 2019 UNWTO Tourism Tech Adventure, Chile Finalist: 2019 Make Change Awards, Innovation of the Year, LA Finalist: 2019 Bessie Awards, Startup of the Year, U.S. Winner: 2018 Best Ethical Travel Agency, ELUXE Mag, U.K. Winner: 2018 Business Supporter of the Year, Marine Mammal Care Center, LA Winner: 2017 Rising Star in Tourism, Women in Travel & Tourism International