Hidden Pousadas Brazil

Last updated
Hidden Pousadas Brazil
TypePrivately held
IndustryHospitality
Founded2008
FounderAlison McGowan
Headquarters
Brazil
Area served
Brazil
Key people
Alison McGowan, CEO

Hidden Pousadas Brazil is a British company and website with operational headquarters in Rio de Janeiro. It provides international marketing and promotion services to independent Brazilian pousadas, including eco-lodges, bed and breakfasts, boutique hotels and guesthouses. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

Contents

The company was founded in 2008 by owner and Hidden Pousadas curator Alison McGowan, a British expatriate. [7] [8] [9] As of 2013, Hidden Pousadas Brazil listed over 400 pousadas on its site. [10]

History

In 2007, Hidden Pousadas Brazil founder Alison McGowan took a short vacation at a small pousada, Pousada Santa Clara, on the Brazilian island of Boipeba. [2] [6] [8] She realised the potential demand for pousadas as a niche segment of the Brazilian hotel market and created Hidden Pousadas Brazil, with its website to showcase pousadas throughout Brazil to independent travellers. [2] [6] A draft blog was started in 2008 and the Hidden Pousadas Brazil website launched in January 2009. [8] [9] [10]

In July 2011, Hidden Pousadas Brazil began its partnership with the Brazilian Association of Ecotourism and Adventure Tourism (ABETA).[ citation needed ]

In October 2012, Hidden Pousadas Brazil was awarded Brazil’s Ministry of Sports official seal of approval for the project Brazil, a hidden paradise yet to be discovered, which was accepted for inclusion into Brazil's promotion of the 2014 FIFA World Cup. [11]

Operations

The majority of pousadas listed on Hidden Pousadas Brazil have between 4-25 suites. [8] McGowan personally conducts a site visit and writes reviews for all properties before awarding "highly recommended" status on Hidden Pousadas Brazil’s site. [8] [10]

Hidden Pousadas Brazil also produces Brazil Blog, a blog that shares information on new pousadas and destinations; and Brazil Travel Clinic, a blog that answers user-submitted questions about traveling in Brazil. [6] [8] [10]

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