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Arlo Hotels And Kind Traveler Are Turning City Stays Into Feel-Good Getaways
- By: Julianne Elise Beffa
If travel has a personality, 2026 is shaping up to be the year it discovers its conscience. Sustainability isn’t just a buzzword anymore, it is a dealbreaker. Three out of four global travelers now say they prefer brands that support local communities, and more than ever, people want to know that the places they sleep, sip, scroll, and explore are helping the cities they love. The new luxury is impact. The new souvenir is a story worth sharing. And the newest example of all that in action is coming from Arlo Hotels.
Timed with Giving Tuesday, Arlo Hotels just launched a major initiative with Kind Traveler, the pioneering regenerative travel platform changing the way people think about hotel stays. With this partnership, Arlo becomes one of the first lifestyle hotel brands to bring Kind Traveler’s signature Give + Get model into major U.S. cities, including Miami, New York City, Chicago, and Washington, D.C. The impact is immediate. A portion of every Arlo stay will now support a local nonprofit handpicked for its work in sustainability, environmental stewardship, or community uplift. By simply checking in, guests are checking into something bigger.
For travelers who want to feel good about where their dollars go, this is the moment they have been waiting for.
We hope this partnership helps guests feel even better about their travels, knowing they are actively giving back to the communities they explore. - Oleg Pavlov
“This partnership represents an exciting milestone for Arlo Hotels as we expand our commitment to sustainability and community support,” said Oleg Pavlov, founder and CEO of Quadrum Global and Arlo Hotels. “By helping lead Kind Traveler’s debut across major U.S. cities, we’re turning every guest stay into an opportunity to make a meaningful difference. We hope this partnership helps guests feel even better about their travels, knowing they are actively giving back to the communities they explore.”
The idea is simple but powerful. Kind Traveler’s Every Stay Gives Back program connects hotels with hyperlocal nonprofits and provides a transparent way to track community impact. When guests walk into any Arlo property, they will find touchpoints throughout the hotel that highlight the initiative. Handcrafted wooden plaques, digital displays, and QR codes let guests access a Positive Impact Dashboard in real time. Instead of vague promises, travelers get clear metrics that show exactly what their stay is contributing, from meals delivered to wildlife rehabilitated to shelter nights funded.
The list of partners reads like a map of meaningful impact across the country. In New York, Arlo SoHo is supporting The Lower Eastside Girls Club, an organization empowering girls and gender-expansive youth through arts, wellness, STEM education, and mentorship. Just uptown, Arlo NoMad is joining forces with City Harvest, the city’s largest food rescue organization, which recovers and delivers millions of pounds of nutritious food every year. Arlo Midtown selected Henry Street Settlement, a historic institution offering social services, healthcare access, shelter, and arts programs that strengthen some of the city’s most vulnerable communities. Across the river, Arlo Williamsburg is working with Breaking Ground, which provides supportive housing and outreach for individuals experiencing homelessness.
In Chicago, Arlo is partnering with Deborah’s Place to help women experiencing homelessness access supportive housing and long-term stability. In Miami, Arlo Wynwood is teaming up with Pelican Harbor Seabird Station, a beloved wildlife rescue organization focused on rehabilitating injured birds and advancing conservation education. And in Washington, D.C., Arlo will support the Downtown DC Foundation, which bolsters public space revitalization, social services, and programs that create a safer, more vibrant city for both residents and visitors.
Each nonprofit was chosen with the neighborhoods in mind, ensuring that support flows directly back into the communities surrounding each hotel. For guests, this means their stay has a tangible footprint, one that can be felt long after they check out.
For Arlo, the initiative is as much about transparency as it is about action. The Every Stay Gives Back model is third-party validated, which means hotels can proudly share the impact without greenwashing or guesswork. Each night a guest stays at an Arlo property, the hotel donates fifty cents to the selected nonprofit. It may seem small, but when multiplied by thousands of guests across seven properties, the ripple effect becomes undeniable.
According to Booking.com’s 2025 Travel and Sustainability Report, 73 percent of travelers want their spending to directly benefit local communities and 84 percent say sustainability influences their travel decisions. That shift in traveler priorities created the perfect moment for this partnership to take off. It gives modern travelers what they want most: purpose baked into the experience without having to sacrifice comfort, fun, or discovery.
Through Kind Traveler’s Every Stay Gives Back program, guests can now easily understand how their travel dollars are being reinvested back into the community. -Jessica Blotter
“Through Kind Traveler’s Every Stay Gives Back program, guests can now easily understand how their travel dollars are being reinvested back into the community,” said Jessica Blotter, CEO and co-founder of Kind Traveler. “We’re thrilled to debut this partnership with Arlo Hotels and mobilize funding for a new group of organizations across major U.S. cities, turning every stay into an opportunity for positive impact.”
Blotter’s point touches on something deeper happening in travel culture. People are no longer satisfied with the idea of being passive vacationers. They want to feel connected, intentional, and aware of the energy they bring into a place. The modern traveler wants to be a good guest, not just a stylish one. Arlo’s partnership captures that sentiment perfectly and brings it into cities where tourism has enormous potential to support community infrastructure.
For city hotels especially, this moment signals a shift. Urban travel used to be driven entirely by convenience and excitement. Now it is also driven by alignment. Travelers want to support brands whose values match their own and that create opportunities for more meaningful engagement. Arlo’s initiative bridges that gap, showing guests not only how they can give back but how their stay is part of a larger ecosystem of good.
The initiative also folds seamlessly into Arlo’s signature vibe. The brand has always been rooted in community, creativity, and neighborhood connection. With this partnership, those values extend beyond cultural programming or chic design and into measurable acts of service. It is hospitality reimagined, merging feel-good travel with the joy of discovering a new city.
Whether guests are visiting Miami for art fairs, grabbing drinks on a rooftop in Manhattan, spending a weekend museum-hopping in D.C., or exploring Chicago’s food scene, they become part of a chain reaction of good. Staying at an Arlo hotel now means contributing to mentorship programs, wildlife rescue, food access, public space placemaking, and housing security. It adds a new layer of meaning to trip planning and transforms even a quick weekend getaway into something with heart.
As we head toward 2026, the idea of purposeful travel is no longer a niche trend. It is a movement gaining momentum, and Arlo Hotels is positioning itself at the forefront of that shift. Through this partnership with Kind Traveler, the brand is offering guests something that feels both innovative and refreshingly simple: a stay that makes a difference.
For travelers craving adventure with intention, or for anyone who wants to feel that the places they love benefit from their presence, Arlo’s new initiative is a seamless way to show up for the world. One stay at a time.
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