Selected features and interviews.
Travel + LeisureThese Caribbean destinations outside of the hurricane belt are perfect to visit this summerMay 2026
The TimesSouth America's most exciting city, and its coolest neighbourhoodMay 2026→
AFARA Caribbean island escape, an Alaska fishing lodge, a Venetian craft hotel: 7 women-owned hotelsMarch 2026
Financial TimesThree escapes for sun and seaMarch 2026→
Dossier MagazineThe art of a great escapeSpring 2026→
WanderlustUnforgettable stays in CartagenaFebruary 2026→AFARHow Cartagena's “Forgotten Island” Kick-Started a Recycling MovementMay 2023→
ThrillistSip Cocktails While Saving the Beach at This Paradise ResortApril 2023→
Sweet JulyHotelier Portia Hart On How The Hospitality Industry Can Help Save Our EarthApril 2023→
InsideHookHow One Woman Resuscitated Colombia's Forgotten Island of Tierra BombaApril 2023→
Fora TravelCommunity First: Portia Hart on Hospitality, Founding Blue Apple Beach and a New Kind of TravelMarch 2023→
Condé Nast TravellerMeet 11 people who are changing the future of travelSeptember 2022Loved her energy, balance of the 3 Ps, and this sort of attitude is key to get more and more people to come along on the journey.
Portia Hart was the most inspiring because I found a lot of alignment with her ethos and attitude as a businessperson.
I was moved by Portia Hart, as she touched on the sustainable growth of employees, the most essential tool to actually follow and maintain sustainability around them.
March 2024
Portia Hart on the Caribbean coast of Colombia
Georgina Godwin heads to the Caribbean coast of Colombia to meet Portia Hart, founder of Blue Apple Beach, a boutique hotel and beach club on the island of Tierra Bomba. Hart discusses her regenerative approach to sustainability and explains how aligning best practice in hospitality with environmental and social responsibility is the right thing to do for both business and planet.
April 2023
Enjoy Guilt Free Beach Life In The Colombian Sun
To continue our celebration of our planet Earth this month, Portia humbly and humorously shares her story of creativity through resource sustainability and community belonging, in building her boutique hotels, beach clubs, bars and a not-for-profit foundation, all rooted in the culture of Cartagena.
March 2023
Colombia: A Breath Of Fresh Air
Portia, our second pilgrim, is making a habit of breaking the hotelier mode in Cartagena whilst at the same time taking time out to launch her own foundation. Is the Blue Apple hotel a good place for a party? Well at least one 96 year old thought. Join me in this fascinating conversation with a role model who is cutting her own path in the world of tourism.
A selection.
