We’re Hiring.
You want to participate in building a great company. Find meaning in what you do. And enjoy the people you work with.
Well then. We’re so glad you found us.
Are you our next Operations Assistant?
Are you our next Copywriting Intern?
We’re The Essential Hotelier.
We’re on a mission to use our creativity as a force for good.
We do this by helping one-of-a-kind hotels clarify their message, so they can simplify their marketing and create demand for their hotel.
The hotels we work with are mission-driven. This means they not only care deeply about travel and hospitality, but they believe that their destination should make a positive social impact in the world.
That’s why, the hotels we work with are built sustainably. They support local schools. They run environmental stewardship programs. They get involved in wildlife conservation. And they dedicate themselves to providing meaningful work opportunities to local people in remote communities.
We’re so grateful to be a part of their story. And we hope you’ll join us in creating an even brighter future for sustainable travel.
Integrity. Creativity. Warmth. Excellence. Curiosity.
These are our most deeply held values.
The Team
Hello + Welcome! We’re Kim Bagayawa + Mike Dell, Co-Founders of The Essential Hotelier.
As creators, our video + photography stories have been featured in AFAR, Business Insider Travel and CBC Radio; Vogue Magazine, Conde Nast Traveler and Architecture + Design. Tweeted by the Estonian President, and seen on the websites of Finnair, Andrew Harper and National Geographic's Unique Lodges of the World.
Our passion for architecture, design, and creative places have compelled us to live in Toronto, Berlin and Tokyo. Our current home base is Northern Ontario, Canada, where you’ll find us renovating a 1950’s cottage.
At the heart of it all, we are regular folks doing what we can to make meaning in our lives. We hope you’ll join us.