Another day, another Women’s History Month. It seems every year this magical month comes around when I am asked to speak at events and hit the news circuits, make exciting…
The Travel Industry Needs to Change. That’s Why We Work With Imperfect Companies
Let’s face it: The travel industry is deeply, massively imperfect. It can be wasteful and sometimes overly indulgent. It takes advantage of deeply embedded power dynamics and structures. It can…
Micro-Influencers will drive the travel industry in 2021. Here’s why.
I’ve had a lot of conversations the past few days with people working in travel marketing, namely destinations and PR firms. This, in itself, is good news. It comes after…
Travel is a Political Act
In 2006 and 2007 I lived abroad in Coimbra, Portugal. Those days were filled with morning espressos by the riverside, afternoons studying Portuguese Manueline-style architecture and late nights listening to…
2020 Was About Redesign. 2021 Will Be About Relaunch
A note from Wanderful’s Founder and CEO Beth Santos on how 2020 forced the travel industry to redesign itself. Plus, a look ahead at how we can relaunch travel in…
Black Lives Matter
A message to our Wanderful community: When we travel, we immerse ourselves in the worlds of other people. If we’re lucky, those moments of immersion change us for the better….
Announcing Our 2020 Trip to Bali, Indonesia
Introducing the newest women’s trip brought to you by Wanderful and Purposeful Nomad in June, 2020.
Introducing our International Women’s Day Events Around the World
Our Wanderful chapters around the world are gearing up for an amazing International Women’s Day 2019. Join us for an event in a city near you! March 7 Los Angeles: Women Who Wander at…
Wanderful and Slice: Now homesharing can be safer than ever before
When we launched our homesharing network, we wanted to make sure that every woman traveler had an affordable place to stay wherever she was in the world. Now with listings…
Travel Makes a Better World. Join our Peace Postcard Party on September 21 – Wherever You Are
I’ll never forget the day I realized that travel was so much more than getting a stamp in a passport. I was sitting in class on my first day of…
Introducing: Our Newest Organizers
Our next cohort of Wanderful organizers has launched! Meet them and see where our newest Wanderful chapters are located around the world.
Digital Nomads & Freelancers: Breather Might Be the Temporary Meeting Space of Your Dreams
On a cold day in midtown Manhattan, I lounged on a couch in an airy, sunlit room. My team – the amazing women who organize the annual Women in Travel…
This Women’s Day, We Need You to Support Women in Developing Economies
Happy International Women’s Day! We’re just over one week into Wanderful’s new site launch and we couldn’t be more excited. We’ve seen dozens of new members sign up in the past…
Wanderful: The World’s First Homesharing Network for Women
Notice anything different? After months of teasing, the new Wanderful is finally here. When Wanderful incorporated in 2013, I never imagined how much our community would flourish and grow. I am constantly surprised…
Travel Blogger? Don’t Ignore These 7 New Trends in Travel
As travel bloggers, we often see ourselves as the foreign correspondents: The on-the-ground experts with our ears toward the latest trends and happenings in travel. We are the experimenters, testing…