socialbnb: the social travel startup

Beach accommodation

socialbnb is a new type of accommodation booking system, one where revenues benefit local populations rather than flowing outside of a destination.

socialbnb looks for social and environmental projects, advises them on how to get started in sustainable tourism, and provides the platform to make their premises bookable by visitors. In return, guests get to know the people behind projects and are directly making a positive impact to local projects. A stay supports the financing of valuable project work and makes a positive social contribution to the region and the local population.

Mission

To create tourism where everyone benefits, by bringing travellers and local people together to create an authentic overnight experience. The income from tourism should benefit the local population to make tourism more equitable.

How does socialbnb contribute to sustainable development?

socialbnb supports projects that contribute to the realization of several UN Sustainable Development Goals. Every accommodation that can be found on the socialbnb platform creates a social or ecological added value. A potential project does not necessarily have to be related to the tourism sector. socialbnb currently promotes projects/organizations with different project contents and divides them into five project types: nature conservation, equality, education, animal protection and health.

There are now over 200 projects in almost 45 countries on the platform and cooperating with socialbnb. From the very beginning, it was important to the founding team that communities could participate in designing the offer. Through the socialbnb platform a network of stakeholders has been created, strengthening intersectional exchange with the goal of distributing the tourism value creation more sustainably.

Find out more

Make a donation

We are grateful that you support the work and mission of LT&C! We accept donations through Credit Card, PayPal or international bank transfer:

Alternative 1: Donate through Credit Card:

Alternative 2: Donate through PayPal (amount in Euro):

Please click the Donate button and then choose your PayPal account

Alternative 3: Donate through international bank transfer

Bank details:
Cultura Sparebank
Pb. 6800, St. Olavs plass
N-0130 Oslo

Name: Linking Tourism & Conservation,
Account no.: 1254 05 95168
IBAN: NO8712540595168
BIC/SWIFT: CULTNOK1
Routing BIC: DNBANOKK

Please mark payments with your name and/or email address

Sign up now

Sign up for an LT&C membership by filling in the details below.

Add your LT&C-Example

Would you like your LT&C-Example/Initiative to be listed on our website? Please fill in the form below.

  • Would you like your LT&C example/initiative to be listed on our website? Please fill in the form below.
  • Please tell us about your LT&C example/initiative and how it fits with Linking Tourism & Conservation (LT&C)
  • Please elaborate on the following topics:
    a) Political/management support
    b) Financial support
    c) Educational support
  • Website with more information on the LT&C example/initiative
  • Please leave your contact details so that we can get in touch with you. This information will not be displayed on our website unless you ask us to.
  • By submitting this form you accept our current LT&C Privacy policy and that we may store and manage your contact information and that we may use the submitted material on our website.
  • Dieses Feld dient zur Validierung und sollte nicht verändert werden.