Welcome

Welcome and Nice to Meet You!

Some of you have asked, others have encouraged, and finally we’ve arrived. Introducing the brand new Altruvistas Blog!

For those just meeting us, Altruvistas is a socially responsible travel company that launched in December 2012 by seasoned socially responsible travel expert Malia Everette. Malia and the rest of the Altruvistas team work hard to inspire travelers to engage their passion, explore issues important to them, and share experiences with communities around the world.

But Altruvistas is more than just a travel company. We’re on a quest to educate individuals and businesses in the travel industry about social responsibility in the sector and provide concrete ways for the international community of travelers to give back and support local initiatives.

Let Us Tell You a Story

Since we’ve been doing our thing for a few years now, building trips that make a difference in the lives of so many, now is the perfect time to be launching our blog, because we have lots to share.

Our philosophy is pretty simple; travelers should benefit the people and places they visit. Because there’s travel, and then there’s travel that makes a difference. In order for travel to be truly ethical, we believe it needs to incorporate the best practices of both ecological and social responsibility. Some travel companies focus on one or the other but here at Altruvistas we focus on both eco-consciousness AND social responsibility.

So with that in mind, this blog will be a place to share stories about the people who travel with us and the places and people they visit. Our goal is to inspire readers to step outside of their comfort zones and see the world in a different way. We’ll also dive a little deeper into some of the pressing issues of our time that participants explore on Altruvistas Journeys, and the innovative approaches people around the world are using to make the planet we share a better place.

What Do You Hope to Find?

You are an important part of the Altruvistas journey, and of course no blog is complete without the participation of its readers, so we encourage you to Comment and Share posts that resonate with you. If there are stories and topics you’d like us to write about, we’re all ears! You can email us blog post suggestions anytime at community at altruvistas dot com. And if you’ve got an idea for a guest blog post, email us that too!

Let’s Journey Together

Getting a new business started is no easy task, but things are moving ahead well for Altruvistas in so many positive ways, too many to list them all. Now we’re ready to roll up our sleeves and share this journey with other believers in the power of travel as a force for positive change. Hopefully you’ll be inspired along the way.

Here’s to great things ahead for us all.