Wanderful | For the Woman Seeking Her Global Travel Community
As a woman who has spent much of my life doing things alone, I want to tell you about the Wanderful travel community for women.
When I first joined Wanderful, I wasn’t sure what to expect—especially since there are so many groups that start out great, only to be followed by less-than-ideal behavior.
To say that I was hesitant to give another group a chance would be accurate. Thus, it has been incredible to witness the fulfillment I've felt as Wanderful member.
Wanderful is a group that keeps impressing me.
I can’t express this enough: I think Wanderful is a group that feels safe because its founder has made it safe.
And, we, as women, need to have a global travel community that is headed by a kind soul.
As someone who typically feels more comfortable connecting with people one-on-one (not in groups), this is saying a lot.
In addition, Wanderful offers so much more.
The Founder + CEO of Wanderful
I believe Wanderful is so wonderful because it was founded and is headed by Beth Santos.
A traveler back in 2009, Beth began Wanderful to share the diverse experiences that women of all ages share while traveling the world.
Beth has been lifting others to achieve their dreams through:
“support from your soul sisters”
traveling “the world from home”
meeting “someone you know wherever you go”
Beth has made it clear that she cares about making the travel industry fair and more inclusive, supporting those marginalized so that everyone knows they belong here.
Beth has grown Wanderful into an international community filled with women of all ages and backgrounds, including gender-diverse.
Beth has been a stellar leader on how we, as travelers or creators, can grow and help navigate the difficult challenges that our world has seen. She presents these critical issues with passion and concrete steps that we can all take.
It’s a beautiful thing.
I’ve been most impressed by how Beth provides so much content and connection that I feel overwhelmed just trying to imagine how she accomplishes this.
To me, saying Wanderful is a worthwhile community to belong to is an understatement. Wanderful is an impressive community to learn from.
Wanderful is a Global Community of “Women Helping Women Travel the world”
Wanderful allows female travelers from around the world to connect with and support one another:
thousands of women
women of all ages
through daily online events that “feed your love of travel” even if one is not traveling
through travel experiences and conferences, both in-person and online
making it possible for women to not just connect, but meet up around the world
Wanderful’s Mission
Wanderful’s mission is to help lift barriers that are preventing women from traveling by…
providing women with tools
providing women with a support system
assisting women in “challenging the travel industry to do better”
assisting women in growing their travel life/business to speak “authentically to underrepresented audiences”
What Kind of Woman Joins Wanderful?
I love that every woman, including anyone who identifies as female, can join Wanderful, regardless of their level of travel comfort. They can be a person who:
just loves to think about travel
is afraid to travel
loves to travel solo
loves to travel with a friend
loves to travel with groups
wants to make lifelong friendships
wants to share travel tips and tricks
wants to find other women to lodge with while traveling
wants to receive regular job opening announcements from the travel world
wants to grow her travel resources and network for her life/business
wants to be surrounded by a sisterhood that can help her
wants to feel connected to women around the world
wants to be surrounded by women who care about meaningful connection
cares about the locals who live at their travel destinations
Wanderful Memberships
Wanderful offers two membership options—one for ‘travelers’ and one for ‘creators.’ Here’s the current breakdown of the two memberships and what they offer:
Traveler
member app
member community
free admission to chapter events
daily virtual events
global hosting network
webinars + learning modules
community deals and discounts
special perks at global events
membership is risk-free with a 72-hour money-back guarantee
Creator
everything that the Traveler membership offers (listed above), plus…
small group coaching
monthly masterminds
exclusive invitations to projects
promo opportunities
gig board
weekly emails
membership is risk-free with a 72-hour money-back guarantee
Gift a Wanderful Membership
One can even gift a Wanderful membership to a favorite female traveler. This is especially helpful when travelers don’t have room in their luggage for anything else. =)
one can gift the Traveler membership or
one can gift the Creator membership
Wanderful conferences (WITS)
Wanderful might be best known for its Women in Travel Summit (WITS), which is held annually. In fact, now there are three conferences held each year:
one annual conference in Europe
one annual conference in North America
WITS online
If one is ever in doubt about how these conferences rate, one can Google them online to see all the meaningful fun.
Wanderfest (outdoor travel festival for women)
And just when one thinks it can’t get any better, Wanderful also created Wanderfest—the world’s first outdoor travel festival for women.
This is an opportunity to gather with other women from around the world who dream of travel, love to travel or work in travel. This outdoor festival offers the following:
travel inspiration
travel skills
travel friends
woman-owned global marketplace
travel companies
products
services
engaging entertainment
author talks
chef demonstrations
international dance instruction
musicians
and more
And the Extra Incredible Thing About Wanderful?
Each purchased membership allows Wanderful to sponsor a free annual membership for someone in need of that very support.