We’re on a mission to make slow travel more accessible.
We believe that slow travel is a strong force for change. Yet, planning slow travel adventures isn’t a piece of cake. It takes long evenings and many websites to plan trips.
Our goal is to create positive impact by making it easier for more people to go on slow travel adventures. Here's what it comes down to for us.
💚 The long-term impact we envision
1. Create social connections
Slow travel creates positive social links between urban & rural areas, and create social interactions with mutual respect.
2. Support local businesses
Slow travel allows travellers to explore new regions, and contribute to the development of locally-owned businesses and communities.
3. Enable climate-neutral travels
Slow travel enables opportunities for reducing our carbon footprint and making a positive impact on what's surrounding us.
✍️ Our slow travel manifesto
Principle 1 Your journey starts at km 0, which is the moment you leave home.
Principle 2 Follow your curiosity and enjoy what and whom you encounter along your path. It’s about the journey, not the destination.
Principle 3 There's thousands of things to discover around you. Slow travel makes you get to places that you wouldn't discover otherwise.
Principle 4 Each journey consists of many small pieces coming together with you leading your own journey.
Principle 5 While good data is the road to slow travel, the use of open data and open-source software promotes the development of slow travel as a public good.
Principle 6 By combining different modes of sustainable transport, you can get nearly everywhere.
Principle 7 Less is more for slow travel. It makes you go back to the basics.
Principle 8 Slow travel makes you vulnerable which means that you can easily connect with others. There's (almost) always a solution behind the corner.
Principle 9 A community-based approach promotes participation, involvement and trust.
Principle 10 Everyone should be able to slow travel. Slow travellers pave the way for more people to join the movement.
👋 Meet our team
Dries
"Slow travel is magic! I’m so excited that we can help people discover new places and things.”
Manon
"I’ve learned so much by going on slow travel adventures. I’m now passionate about helping others.”
Thor
"I love to work on the technology that enables fantastic experiences for people.”
🙌 Our way of working
1. Impact first
As a social enterprise, our primary goal is to achieve our mission. We want our success to be directly linked to the value created for travellers.
2. Dialogue with all different stakeholders
Slow travels consist of many small pieces coming together. That's why it's so important for us to be in a constant dialogue with all stakeholders.
3. Active and accessible information
To achieve our mission, we combine revenue-generating activities with not-for-profit activities. We actively communicate about our work, impact and finances.
4. Contributing to the open ecosystem
Good data and tools are the road to slow travel. While creating value on top of existing open data and tools, we also aim to actively contribute to the open ecosystem.
🤩 Discover our projects
Welcome To My Garden
A network of citizens opening their gardens as free camping spots to slow travellers.
Velotour Festival
A 3-day community event with 150 cycling enthusiasts in Belgium.
Women Don’t Cycle
Our award-winning film about cycling from Brussels to Tokyo.