WITH MERAKI TRAVEL COLLECTION
A journey is a way of designing attention
We design regenerative, community-based travel around place, people, pace and clear guest care.
Design principles
Place before itinerary
Local knowledge first. Enough time. Honest context. Thoughtful company. A clear path to book and room for the unplanned once you arrive.
Principle
Begin with place
We start with what cannot be reproduced elsewhere: local knowledge, living practices and landscape.
Principle
Design with people
Hosts, experts, makers and local partners help shape the experience from the beginning.
Principle
Make booking clear
Practical information, guest care and a short path to payment protect the experience before it begins.
Impact Passport
Regenerative by design. Community-based in practice.
Every journey carries a living record of how local value, cultural care, environmental choices and guest responsibility were considered.
Local value
We record who helps shape the journey, what is sourced locally and how the experience supports local livelihoods.
Cultural care
Representation, permissions and guest guidance are shaped with the people whose knowledge and culture are present.
Environmental choices
We document practical decisions around transport, materials, food, water, waste and biodiversity.
Stays and suppliers
Where accommodation is included, we record how the stay and key suppliers were screened and what remains to improve.
Local value
We record who helps shape the journey, what is sourced locally and how the experience supports local livelihoods.
Our design framework is informed by the GSTC Tour Operator and Hotel Standards. The Impact Passport is a transparent design and reporting tool; it is not a claim of GSTC certification.
DESIGN IN PRACTICE
See the method in practice
Explore upcoming experiences shaped through research, local knowledge, thoughtful pacing and the people who bring each place to life.
Creative · Art, Appetite & Afterthoughts
Creativity, Lived with Clair Concepcion-Barberis
Climate: Tropical Season: Monsoon
Looking for a cultural evening with more substance than another dinner, event or networking night? Creativity, Lived invites you inside the private...
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Learning & exploration
The Walking Tour Incubator with Gabe Mercado
Climate: Cool highland Season: Wet season
Baguio, told by the people who cannot stop noticing it. What is the corner, staircase, building detail, shortcut, smell, story or neighborhood ques...
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Adventure
Under Sail with Taal Lake Yacht Club
Climate: Tropical Season: Monsoon
Meet Taal from the water. Most people know Taal from a distance. They have seen the volcano from a Tagaytay railing, taken a photograph and return...
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