Travel is an inherently political act; failing to recognize the colonization and theft of native lands has — for far too long — been the standard in the travel industry….
The 2022 Bessie Awards: Travel Industry Awards for Women of Impact
Welcome to the premier travel industry awards for women! The finalists have been announced for the 4th annual Bessie Awards, hosted by Wanderful and the WITS Travel Creator + Brand…
Support These 21 Women-Focused Non-Profits Around The World
At Wanderful, our mission is to make travel better for ALL women. As travelers, we support each other through our global membership network, offering advice, travel tips, and a friendly…
Follow These 25 Plus Size Travel Creators Right Now
These creators are proving that travel is for every body. They’re hitting the hiking trails and surfing the waves, they’re globetrotting and highlighting the joys of traveling close to home….
Meet Algeria’s First Female Travel Vlogger Forging a New Path for Women
Being the first to do something comes with responsibility and an innate need to get creative. Without a roadmap to follow and lacking mentorship that reflects your experience, being “the…
Meet the Trailblazer Cultivating a Community of Black Women Digital Nomads
Wanda Duncan just never slows down. Whether that’s in reference to her non-stop traveling life or her constant new creations with her work…Wanda Duncan is taking the world by storm. …
How One Woman Championed Responsible Tourism & Created “Just a Drop”
Wanderful is proud to partner with Just a Drop, an organization working at a grassroots level to support communities around the world with access to sustainable safe water solutions, sanitation…
Meet this Remarkable 70-Something Scuba Diver Traveling the World Solo
As a 70-something solo female traveler, Deborah Graves challenges preconceptions and stereotypes regularly. To top it off, she is certainly not your average leisure traveler taking the occasional vacation to…
Meet the Brazilian Photographer Advocating for Women via Nude Photography
While in Salvador, Brazil, Helene Dötsch met photographer Céu Albuquerque. Joining the photographer for one of her sessions, she discovered how Céu helps women and non-binary people all over Brazil…
Introducing Local Purse: A New Way to Experience Virtual Travel
In a small, somewhat-unknown community in Guatemala sits a town by the name of San Juan La Laguna, on the edge of Lake Atitlán. It is here that a women’s…
Meet the Navy Pilot Leading the Way in Sustainable Travel
“Pivot” has been the theme of the travel industry in 2020 as the world came to a screeching halt and almost all travel stopped with the pandemic. But for Shelby…
Meet the Woman Who Created The New Green Book for Black Travelers
Wanderful is publishing this story in partnership with REP CO, a brand new storytelling collaborative that covers issues of racial and social justice and is powered by volunteer media professionals….
For Love of Travel and Photography
If you are like me, travel is one of your favorite things. I must have been born under the sign of ‘travel’ because I was born at the World’s Fair…
Moving Forward: Why I Created the Anti-Racism Town Hall
It’s 6:00am and my Google Home alarm goes off playing the song “I Was Here” by Beyonce. One of my favorite songs to wake up to — it’s my daily…
Meet the Journalist Leading Socially Responsible Trips in Africa
Jacky Habib is a freelance journalist and founder of New Lens Travel, a social enterprise fostering connections between tourists and local storytellers in Africa. Get her tips for travelers and…