Global Travel Community for Women (Wanderful)
As a female who has spent much of my life happily doing things alone, I still always wanted to find a global travel community for women. After a long search, I found Wanderful.
When I first joined Wanderful, I wasn’t sure how it would go since many groups start great, but it seems rare that they last. I knew I’d have to experience this women’s travel group to find out.
Now that I’ve been a part of Wanderful for several years, I can share how truly lovely it’s been to feel fulfilled as a member. This travel group for women continues to impress me.
As someone who typically feels more comfortable connecting with people one-on-one (not in groups), it’s saying a lot how much I appreciate and enjoy Wanderful.
I truly think Wanderful feels so good because its founder has made it a priority for it to be a kind and respectful group, uplifting those who are often overlooked. I give her all the credit.
And there have been so many opportunities to connect one-on-one or in a group. I love all the learning and growth that has come with each Wanderful offering.
40,000+ Females Who Love Travel
Wanderful has supported 40,000+ females, an entire sisterhood of women who love the topic of travel, regardless of one’s travel experience.
We get to connect, meet, and learn from one another—virtually, locally, and internationally.
And all who identify as female are encouraged to join Wanderful. Diversity, equity, and inclusion are very important for all of us who want to learn and grow in kind and loving ways.
Wanderful is for females who…
are afraid to travel (but still love the topic of travel)
want to hear about travel
want to talk about travel
want to meet up with others at local travel events
want to travel around the world (solo or with others)
want opportunities to work in the travel industry
want to grow their travel industry skills
want to attend women’s global travel conferences and events
Connecting, Learning, Traveling
I love the flexibility of how I can connect, learn, and travel with Wanderful group members—virtually, locally, or internationally. Online and/or in person.
For instance, each day I like to log into Wanderful’s community website from either my laptop or my phone. I like to check in with the Wanderful gals to see…
what members are up to (as they inquire about, prepare for, or share their travels)
upcoming in-person group/tour opportunities (local gatherings or international trips)
upcoming in-person travel industry events (and if there are free or discounted tickets)
travel job opportunities (digital/remote, local, international)
online live events (discussions, masterminds, webinars, interviews)
I scroll through the community feed, chat with members, watch online happenings, and decide if there are any in-person events that I want to attend in the near or distant future.
My biggest challenge is that I’m always on the go, so I don’t always know where I’ll be until the last minute, which means I can’t plan too far in advance.
Wanderful still makes it possible for me to enjoy all kinds of connections and events, no matter where I’m located. Wanderful keeps my unpredictable schedule as full as I wish.
There are hours upon hours of online and in-person live events. I think there’s even more recorded digital content. All of that (or even just part of that) keeps me learning and growing.
Even virtually, I’ve built connections through Wanderful that I’ll always want to keep.
Local Travel Chapters (Hubs)
Wanderful currently has about 50 travel chapters (hubs) so travelers can meet up for local in-person events. One can join in a hub closest to them, or one can join in any (or all!) of the hubs.
Wanderful welcomes the opening of more hubs around the world, so those who think they might enjoy leading a Wanderful chapter should most definitely inquire with Wanderful.
If I’m going to be in Paris, I love knowing I can connect with the Paris hub before my trip, join them at one of their local gatherings during my trip, or just meet up with an individual member.
This is a sisterhood that feels safer to me, making connections year-round with one another, virtually and in person.
And I love tuning into member profiles online—their websites, values, and hopes. I enjoy following their blogs to keep up with what they’re doing.
Travel Job Board
As someone who loves to help spread the word about unique travel job opportunities in the world, I am so grateful that Wanderful shares unique jobs that revolve around travel, too.
Even though I’m not necessarily looking for a new job, I’m slightly addicted to reading all the fun job opportunities that Wanderful shares. I’d seriously love to try most of them.
For those looking for a career change near home, freelance, hybrid, remote, or nomadic work, I love that Wanderful helps women find their dream job in this arena.
I think it’s especially telling that Wanderful shares special opportunities from companies that are reaching out to hire women and other diverse candidates. We need this support in the world.
a career change near home
freelance jobs
hybrid, remote, or nomadic work
travel industry jobs
international job listings
non-travel jobs that require a lot of travel
Creators (of Travel Content)
Since I’m a creator (of this website), I have a Wanderful Creator membership. Before that, I had a Wanderful Traveler membership. Both of these memberships have been so wonderful.
I’m so grateful that Wanderful has what feels like endless support for those of us who create travel content. This support helps me understand what I need to know at various levels.
One benefit of my Creator membership is that I get to share my travel content (on Fridays) with fellow Wanderful members. I always hope such sharing helps my travel-loving friends.
I should note that since I’ve been a member of Wanderful, my website traffic has increased by more than four thousand percent (4,000 %).
I know. I had to use two Percentage Increase Calculators to verify that this calculation was correct. I like to be sure.
I’m so appreciative of the kindness and expertise of those who teach the helpful online sessions at Wanderful, allowing me to learn and develop more skills in the travel world.
And I only work on this effort a fraction of my time. I can only imagine what someone else could accomplish part-time or full-time.
WITS (Women in Travel Summit)
WITS is Wanderful’s annual international conference for women who love travel, with a focus on those who are often left out of the travel conversation.
My Wanderful Creator membership makes me eligible to receive a discounted ticket to the annual WITS conference, plus exclusive access to WITS partnerships, press trips, and more.
WITS attendees get to strengthen and grow their skills while meeting with dozens of travel brands.
Respect and dignity for all is the foundation of WITS, welcoming all backgrounds, races, nationalities, religions, ages, abilities, body sizes, sexual orientations, and genders.
Just like Wanderful, WITS embraces an inclusive definition of gender, including trans and cis women, nonbinary people, and all along the gender spectrum. I think this is vital.
An Extra Special Benefit From Wanderful
For each purchased Wanderful membership, Wanderful gifts a free annual membership to someone in need of this membership, too. I think this is wonderful—growing global goodness.