“Sometimes Tragedy Can Create Growth And Opportunities” With Annie Davis Founder of Palm Beach Travel

Yitzi Weiner
Thrive Global
Published in
9 min readJun 28, 2018

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“Sometimes tragedy can create growth and opportunities. Our business sales were largely centered around the Caribbean. Hurricane Maria and Irma nearly devastated our business, but once we put into place a plan of action to recover, it was time to focus on those who lost much more than we did. Out of this came the nonprofit called Travelcares.org. Travel Cares, A 501(C)3 Is A Non Profit Organized By Travel Experts Who Wanted To Provide Relief To People And Areas Affected By Disaster. Travel Cares Works Hard To Help The Most In Need Alongside Local Agencies And Governments. Often, The Travel Industry Is Affected By These Occurrences. It was important for us to continue helping those in need even after the media stopped covering it. For example, in the British Virgin Islands, people are still…

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Yitzi Weiner
Thrive Global

A “Positive” Influencer, Founder & Editor of Authority Magazine, CEO of Thought Leader Incubator