Kiara Kolaczyk

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CEO

Kiara Kolaczyk is a cultural travel expert, 2x Fulbright English Teaching Assistant alum, a Boren Fellowship alum to Indonesia, and CEO of Kultura Travel, a new travel platform designed to help people engage with culture, language, and local communities, not just destinations. She’s also the host of Put the Guidebook Down, the podcast redefining what meaningful travel looks like in a world of influencer itineraries, over-tourism, and “authenticity” buzzwords. Kiara speaks on cultural humility, ethical tourism, global identity, language learning, and what travelers get wrong (and right) when they step into someone else’s home. Her work bridges research, lived experience, and sharp insight into how we can all travel better, slower, and with greater intention.