The story behind Kind Traveler, a new platform that reveals exclusive hotel deals and discounts when you donate to charity, is a story most travelers are familiar with. During a trip to Belize in 2012, founders Jessica Blotter and Sean Krejci—both entrepreneurs who had experience working with startups—came face-to-face with the kind of poverty that often exists in travel hotspots: Sure, we may be staying in the most luxurious hotels, but in locales like Phuket, the Riviera Maya, and many Caribbean islands, accommodations can often be anomalies within the town or country’s greater economic landscape.

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