members

a community of forward-thinkers

Meet a divers mix of tourism changemakers from all corners of the industry: hospitality, destination management, tour operators and niche experts. 

#collective knowledge

hospitality

Ben Förtsch

Owner & CEO of Creativhotel Luise

Roland Bachmeier

Founder of the Galomar Resort

Shiva Dhakal

Founder of Community Homestay Network

Burgi von Mengershausen

Hotel owner of Tannerhof

Anubhav Jain

Manager of Mountain Homestays

Simone Schleifer

Founder of Cloud5 Barcelona

Alexander Haufschild

Co-founder of Socialbnb

Indrani Chakraborty

Co-founder of Svanir Ecostay

Poonam Gupta Shrestha

COO of Community Homestay Network

destinations

Kaspar Howald

Director of Valposchiavo Turismo

Liisa Mäkelä

Sustainable Travel Development for Visit Finland

Katie Tropper

Consultant for the Wilder Kaiser Region

Daren Moodely

Project Coordinator Sustainable Island Mauritius

tour operators

Angie Drake

Sustainability Consultant

Deborah Campagnaro

Co-founder of Indigenous Kakoda Adventures

Jesse Leta

Co-founder of Indigenous Kakoda Adventures

Fanley Agnouga

Founder of Gabon Ecosafaris

Ruth Franklin

Co-founder of Secret Paradise

Esther-Hanna van der Meer

Co-founder of Hungrybirds

Tuam Pham

Founder of Travel Neautral

Leepa and Oulfa

Co-founders of Lenguka's Travel

Shea & Elyzabeth

Co-founders of Badass Tours

Pravin Tamang

Founder of Compass India

Ewan Cluckie

Founder of Tripseed

Ariane Nooteboom

Founder of Inside Rotterdam

Poonam Rawat

Founder of Fernweh

Kedar Borker

Founder of Soul Travelling

Anna Grodzki

Managing Director at Matoke Tours

Ritu Makhija

Director of Sustainability at TOFTigers

niche experts

Kingshuk Biswas

Sustainable Tourism Strategist

Shirin Gunny

Managing Director of Made in Moris

Jonatan Ortega Socorro

Founder & Owner of Ecoisleta Coliving

James Nadiope

Founder of the Justice Tourism Foundation

Marinel de Jesus

Human Rights Lawyer, Equity & Inclusion Advocate

Mayte Castuera

Founder of Travel 2 Care

Zin Yamhon Soe

Co-founder of My Local Passion

Sajana Bhadel

Founder of Girls Empowered by Travel

Athina

Comminucations Manager at Apthano Meli

Christian Arteaga

Founder of SmArt

Madeleine Recknagel

Trainer on Circular Economy & Regeneration

Thomas Armitt

Global Manager of Planeterra

Rachel Dodds

Sustainable Tourism Professor & Consultant

Vinod Sreedhar

Founder of Journeys With Meaning

Paola Pollmeier

Founder of Platos Sin Fronteras

Maike Grützediek & Lutz Carstens

Founders of Better Oceans

"I am pleased to be a part of this community and feel active when we participate in our monthly meetings, which allows me to feel that I am not alone as we seek reasons for promoting good tourism practices while supporting the local community. As a matter of fact, interacting with the members is empowering and enlightening, and it provides with a kind of energy that encourages us to work together to achieve our mutual goals."

Mayte Castuera

#tourythm