Kynder

01/08/2022

"[Kynder's] belief in positivity, love, and goodness is palpable as they encourage and inspire." We're deeply grateful for Castles and Carpools including Kynder in this travel for good roundup! 🙏🌏💚 Click below to read more, have a wonderful day!

Meet 8 of the best travel blogs and Instagram accounts. They show us how to plan great family vacations. AND teach us about giving back to the community. Make the world in which we travel a little better. 

17/05/2022

"By choosing establishments and experiences through Kynder, travelers can enjoy unique tourism experiences while supporting environmentalism at the same time." What a pleasant surprise, thank you WeTravel!! 🙏💚🌎
https://www.wetravel.com/academy/combating-climate-change/

Looking for innovative ways to combat climate change? Read our guide on how thirteen travel companies are reducing their carbon footprint.

18/01/2022

"Kynder looks at where hotels source their food, as well as their efforts to reduce waste — but they also consider the treatment of a hotel’s staff before including any hotel on their site. “We can stay at an eco hotel and enjoy a lovely cafe with a sustainable garden; but if that eco hotel and cafe are not treating their staff well, or if we are rude guests, then we are not sustainable travelers,” Maya says." Thank you Mic! 🙏 https://www.mic.com/life/eco-friendly-hotels

With the growing demand for green travel alternatives comes a rise in greenwashing hotels. Here's how to know if a hotel is actually sustainable.

03/12/2021

The party’s on Instagram! ✨💚✨ Join us! https://www.instagram.com/kyndertravel

27/10/2021

Be kind 😊🙏🏻❤️

15/10/2021

If this isn’t enough to kick us into high gear then I don’t know what is 😳 A must read interactive warning map for the world. The timeline for heat, floods, fires… what will be happening where you live?

Earth is already becoming unlivable. Will governments act to stop this disaster from getting worse?

04/10/2021

'Nine New Places to Stay in Italy' - A sincere thank you to Dream of Italy TV Show & Travel Magazine for featuring Kynder's Borgo di Sotto in the Autumn edition! 🍂 If Tuscany is on your wish list, read on! ☺️

This is one of the featured properties in the article Nine New Places to Stay in Italy that appeared in the August/September 2021 issue of Dream of Italy. Nestled in the tiny Tuscan village of Montefollonico is Borgo di Sotto, a three-story 12th-century townhouse thoughtfully and sustainably restore...

24/09/2021

Great news in hospitality! 🙌

Restaurants will no longer be able to take a proportion of staff tips or service charge under new plans to be set out by the Government today (24 September).

24/08/2021

"Something else the ancient Hawaiians came up with was the notion of mālama, which is most often translated as “take care.” It applies to both people and things, with the understanding that all aspects of life are part of a single interdependent whole, and that if you take without giving you upset the balance that makes the world work." Just what we need 🙏❤ Condé Nast Traveler

Most often translated as “take care,” mālama is a key part of Hawaii’s past—and its future.

23/08/2021

Honored to be interviewed for the Condé Nast Traveler ethical travel column by Matt Ortile. Filled with wisdom for the conscious traveler... look for "sincerity and specifics." 🙏❤

In our Ethical Traveler advice column, we tackle the tricky moral dilemmas and questions that arise when traveling during a pandemic.

06/08/2021

A thought-provoking read by profound thinkers 😊 Thank you Anand 🙏🏻

Environmental advocates Ayana Elizabeth Johnson and Katharine Wilkinson on why saving the planet requires less guilting and more galvanizing, less emailing and more organizing, less doom and more joy

16/06/2021

Did you know? 😟 "The convenience of these apps masks an inherently predatory nature, with crippling fees and dubious business practices that afflict restaurants and delivery drivers..." Delivery co-ops are the future! 👏 The Counter Newsroom

The Grubhub model is here to stay. But community-based delivery services could be lifelines for small restaurants battling huge commission fees.

18/05/2021

As hospitality begins to open their doors for us I celebrate 🙏🏻 All the love, kindness, and care is being served again.⁠⠀
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How much we have missed!⁠⠀
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For me, hospitality is the most powerful force in the world for good. Hospitality is a universal language, across cultures. It is something we all need to be well in this world.⁠⠀
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The kindly feelings between guest and host live again ❤️⁠⠀
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As we return to hospitality, to each other, to hospitality owners and staff that have been through hell, let us be kind. Let us be grateful. ⁠⠀
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Let's tell them how happy we are to have them back.⁠⠀
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Our world is so much more beautiful because of them. Because of hospitality—in our own homes, the homes of others, and in hospitality establishments all over the world 🙏🏻🌍❤️⁠⠀
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🔎 LINK IN BIO for why hospitality is good for humanity.⁠⠀
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29/04/2021

