How to Save Money on a Hotel by Donating to Charity Cailey Rizzo - Travel+Leisure
go to original August 30, 2016

How You Can Travel Kindly with Kind Traveler (Kind Traveler)

It feels good to save money. But it also feels good to make the world a little better, right?

Kind Traveler is a new hotel booking site that gives hotel guests discounts after they donate to a cause they are passionate about.

By donating at least $10 to a charity of their choice, future guests receive savings of 10 to 25 percent off a hotel’s listed rates with Kind Traveler.

The way it works is that hotels on the site, which are located throughout the U.S., Mexico and Caribbean, choose a cause they care about. When guests donate to that cause, the hotel will give them a discount. It helps the hotel attract a certain type of guest while furthering any social good goals.

The hotels can choose from charities that work in wildlife, human rights, arts & music, education, environment, health, disaster relief or animal welfare. Some high-profile organizations included are Salvation Army, World Food Program and Make-A-Wish. Donations are forwarded directly to the charities, and neither the hotel nor Kind Traveler takes a cut, according to the company.

... Two doesn't exactly make a trend, but Kind Traveler isn't alone: Purpose Hotel, currently raising funds on Kickstarter, is also looking to combine hospitality and charity.

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