responsible travel: our favorite sustainable travel websites

THE BEST RESPONSIBLE TRAVEL WEBSITES

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Check out our favourite responsible travel websites

As you know, we love responsible tourism and encourage to leave as much as a positive impact as possible while traveling. Of course, you don’t have to spent your trip or holiday in an off-grid eco village and give up all on comfort. Responsible traveling is more about making active, informed choices. When we first started paying attention to the way we travel and our impact it took a lot of research to find exciting travel opportunities. However, over since sustainable travel has become a lot more popular and the movement has gained much traction exciting websites have sprung up.

Check out the below websites, we hope you find them as exciting as we do!

I-Like-Local – find authentic experiences across the world

I-like-local is probably our favorite responsible travel website. We love and admire the founder Sanne Meijboom because she an absolute inspiration. The online platform, founded in 2014, enables even the most minor player in the tourism industry by allowing locals to directly participate and charge their own prices. So for travelers seeking a truly authentic and local experience, I-like-local is the place to be. Sanne’s team does not only allow each host/guide to charge a fair price, but most importantly, they help market them through their platform. This means the local host will get 100% of all the money from the visitor.

You’ll find anything from farm stays, homestay, art and culture, and many other impactful activities all arranged by local people across Asia and Africa.

If you love community tourism and like participating in experiences that you know will benefit local communities and small business owners, get yourself booked at I-like-local.

Responsibletravel.com – tailor-made responsible travel packages

Founded in 2001, Responsibletravel.com can almost be considered a dinosaur. Probably the best place for conscious travelers looking for tailor-made packaged deals.

Despite sustainable stays, their packages include a wide range of fun activities, including cycling, hiking or spending, kayaking, or wildlife encounters.

The impact travel agency also works with some tremendous giving-back programs. They support local NGOs, change-makers, and the trip for a trip program that allows less fortunate kids to travel worldwide.

Book Different! – choose between over 2 million fair stays

Book different is a responsible travel platform that provides over 2 million sustainable stays around the world. An exciting social business committed to making travel – and the impact of the tourism industry – better.

Book different is all about raising awareness among travelers. Therefore they will tell you the co2 emissions of your stay per night.

The responsible travel website rates the listing according to:

Sustainable management in place
The use of fair and local practices
Respectful local cultures
Impact on environment

Responsbile travel website: book different!

Backstreet Academy – community based travel experiences in Asia

Following their promise of providing “Meaningful Travel Experiences,” Backstreet academy is another community tourism-based service that showcases immersive handcrafted experiences in Asia.

This startup lets you meet locals to explore the destination. Backstreet academy also introduces locals to the tourism market, ensuring the local host’s money is directly paid to them. The platform empowers thousands of individuals to earn money through tourism and offers insight into the local culture and learn something about the country that makes it more memorable for the visitor.

Socialbnb – stay with local NGOs

Socialbnb connects travelers with social & ecological organizations to create a unique travel experience. How? By matching aid organizations from all around the world with travelers looking for a place to stay. Most aid organizations have unused space that can easily be turned into lovely accommodations for travelers. By choosing to host travelers, they become able to be less financially dependent on donations. It’s important to note that it’s not about volunteering but rather staying at a place organization and supporting a cause with your tourism dollars and conscious decision-making.

Ecobnb – find eco-friendly .places to stay

Looking for an eco-friendly alternative to Airbnb? Look no further! Ecobnb, Europe’s biggest platform for eco-friendly stays, lets you discover eco-friendly places around the world.

You’ll find places that actively reduce their ecological footprint on the planet earth: organic farmhouses, eco-houses on the beaches, unique treehouses, bed and breakfast in ancient villages, bio hotels or zero-emissions wildlife refuges, etc.

Properties listed on Ecobnb need to fulfill 5 out of the 10 criteria listed: