Travel
forward.
We're the travel marketplace for those who explore with purpose.
TRAVEL
DISCOUNTS
WELCOMING
BUSINESSES
GIVING
BACK
Painted Circle is an independent travel marketplace...and social enterprise. Our mission is to connect you with unique travel experiences, save you money, and to help the communities you visit to benefit from tourism. Our travel directory is your source to find travel experiences with providers who value diversity, sustainability, and the positive power of travel. Our Radius Global Travel Pass offers you a seamless way to find discounts and special offers at all of these great businesses.
Painted Circle's RADIUS
GLOBAL
TRAVEL
PASS...
Travel discounts that
make a difference!
Every travel business on Painted Circle shares valuable special offers and discounts through our Radius Global Travel Pass. Our travel pass isn't a subscription - it's a one-time purchase that gives you a lifetime of discounts and special perks around the world.
Find your next adventure in our
TRAVEL DIRECTORY
Browse our Travel Directory for free. All businesses in our network have made a commitment to creating welcoming spaces for all guests, and are passionate about delivering truly unique travel experiences.
RECENT ADDITIONS:
Painted Circle is your independent travel guide.
Painted Circle is an alternative to the mass-market travel resellers who are focused more on profits than good travel. We're not the biggest or the flashiest, but we work fundamentally differently so that we feel good about the impact our travels have on the world.
MEANINGFUL DEALS
We partner with awesome travel providers to get you meaningful travel deals, not just discounts. Our goal is to help you elevate your adventures while also supporting local providers.
ZERO EXTRACTION
Painted Circle doesn't charge sales commissions or fees to our partners. We think your travel spending should go to the communities you visit.
AUTHENTIC EXPERIENCES
We're making big efforts to bring diverse partners to our platform. We're not curating, filtering, scripting, or setting the narrative. Travel is about uniqueness and authenticity.
Some of our values...
Painted Circle is 100% self-funded by our founders who are driven to provide travelers with a more ethical travel platform. These are some of the values we bring to the site:
INCLUSION IS NONNEGOTIABLE
Everyone must be welcome and empowered to travel. We only partner with travel providers who value inclusion and who work to make sure they are truly open for YOU, just as you are. Read more here.
EMPATHY & COMPASSION
We think travel is about learning about ourselves and others. We approach new experiences as opportunities to grow closer and stronger, and we see our platform as part of that journey.
GREED SUCKS
Doing things just for money misses the point of doing things that matter. We get the feel-good-factor about what we are doing with Painted Circle, and that's worth more to us than money.
PURPOSE
We aren't motivated to copy and paste what others have done. There's a need for a travel site that helps us solve mass-tourism and bland experiences, and that motivates us to work for purpose.
TRAVEL IS ESSENTIAL
Human connection across cultures is fundamental to building a peaceful world. None of us should be scared of "others." We want to bring people together in ways that help each of us and all of our communities.
A message
from the founder:
Hey Traveler!
There are a lot of faceless online companies out there, and we don't want Painted Circle to be one of them. I'm Charles, and I started Painted Circle after working in travel for more than a decade and seeing how unfair some travel sites can be. The best travel experiences are provided by passionate people who care deeply about their guests, and we want to help you connect directly with them. I hope you will join our community of travelers around the world who are exploring with purpose and having amazing experiences along the way!
Happy travels!
Painted Circle:
A travel
marketplace &
social enterprise...
RADIUS Global Travel Pass
Thank you for being a supporter of Painted Circle!
It looks like you lready have our Radius Global Travel Pass! You'll find discounts and special offers at all the great travel businesses on Painted Circle - just use our directory to find great travel providers, and to see details of their special offers. You will see a section on each business listing for their discounts and perks for you as a holder of our Radius Global Travel Pass.