Wanderful’s Conscious Traveler Reading Club is a community-led reading and discussion circle for our Wanderful members to be better informed and educated on how to be a more conscious traveler. …
Access Granted: 6 Tips for Travelers with Disabilities
“If they don’t give you a seat at the table, bring in a folding chair.” Shirley Chisholm Having been born with spina bifida and hydrocephalus, I grew up always feeling…
Why Creating a Philanthropic Business in the Travel Industry Is More Important Than Ever
When I set out to build my business in the travel industry, I knew there had to be a philanthropic approach. Going back as far as I can remember —…
This Inspirational Community Project In Medellin Allows Women To Flourish
Being a woman in Colombia is not easy. In 2020 alone, 630 women were killed because of their gender. Mothers face violence by their family members, young women have difficulties…
Why That List of Safest Places to Travel For Women Is Problematic
So, where should we all travel when the world opens up? If you’re like me, you’re thinking about that bucket list adventure — that epic vacation you’re going to take…
Ethical Concerns for All-Inclusive Resorts (& What Happened When I Stayed at One)
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…