BON VOYAGE: HOTELS FOR THE CONSCIOUS TRAVELER

We live in a fragile world, where each of our decisions – even the smallest ones- can have a terrible impact on our planet. We have encouraged our readers to protect “our beautiful home,” and we have raised awareness about the destruction of the artic and the pollution of our oceans. Regrettably, “there is no planet B.”

We are conscious of tourism’s negative impact on local environments and populations. But a new generation of hoteliers is taking action and making a real difference in their communities and the planet. Some of these fantastic hoteliers are featured in Bon Voyage, an extraordinary book published this spring by Gestalten.

Bon Voyage (written by travel journalist Clara Le Fort) is much more than a beautiful book.

It is a conscious movement for all who want to combine travel and sustainability, prefer slow-paced travel to massive tourism, and appreciate eco-friendly small hotels and authentic hospitality.

The featured hotels are using travel as a source to:

• empower communities by offering education.
• transform local communities with training programs
• care for younger generations, building schools, and supporting local educational infrastructure.
• preserve nature in unspoiled locations
• respect the local’s environment, art, and cultures
• reduce the impact of tourism on vulnerable ecosystems by protecting vulnerable wildlife species.

Bon Voyage will boost your wanderlust while celebrating sustainable boutique hotels and innovating in social responsibility.

From a lodge in the Namibian desert or a peaceful farm in Portugal to an eco-bungalow in Tanzania or a green hotel in California: all these accommodations fuel you to reconnect with nature.

Bon Voyage also inspires you to admire the visionary entrepreneurs behind each boutique hotel, embrace a unique approach to local food, and discover vibrantly designed hotels with the smallest ecological footprint.