Altered unites hosts with each other, their global guests & local neighbors, as well as our partners & contributors. Together, we unlock the power of our community to develop an ecosystem of support for the inspiring people whose incredible places to stay nurture a positively impactful planet.

Independent owners & local operators of places to stay.

Travelers who care about the people & places they visit.

Locals who live in the places our hosts work in & guests visit.

Vision-aligned allies, businesses, tourism boards & investors.

People who help our community grow its value & impact.

Why independent hosts?

Last year, global guests spent over $500 billion on accommodations.

Transnational chains recirculated only:

15%

back into tourist destinations.

Independent hosts recirculated over:

3x more

back into tourist destinations.

Why an ecosystem of support?

Independent hosts have two main options to get bookings from global guests:

Join a chain and get marketing and technology support, but give up:

10-20% of gross revenue

and freedom.

Stay independent and list on booking websites, who take:

15-35% in booking fees

and 100% of data away from hosts.

At the core of our ecosystem is StayAltered, our own technology platform that takes less & gives more – more valuable bookings to independent hosts, more meaningful travel experiences for global guests, more benefits from tourism to local neighbors.

Hosts

Directly reach better guests with bookings that take less & give more.

Altered Hosts gain an ecosystem of profitability, advocacy, and sustainability tools and expert teams unaffordable alone.

Guests

Easily find & book more rewarding stays with independent hosts.

Altered Guests earn up to 50% of booking fees back to reinvest in Altered Hosts, redistribute to Altered Neighbors, or reward other guests.

Neighbors

Help us build our community & share in the benefits of tourism & travel.

10% of our equity funds sustainability grants and impact investments for Altered Hosts, Guests, and Neighbors.

Our Principles

"Our 3 I's" are the principles uniting our unique community on our shared journey toward altering hospitality for good.

1

Inspiring People.

Independent owners & local operators of places to stay...

2

Incredible Places.

...with a purpose or passion beyond just accommodations...

3

impactful Planet.

...and aligned with the 17 UN Global Goals or 5 Inner Goals.

1

Inspiring People.

Independent owners & local operators of places to stay...

2

Incredible Places.

...with a purpose or passion beyond just accommodations...

3

impactful Planet.

...and aligned with the 17 UN Global Goals or 5 Inner Goals.

Our story begins almost a decade ago, when we stumbled upon the power of independent hosts to uplift local communities along with the extraordinary challenges independent hosts face.

Become a contributor.

Altering hospitality for good is the purpose uniting our global network of contributors.