POINT OF VIEW
Travel With A Purpose
Journey to these three hotels and you’ll discover a positive
societal impact is as paramount unforgettable stays.
POINT OF VIEW
Travel With A Purpose
Journey to these three hotels and you’ll discover a positive societal impact is as paramount unforgettable stays.
Playa del Carmen, Mexico
Stay: This Asian-inspired getaway in the heart of Mexico’s Riviera Maya is known for private pools at every villa, a stellar golf course, and regionally inspired cuisine.
Dedication to Conservation: Banyan Tree Mayakoba strives to leave a minimal footprint globally via minimizing negative operational impacts. Its goal is to foster responsible tourism, which in turn develops a positive workforce. The brand’s sustainable pillars are designed to help local and global communities. Since opening in 2009, Banyan Tree Mayakoba has followed a sustainable management system that includes resource conservation, the protection of biodiversity, socio-cultural environmental celebrations, and promoting responsible tourism.
Meads Bay, Anguilla
Stay: Epitomizing toes-in-the-sand relaxation and effortless romance, Malliouhana by Auberge Resorts is an iconic Anguilla resort. Perched atop a bluff and trickling towards a pristine white-sand beach and gemstone-colored sea, Malliouhana is a picture-perfect paradise.
Education First: A collaboration between Malliouhana + Alwyn Allison Richardson Primary School, The Inspired Growth Project focuses on mentorship, hands-on involvement for the students in the gardening/farming lifestyle, and sustainable agriculture education. The school is provided necessary resources to develop the garden, including manpower, soil, and fertilizer, as well as hands-on involvement and mentorship for the students. The program is poised to be implemented at various primary schools across the island to educate and excite students about future career opportunities in agriculture.
Masai Mara, Kenya
Stay: Located on the Rich Banks of the famous Mara river in Mara North Conservancy, Greater Maasai Mara Kenya, the famous Karen Blixen Camp celebrates East Africa’s amazing landscapes and wildlife. Expect close encounters with the Big 5 on game drives, luxury safari accommodations, and East African-inspired cuisine.
Forward Thinking: The Karen Blixen Camp Trust (KBCT) Vocational Education Initiative celebrates the footsteps of Danish poet Karen Blixen (Out of Africa) by empowering local Masai Mara communities via education. Launched in January 2012, the KBCT Vocational Education Initiative is comprised of the Culinary Arts Program, the Language Program, and the Information and Communication Technology Program and Business Studies Program.
Playa del Carmen, Mexico
Stay: This Asian-inspired getaway in the heart of Mexico’s Riviera Maya is known for private pools at every villa, a stellar golf course, and regionally inspired cuisine.
Dedication to Conservation: Banyan Tree Mayakoba strives to leave a minimal footprint globally via minimizing negative operational impacts. Its goal is to foster responsible tourism, which in turn develops a positive workforce. The brand’s sustainable pillars are designed to help local and global communities. Since opening in 2009, Banyan Tree Mayakoba has followed a sustainable management system that includes resource conservation, the protection of biodiversity, socio-cultural environmental celebrations, and promoting responsible tourism.
Meads Bay, Anguilla
Stay: Epitomizing toes-in-the-sand relaxation and effortless romance, Malliouhana by Auberge Resorts is an iconic Anguilla resort. Perched atop a bluff and trickling towards a pristine white-sand beach and gemstone-colored sea, Malliouhana is a picture-perfect paradise.
Education First: A collaboration between Malliouhana + Alwyn Allison Richardson Primary School, The Inspired Growth Project focuses on mentorship, hands-on involvement for the students in the gardening/farming lifestyle, and sustainable agriculture education. The school is provided necessary resources to develop the garden, including manpower, soil, and fertilizer, as well as hands-on involvement and mentorship for the students. The program is poised to be implemented at various primary schools across the island to educate and excite students about future career opportunities in agriculture.
Masai Mara, Kenya
Stay: Located on the Rich Banks of the famous Mara river in Mara North Conservancy, Greater Maasai Mara Kenya, the famous Karen Blixen Camp celebrates East Africa’s amazing landscapes and wildlife. Expect close encounters with the Big 5 on game drives, luxury safari accommodations, and East African-inspired cuisine.
Forward Thinking: The Karen Blixen Camp Trust (KBCT) Vocational Education Initiative celebrates the footsteps of Danish poet Karen Blixen (Out of Africa) by empowering local Masai Mara communities via education. Launched in January 2012, the KBCT Vocational Education Initiative is comprised of the Culinary Arts Program, the Language Program, and the Information and Communication Technology Program and Business Studies Program.
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An avid traveler herself, Claudette Hatcher has been arranging travel since 2000, starting with corporate travel then to leisure travel for groups and individuals, and now runs CLAUDETTE TRAVELS as a proud member of Travel Planners International and Signature Travels. In addition to traveling to a number of foreign countries (30+ across 4 continents), she has lived abroad (Japan, England and the Netherlands) as well and is able to suggest activities and place to visit known mostly to locals and generally missed by tourists. Claudette also has visited half of the US states, ridden a motorcycle in 8 countries, and speaks 13 languages.