At Be Journeyful we believe that being intentional about where you choose to stay when traveling is certainly one aspect of practicing mindfulness in travel, and an important one at that. To that end, we aim to discover socially conscious and sustainable accommodations and/or responsible booking sites that allow us to minimize any negative impacts our visit may inadvertently cause, while maximizing all the positive benefits that a responsible and mindful approach to travel can foster.
These are the top booking platforms we’ve uncovered to help you find and book more socially conscious and sustainable accommodations for your next journey.
Kind Traveler
A hotel booking site considered a leader in the conscious tourism space. Their Give + Get model allows you to book at one of the many “Kind Hotels” – a curated selection of socially minded and sustainable accommodations – that they’ve partnered with across multiple destination in the USA and, increasingly, around the world. Users give a $10 nightly donation, 100% of which goes directly to the charity of their choosing from Kind Traveler’s platform, and get exclusively discounted rates in return. A win-win!
Wayaj
An earth-friendly travel app designed for travelers to easily discover and book eco-friendly and sustainable accommodations around the world. Wayaj developed their own eco-rating system, or Eco Score, to rate the environmental and social impact of accommodations available on the app, allowing users to evaluate accommodations on a number of factors. They also offer carbon offsetting for your travels – on them! – if you book through the app.
Bookdifferent
A social travel enterprise with the aim of improving the collective impact of the tourism industry. Bookdifferent gives travelers the opportunity to book sustainable accommodation at over two million hotels worldwide, all checked for evironmentally and socially conscious practices through established ecolabels. Users who would like to have the best possible impact should look for the first options displayed after a search, which will have the “greenest” credentials – appropriately conveyed through a symbol made up of green hearts – per Bookdifferent’s staygreencheck.
EcoBnB
A sort of low impact and socially conscious version of AirBnB, EcoBnB’s mission is to change the way we travel by fostering the kind of responsible tourism that respects nature and local communities, and benefits the local economy. Sustainable accommodation options range from eco-friendly rural villas, to responsible B&Bs in charming villages, to unique glamping options, to a few city center boutique “bio” hotels. The selection is still growing and, in the meantime, it’s creating and nurturing a community of conscious travelers and hosts around the globe.
Sustainable accommodations often have a low impact on the natural environment
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