From Stay to Impact
Discover how host pledges are transformed into measurable support for local environmental projects.
Our Story
​Despite Australia being home to extraordinary nature-based stays, there’s no single place to discover the best of them. And yet, travellers are increasingly looking for stays that reflect their values and deepen their connection to place.
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Through our own eco-tourism venture, we realised just how much untapped potential sits within travel spending—how the act of choosing a stay can directly support the landscapes and communities travellers come to experience.
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Having spent seven years in the non-profit ocean sector, we’ve seen first-hand how hard it is to secure steady funding for conservation. Less than ten percent of global philanthropy supports environmental causes, and barely one percent reaches the ocean—the very system that sustains life on Earth.
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Stay Kindly was created to harness that potential. A platform that not only elevates Australia’s most compelling nature-led stays, but channels part of the revenue behind them into long-term support for the local, grassroots organisations protecting the environments our shared future depends on.
Our Purpose
Stay Kindly exists to connect hosts, travellers and communities in a shared commitment to safeguard the natural world. We believe every stay can become a quiet act of conservation—funding local projects that restore habitats, protect wildlife and keep our oceans healthy for generations to come.
Our Model
Through the collective pledges of our hosts, funds flow directly to vetted environmental organisations in the very places guests visit. These small, high-integrity groups take on projects from coastal restoration to wildlife protection, and our transparent annual reports show how every dollar is used and the impact it achieves.
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Under our model, 50% of each host contribution is retained by Stay Kindly, with every dollar beyond that directed to local environmental non-profits working in the regions where hosts operate and guests travel.
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Travelers can book with confidence, knowing their stay helps protect the landscapes and ecosystems they’ve come to experience.