Eco Travel Communities Report

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Executive Summary

We analyzed 11 eco travel communities listed on Hive Index to understand where people gather, what these groups offer, and which communities attract the most interest.

The big picture: In this smaller sample, much of the eco travel landscape on Hive Index sits on Independent Platforms.

Source: Hive Index community database · Updated 2026-05-23

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Communities
11
Platforms
2
Avg members
134K
Median members
125K

Where Eco Travel Communities Are Hosted

  • Independent Platforms: 10 communities (91%)
  • Reddit: 1 communities (9%)
  • Independent Platforms
    Independent Platforms
    10(91%)
  • Reddit
    1(9%)

Independent Platforms leads (91% of listings).

Audience Size & Access

Community size

  • Tiny: 0 communities (0%)
  • Small: 0 communities (0%)
  • Medium: 0 communities (0%)
  • Large: 0 communities (0%)
  • Huge: 1 communities (9%)
  • Massive: 3 communities (27%)
  • Gigantic: 0 communities (0%)
  • Tiny
    <20 members
    0(0%)
  • Small
    20-100 members
    0(0%)
  • Medium
    100-1,000 members
    0(0%)
  • Large
    1,000-10,000 members
    0(0%)
  • Huge
    10,000-100,000 members
    1(9%)
  • Massive
    100,000-1M members
    3(27%)
  • Gigantic
    1M+ members
    0(0%)

7 communities have unknown member counts.

Free vs paid

  • Free to join: 8 communities (73%)
  • Paid or apply-to-join: 3 communities (27%)

Most communities are free to join.

How Eco Travel Differs From Other Categories

Eco Travel is less free-to-join, larger, and more paid or gated, compared with typical Hive Index topics.

MetricEco TravelHive Index average
Free to join73%85%
Median members125K25K
Average members134K669K
Paid or apply-to-join27%15%
Topic pageviews / mo151714

Feature Mix

Common features appear in at least 15% of listings.

Common Features

  • Forum: 11 communities (100%)
  • Pairing: 4 communities (36%)
  • Paid Community: 3 communities (27%)
  • Forum
    100%
  • Pairing
    36%
  • Paid Community
    27%

Forum appears on 100% of listings.

What Visitors Click

Outbound clicks / mo
8

Most-clicked features

  • Forum
    6(100%)
  • Paid Community
    3(50%)
  • Pairing
    3(50%)

Clicks by access model

  • Free to join
    3(50%)
  • Paid or apply-to-join
    3(50%)

Top-clicked listings

  • Responsible Travel
    3(50%)
  • WWOOF-USA
    2(33%)
  • Workaway
    1(17%)

Groups with forum picked up 100% of tracked clicks.

Methodology & FAQ

Methodology

This report uses communities in the Hive Index database tagged as Eco Travel. We exclude removed or suppressed listings. Member counts, traffic, features, reviews, and ratings may vary by source and are updated periodically.

  • •We only have a handful of listings so far, so treat these numbers as directional.
  • •Last updated 2026-05-23

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