We've not had enough of this for a long time—but we can remember! 😊 And we can look forward to our future feasts together! ❤️⁠⠀
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Hospitality works magic. When we gather together, at the table, at events, at retreats, we so often find unity. Connection. Agreement.⁠⠀
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Somehow, everything is suspended in those moments... we reconcile, we love, we celebrate.⁠⠀
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What hospitality spots have you missed the most? Who are you most excited to gather with again for a feast? You don't have to comment about it (although I'd love if you did), but I hope you'll dream about your return to hospitality, to food and wine and pleasure, and to those you love and the new friends you make 🙏🏻⁠⠀
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Much love and I hope to see you at a festive feast sometime soon!! 🥰⁠⠀
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28/04/2021

Would you like to stay here for a night?⁠ 💖💫⁠⠀
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This magical monastery is a haven of serenity for solo travelers, yogis, and romance seekers... With such authenticity you'll feel like you've stepped way back in time.⁠⠀
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In Umbria, Italy, just next to Tuscany—nestled deep in the woods...⁠⁠with no WIFI, no TVs—just you and the sun, and the woods, and the stars.⁠⠀
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You'll find them on Kynder 😊⁠ ⁠⠀
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Aren't we all seeking a little bit of magic in our lives? ✨💖⁠✨ You'll find it here at Eremito. ⁠⠀
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27/04/2021

In ancient Greece, hospitality was revered as a sacred contract between guest and host. ξενία (xenía) was pure hospitality in action—acts of kind reciprocity between ‘self’ and ‘other’ essential for a civilized society. ⠀
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The highest expression of xenia welcomed the ‘other’ as an extension of the self. ⠀
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Indeed, there was no ‘other.’⠀
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We now live in a harsh climate—a review-riddled world driven by big business and all things fast, cheap, and easy. ⠀
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The health of the soil beneath our feet, the air that we breathe, and every living being is under siege. ⠀
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Words of division escalate louder and louder. ⠀
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Service is too often equated with servitude, our humanity increasingly lost in a sea of the superficial.⠀
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I created Kynder to resist, to progress, and to heal—by celebrating mindful action, kind hearts, open minds, and generosity of spirit in the hospitality and travel industry. To dig deeper, to discover special gems, to pursue what is real.⠀
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To find the love.⠀
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To spotlight the passionate humans who are staying true to the soul of hospitality—brave forces to be reckoned with, bucking the mainstream and preserving our planet in the process. ⠀
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Those stepping away from the mass produced—loving their staff, giving their all, doing their best to navigate the current hospitality landscape.⠀
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Kynder was created for those who seek to live kindly. For those who value hospitality in their own daily lives. For those who seek to protect the planet and each other—those with a passion for people, for service, for global citizenship, for transformative travel.⠀
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Let hospitality be the spirit that binds us. ⠀
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Let us always welcome ‘other’ as ourselves.⠀
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Let us return to xenia 🙏🏻❤️⠀
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26/04/2021

Your own little eco pod awaits! 🌿💚🌿⁠⠀
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At you can nest in your very own geodesic dome, trek the Andes, and enjoy a full sit-down and sustainably-made meal at camp! ⛰⁠⠀
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How fun would it be to organize a bunch of friends and family to occupy all the domes??⁠⠀
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Just a few more super cool details about Peru Eco Camp:⁠⠀
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🌿 They use organic fertilizers and compost produced by the waste of fruits and vegetables from the kitchen.⁠⠀
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🌿 Camps are powered by solar energy and water turbine systems.⁠⠀
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🌿 Water is filtered and treated with UV light so it is safe to drink the tap water, reducing the use of plastic bottles.⁠⠀
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🌿 Liquid waste is filtered and then goes back into the ground. Whole waste goes into a container with a biodegradable system and once a year, this container is emptied, with the compost is used for reforestation.⁠⠀
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💚 Local hosts guide you so you can feel good knowing you're in expert hands and contributing to local employment.⁠⠀
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Are you inspired to glamp kindly, eco-Peruvian style?? 😊⁠
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22/04/2021

Happy Earth Day!! 🌲🌏❤️ Today and every day we stand united with all who care deeply about preserving, protecting, and regenerating our precious planet and honoring our shared humanity.⁠⠀
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Nature so beautifully shows us how we are interconnected. Every single everything! ⁠⠀
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When we pause, we can sense that we are ONE 🙏🏻⁠⠀
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And every thing we do impacts everything and everyone. ⁠⠀
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A tremendous responsibility we each hold but also an all-encompassing blessing.⁠⠀
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So as we move through the world, from the beginning to the end of our lives may we tread lightly and lovingly ❤️⁠⠀
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Let us focus on the work to be done and celebrate the progress (big and small) we make every day. Thank you for all that you do!!⁠⠀
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20/04/2021

Elated to be featured in Israel's TheMarker! "Kynder is a tourism platform from San Francisco that exclusively presents environmentally conscious, ethical hospitality and travel companies which offer decent wages and working conditions. On site you can find resorts, hotels, and tours, as well as cafes and candy stores based on fair trade all over the world."

