Where Women Founders in Travel & Wellness Come Together
Greether, the award-winning travel platform helping women travel safer across 130+ countries, and Root&Rise, a creative sanctuary nestled in a private château in the French countryside, built for women and non-binary people. Are excited to announce the first-ever Women Founders in Travel, Hospitality & Wellness Week Retreat, a curated five-day retreat in the French countryside for women building in travel and wellness.
This partnership brings something to the industry that has been missing: a space where women who are building companies and businesses that are changing the way people navigate the world gather during a restorative retreat to recharge and move forward stronger, together.
📅 August 19–23, 2026 | 📍 Private château, French countryside | 💰 Value: €1,999 | ✈️ Flights not included
What is the Women Founders in Travel, Hospitality & Wellness Week Retreat?
A Reset Designed for Women Who Are Building
You don't just leave rested. You leave with new friendships, a fresh perspective, and a pipeline of potential collaborations and partnerships.
The Women Founders in Travel, Hospitality & Wellness Weekis a five-day immersive retreat at a private château in the French countryside — designed specifically for women building companies and creative projects in travel and wellness.
Mornings are structured and intentional: workshops, peer exchanges, and co-learning sessions built around the real challenges of building a business.
Afternoons are yours — for strategy, quiet work, or a long conversation over coffee.
Evenings are camp: long tables, French wine, and the kind of friendships that follow you home.
This is not a conference. There are no panels, no name tags, no awkward networking. Just the right women, in the right space, doing the real work — together.
Five days that will change how you see your business and yourself
Day 1 — Arrive & Root
Arrivals & château welcome
Founder introductions
Intention-setting circle
Opening dinner under the stars
Set down the weight of the day-to-day. You're here now.
Day 2 — Money & Capital
Raising without losing your values
Investor wins & alternative capital strategies
Cheese & regional dishes evening
Talk money the way women actually talk money, honestly.
Day 3 — People & Teams
Hiring for culture & growth
Burnout, boundaries & resilience
French bread making
Garden-to-table dinner
Build the team your vision deserves, and remember why rest is part of the strategy.
Day 4 — Visibility & Growth
Press & media strategy
Growth hot seats
Negotiation & closing bigger deals
Wine tasting dinner
Step into the rooms you've been building toward.
Day 5 — Integrate & Rise
Building for the long game
Farewell lunch & departures
You came to reset. You leave ready.
Meet the Women Behind the Week
Vanessa Karel
Founder & CEO of Greether
Greether is the award-winning travel platform connecting female travelers with verified local female Greeters in over 130 countries and more than 1,300 cities worldwide.
Erin McGuire
Founder & Director of Root&Rise
Root&Rise is a transformative summer camp retreat in the French countryside connecting women and nonbinary adults through play, creativity, and a deep sense of belonging and community care
A small group. A big impact. Spots are limited
Questions? Send an email to: gather@rootandrise.com