Our Company
Ensuring global tourism truly benefits local communities.
StayAltered
Our community-powered rewards program and relationships platform.
What is StayAltered?
StayAltered is a global community with a shared vision for a more rewarding way to travel.
This vision is built upon the fundamental belief that global tourism only thrives when it enables local communities to flourish.
We launched StayAltered in 2022 to make it easy to stay together, celebrate one another, and reward each other when our travels and hospitality benefits local communities.
When you join StayAltered, you access exclusive rates, member perks, and local rewards at a worldwide network of places to StayAltered.
🧑🚀 The StayAltered Guests Club for global travelers to earn rewards when we stay locally, globally. StayAltered makes it easy to stay locally, globally. Our platform takes 0% commission and every booking earns 10% rewards for guests to stay longer and support support local communities.
🦸 The StayAltered Hosts Collective for local hosts to get better bookings from better guests who stay longer and support locals. StayAltered celebrates and advocates for local hosts. We don't just help hosts get more revenue, reviews, and referral bookings from better guests, we unite our hosts together to support each other so we can all grow stronger businesses with greater impact.
What is the meaning behind StayAltered? Well, it's a triple entendre.
1️⃣ Altered ways of living that care for each other and all life on earth.
2️⃣ Alternative hospitality that is soulful and personal – not industrial.
3️⃣ The life-altering moments that remind us what truly matters.
This is what we talk about when we talking about altered, alternative, and altering hospitality.
What is Altering?
Hospitalities is the company that launched StayAltered and built Altering. Our purpose is to transform global tourism so it benefits local communities.
Global tourism generates $10 trillion annually – but most of it goes to global corporations and intermediaries instead of local people and communities.
On average, foreign-owned chains recirculate less than 15% of revenue back into local communities. Meanwhile, intermediaries take 15-35% in commissions and fees.
Depending on how we travel, as little as 5% of our spending goes to the people who live in the places we visit. And local are angry.
From Barcelona to Bali, Machu Picchu to Mount Fuji, anti-tourism protests have erupted. Cities are banning homesharing and increasing tourist fees. But it's not enough.
This is why we founded Hospitalities – to create an ecosystem of solutions and support for global travelers to stay with local hosts and support local communities.
Hospitalities
Our company ensuring global tourism benefits local communities.
What is Hospitalities?
Altering is the platform launched in 2025 to help our community build direct relationships so they can support each other after their stay together is over.
Altering helps our hosts welcome, recognize, and reward guests who stay longer and support local communities.
Press & Awards
2025
The New York Times
2023
Responsible Travel Podcast
2022
Madeira Startup Retreat
Team
United States
Evan Tzeng
Founder
Company
Community
Brand
Sustainability, Beyond Green Travel (Preferred Travel Group)
Experience & Partnerships, Danny Wimmer Presents
Creative & Strategy, Superfly
Canada
Jasmine Carpentier
Co-Founder
Product
Technology
Marketing
SDET, Cleo (Hydro-Québec)
QA, C2 Studio (kyu Collective)
Digital Marketing, Boutique La Raffinerie
United States
David Alvaro
Contributor
Community
MS, Hospitality, New York University
Front Desk, Equinox Hotel
Service, Bunkhouse Hotels
Accounts, 160over90
United States
Mike Trapanese
Advisor
Finance
Behrens Investment Group
VantageScore Solutions
Canada
Bob Ellison
Advisor
Technology
Growth
Rated Labs
Groupe Scandinave Spa
United States
Chancellor Tseng
Advisor
Legal
Joseph & Cohen
Hopkins & Carley
Careers
Introduce Yourself!
Open roles are always announced to our community first before we post them publicly. Join The StayAltered Guests Club to find out about opportunities to join our team.
Our Community
Alter how the world travels & stays together – for good.
Mexico
Alessandra & Lalo
The hosts of a warm & colorful bed & breakfast situated in one of Mexico City's best hotspots.