Felicity S.

Felicity Stevens is an award-winning sustainable tourism strategist, educator, and motivational speaker who’s helping reshape the way we travel and host. A successful short-term rental owner for over a decade, Felicity has transformed her property—The Rangers Cottage—into a nationally recognised example of low-emissions, low-waste hospitality that guests love. She’s spent the past three years on Airbnb’s Global Host Advisory Board, influencing policy and platform design through a sustainability lens. Felicity is also the founder of sustainablehosting.com.au, a free resource hub supporting hosts and tourism operators to embed sustainability into their business practices—without compromising comfort, style, or profitability. Felicity is a sought-after speaker and workshop facilitator, known for making complex topics accessible, relatable, and inspiring. She’s been described as “impactful,” “easy to work with,” and “someone you could listen to all day.” Her recent “Sustainability: Good For Business” workshop with Tourism Greater Geelong & The Bellarine earned glowing feedback for its clarity, warmth, and practical impact. What sets Felicity apart is her genuine commitment to driving change—not just talking about it. She actively volunteers with multiple community groups, donates her time and expertise to local initiatives, and firmly believes in giving back. She combines strategic thinking with creativity, using her background in design to think outside the box and deliver solutions in unexpected, engaging, and effective ways. While not formally trained in sustainability, Felicity is deeply well-read, curious by nature, and always learning. She keeps up with the latest research, technologies, and trends—and translates them into practical, everyday actions others can take. She helps businesses see that sustainability isn’t a burden, but an opportunity: to save money, increase bookings, attract the right guests and staff, and improve the value of their business. With a systems-level understanding of sustainability, Felicity brings a strong awareness of how the pillars of environmental, social, and economic impact are deeply interconnected. She champions the idea that business, community, and the environment must work together to create lasting, equitable change—where no one is left behind. Backed by studies in design, marketing, and product development at Massey University, Wellington Polytechnic, Monash University, and AGSM, Felicity brings a rare blend of creative insight, commercial savvy, and climate purpose to everything she does.