If the amazing aesthetics, colorful paintings and beautiful locations aren't enough to convince you to come experience Selina, hold tight, sit back, and enjoy this short blog post.
While Selina offers some of the most beautiful and buzzing locations around the world, they also offer something that most hotels lack: Culture. I have traveled many places in my life, and almost all of the resorts and hotels I have visited has Americanized their hotel and standardized their services to be something familiar to the guest. Even the food was American!
Now, If you enjoy that type of accommodation, don't bother to continue reading... If you are like me and want to learn the culture, embrace the different way of life and make long-lasting friendships,you will be blown away by Selina.
Selina has mastered the art of embracing the local culture and adapting themselves to it. One thing I especially love about Selina is how no two Selina's look the same. They accomplish this by hiring local architects and artists to join the team and put their own spin on the hotel. They don't build around the community, but build the community up.
Selina is built on the following core values:
Authenticity- From design to recipes, live music to local tours, we foster a deep-rooted connection to our local communities. Respecting cultural integrity means we ensure each location has a distinctly memorable cultural experience
Simplicity- Simple comes closest to honest and stays in the heart. The simple things are the remembered. Simple is beautiful
Wellness- Wellness is not just about health, it’s in our body and mind also. Being in harmony; slowing down our fast paced life to admire the elements around us
Adventurism- Go do something new, grab one of our longboards, join our surfing classes or try one of our local dishes our chefs deliver. It's time to go outside of your comfort zone and experience something new.
Adaptability and responsibility- We support people who experiment and take risks, they inspire us and all around them. Being adaptable and flexible helps us grow as individuals and as a collective.
Impact and Integrity- Integrity is a cornerstone of our beliefs. We are honest and have strong principles.
" Selina's mission is to inspire meaningful authentic connections with people, places and communities around the world. We do so by the curation of physical spaces"
This Internship abroad has not only taught me how to run a business, but also how a foundation of values can change the entire vision and mission of a company. Interning for Selina showed me that the world is our greatest teacher. And that there's something special about connecting to it.
When you are ready to get up and go, just know that you have a family waiting for you at Selina.
