ELEVATE DESTINATIONS Launches Custom Luxury Travel Service that “Gives Back”

A well-traveled social entrepreneur, Dominique Callimanopulos has often struggled with the obvious gap between tourists and the living conditions in the countries she visited. As is quite common around the world—from the Caribbean to Asia, Africa, and India—Callimanopulos would see widespread poverty and poor living conditions outside the perimeter of countless
world-class resorts and luxury hotels.

“Tourism that doesn’t give back doesn’t make any sense to me,” says Callimanopulos, who has taken her lifetime of world travel and put it to work with the launch of Elevate Destinations, a social profit travel company specializing in customized, luxury trips that “give back” to international organizations.

An innovative company firmly situated at the intersection of expensive taste and principles, Elevate Destinations caters to high-end travelers for whom mission matters. This is not ecotourism as it's been traditionally defined. In fact, the itineraries Elevate Destinations plans are extraordinary, once-in-a-lifetime adventures ranging from safaris in Kenya to spiritual retreats in India. Donor travel has become an increasingly large share of Elevate Destinations' business, as leading international non-profits partner with Elevate Destinations to organize tours for their donors and board members to visit overseas projects firsthand.

“I like to describe our service as ‘ecoluxury’,” says Callimanopulos. “Travel and tourism dollars are an important revenue stream for many impoverished countries. What we do at Elevate Destinations is ensure a percentage of each
trip is given directly to local non-profit organizations to sustain grassroots community efforts and make a bigger impact.”


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