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14/04/2021

Fair trade artisanal chocolate anyone? 😁🍫 At The Xocolate Bar

Our sweet customer welcomed his sweetheart home from her tour of duty with this 152 piece Valentine box. Now that’s a romantic gesture!

13/04/2021

Food for thought! Good points made, the struggle is real. Can you relate?

Should we go for oat milk? Seaweed-fed cows? But then there’s the packaging to worry about … Every choice seems bad, says Guardian columnist Emma Beddington

07/04/2021

Hospitality heals ❤ Let's support our hospitality establishments with all our might as the world re-opens 🙏

Turns out good friends are good for you.

06/04/2021

We are with you Oneplanetlife!❣️ Happy International Conscience Day to our kind community!! 🙏🏻❤️🌿

Here at One Planet Life, we believe in living in harmony with "you, me, we, and our living planet". 🌎
We are all connected and our conscious efforts can make a difference for today and the future. ❤️

30/03/2021

ICYMI, Kynder is celebrating being featured in the Washington Post Sunday travel section (print edition!) with a lovely photo of Kynder member Borgo di Sotto ☺️ 'Looking Backward, Moving Forward' indeed! --> https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/travel/green-travel-consumer-priorities-values/2021/03/04/d11b102c-76d7-11eb-9537-496158cc5fd9_story.html

11/03/2021

Every single time. 🙏🏻❤️

10/03/2021

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08/03/2021

“I think the pandemic has given people time to consider travel and sustainability and how they want to do things differently going forward,” said Louree Maya, founder of Kynder..." Over the moon to be featured in the Washington Post Sunday travel section! Please heart and share to help support the Kynder mission! 🙏❤

These travel companies are joining forces to help you go greener.

16/02/2021

Dear sustainable shoppers, we highly recommend Blue Patch! 🌿 THE place to find ethical goods and services, crafted by kind humans/our friends! Take a peek 😊

Business directory for UK and Ireland's sustainable brands. Find ethical, eco-friendly, local products and services.| Social enterprise.

09/02/2021

Hospitality with compassion! 🙏 Thank you Hotel Marco Polo for your heartwarming generosity

One hotel near Rome's central Termini train station is full - despite the crisis caused by the covid-19 pandemic in Italy - but its guests are not tourists.

08/02/2021

Travel will get more compassionate 🙏 Thrilled to be included in this hopeful article by Laura Studarus for Shondaland!

2020 was a year that changed the face of travel. But it did NOT change the heart and soul of hospitality and THAT is what we will carry forward.⁠ Show your love if you agree ❤️🙏🌿

Despite the pandemic, there are still ways to leave home base. Here are some ways people will do so in 2021.

03/02/2021

Valentine's Day is just around the corner! 🥰 at Sixth Course San Francisco 🍫

Doesn’t matter what the question is...chocolate is always the answer! Shop online a sixthcourse.com! 😘

29/01/2021

"Restaurants and coffee shops can generate a sense of at-homeness, restorative stimuli, companionship, and emotional support..." How much are you missing your local favorite places? We sure are!! 🙏 The Counter

Local restaurants can serve as a vital "third place" for people to gather, away from their homes and workplaces. When these spots shutter, the loss is keenly felt.

28/01/2021

A lovely article on sustainability in Italian hospitality. Would you like to stay in beautiful places like these? ☺️

Why stay in a hotel when you can stay in a village?

20/01/2021

My favorite line from the poem by Amanda Gorman today: “We lift our gazes not to what stands between us but what stands before us.” She is amazing.

19/01/2021

A ray of hope 🙏🌍🌿 "The world may be barreling towards climate disaster but rapidly eliminating planet-heating emissions means global temperatures could stabilize within just a couple of decades, scientists say." from The Guardian

If we can get emissions down to zero, planet will recover quicker than previously thought

18/12/2020

Celebrating these wins for Mother Earth! Just the kind of good news we need right now 🙏🍃 Thank you National Geographic!

From commitments to produce more electric vehicles to new marine protections, these trends may be a sign of good things to come.

14/12/2020

Comforting words from the beloved poet John O'Donohue 🙏❤

There is a kindness that dwells deep down in things; it presides everywhere, often in the places we least expect. The world can be harsh and negative, but if we remain generous and patient, kindness inevitably reveals itself. Something deep in the human soul seems to depend on the presence of kindness; something instinctive in us expects it, and once we sense it we are able to trust and open ourselves.

JOHN O'DONOHUE

Excerpt from his books, Benedictus (Europe) /
To Bless the Space Between Us (US)
Ordering Info: https://www.johnodonohue.com/store

Frosted Dawn Ivy / Co. Clare, Ireland - 2020
Photo: © Ann Cahill