Every body deserves to feel welcome, supported, and empowered.

Discrimination, inadequate accommodations, and a lack of understanding prevent millions from enjoying the travel and experiences they deserve.

The travel industry often falls short in providing accommodating environments for all bodies, leading to missed opportunities, uncomfortable experiences and unsatisfied customers.

Introducing

The Gorgeous Certification

A transformative program designed specifically for the travel, outdoors, and tourism industries, The Gorgeous Certification our certification educates, empowers, and equips businesses to create environments that are truly welcoming to every body.

With this certification, you’ll learn how to recognize and meet the needs of travelers of all body sizes and shapes, ensuring everyone can explore the world with confidence and joy.

And when potential customers see that your company is Certified Gorgeous, they’ll know they can expect a warm, supportive experience with you.

  1. Choose Your Membership

We have options designed for nonprofits and companies of all sizes.

How It Works

2. Learn From Experts

With our one-of-a-kind library of videos, resources, and 1:1 consulting opportunities, your team will receive the best body inclusivity training available.

3. Take the Assessment

Demonstrate the steps you’ve taken to make your company a place for people of all sizes, and have a call with us to identify where you excel and where you have room to grow.

4. Share Your Certification!

After successfully passing the assessment, you’ll receive your certification and be able to proudly display it, so people of all sizes will know they can trust your company to be a welcoming space.

  • Gain Loyal Customers

    Build trust and loyalty with customers who feel seen, respected, and valued.

  • Be a Leader

    Stand out as a leader in the industry, known for prioritizing the needs and experiences of all travelers.

  • Empower Your Team

    Your team will feel confident interacting with customers in all body types

Membership Plans

Denali

$475/year

For small businesses looking to increase understanding and awareness of weight stigma.

Includes access to basic resources, core training, logo for your website, and basic listing in the Members’ Directory and interactive map.

Kilimanjaro

$1250/year

For businesses ready to make a real commitment to the plus-size market.

Includes everything from the Denali plan, plus online training resources & Body Inclusivity Library, access to one annual training webinar, a custom listing in the Member’s Directory and interactive map, and a 10% discount on 1:1 consulting, brand guides, and live trainings.

Everest

$1750/year

For businesses ready to lead the way to making travel & adventure accessible for every body

Includes everything from Denali and Kilimanjaro plans, plus workplace considerations, sector-specific advice, access to exclusive customer research, and three webinars covering essential topics such as GLP-1s.

Bunny Hill

For non-profits, charities, and sole proprietors, we are happy to offer access to our basic resources and certification logo for $99/year.

Move Mountains

Join today to become a certified leader in All Body Accessibility.

  • Following our working session, the entire team was newly equipped with awareness, confidence, and the tools to authentically connect with folks and ensure they feel seen, appreciated and welcome. Kara’s humility, humor, and tenacity in addressing weight stigma and body inclusivity turned what can be a challenging topic into an easy-to-embrace journey that fosters growth on both individual and organizational levels.

    Ben Boyd , Peloton Interactive

  • Kara spoke to our executive members in travel and hospitality for one of our events and was the perfect fit. Kara touched on a topic of inclusivity that so many have not even considered. She was insightful, educational, honest, and authentic. She had the entire room of leaders captive during her keynote and gave every attendee something to think about and take back to their teams, no matter what department they lead. Kara is so wonderful to work with from start to end.

    Hannah DeMaio, Women Leading Travel & Hospitality

  • Kara provided a poignant and meaningful presentation to more than 350 female business professionals at our recent conference. Her delivery was hard-hitting yet laced with humor. A definite audience favorite!

    Stacey Bruzzese, Wow Conference

  • An amazing and inspiring reminder to set our sights high and tackle that big goal you have been wanting to accomplish, ignore any self doubt, and, as Kara said, “bet on your own success!”

    Sheryl Weaver Brenna, Uber

  • Kara Richardson Whitely takes us where few have dared to go before: thrillingly up to the top of Mt. Kilimanjaro and profoundly down to the darkest depths of [binge eating]. Kara is fearlessly honest and powerfully intelligent.

    Cheryl Strayed, Author of Wild: From lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail

  • [Kara Richardson Whitely’s] travails will give confidence not only to hesitant would-be mountaineers but to those, like her, whose biggest hurdle is ‘to learn to be O.K. with who I was.

    The New York Times

  • Kara's presentation at our Women in Retail: On the Road event in New York City in October was a highlight of the event. Kara's content about the plus-size market and her experience as a plus-size adventurer, influencer and CEO of The Gorgeous Agency was relevant, actionable, and timely. In addition, she delivered it in a fun, fresh, and authentic style that kept the audience engaged and entertained. We loved working with Kara and hope to work with her again!

    Melissa Campanelli
    Women in Retail Leadership Circle, Co-Founder and Content Director

FAQs

  • It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.

  • It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.

  • It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.

  • It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.

Join us in creating a world where every body is welcome