As we celebrate Earth Day and consider what it means to return to travel, it’s important to delve deeper into how the industry impacts local communities and the environment. Contributor…
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 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…
This Surf Community Empowers Women to Challenge the Status Quo
I can tell you countless stories of being one of the only women out in the water. It happens all too frequently. Surfing is a male-dominated sport and, more often…
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…
5 February: How to Challenge the Travel Industry on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
In 2020, Wanderful created the Moving Forward Anti-Racism Town Hall as a solutions-oriented dialogue for Black creators, allies, and brands to discuss actionable steps to foster anti-racism in the travel…
How to Practice Anti-Oppression as Travel & Culture Content Creators
In early 2020, I landed a major influencer marketing contract with an internationally-recognized brand – one that has been around for over a hundred years and one that has undoubtedly become…
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…
Traveling While Deaf, and How To Make Tourism More Inclusive & Accessible
I was taught to believe that it wasn’t really possible for me to travel, not just because I am a woman, but because I am Deaf, too. Actually, I believed…
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…
How to Practice Allyship to Native & Indigenous Peoples When We Travel
When the organizers of WITS Online asked me to moderate a panel that focused on Indigenous issues, I was excited… and yet, I’ll admit, I had some insecure reservations. I’ve…
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….
25 Inspiring Latinx Travel Influencers to Follow Right Now
We love these Latinx travel influencers and their ability to inspire wanderlust! From dreamy photos to travel tips-filled video series and more, these experts are leading the way in travel….
What We’re Doing to #MoveTravelForward
It’s been a few months since we’ve challenged travel creators and industry to identify three ways they can help #MoveTravelForward. While the conversations about fostering anti-racism in travel have quieted,…
Weaving to Peace: The History Behind Rwanda’s Iconic Peace Basket
When driving down one of Rwanda’s mountain roads, winding through terraced green valleys, I would often see Rwandese women walking gracefully with lidded baskets atop their heads. These iconic baskets…