Kaleidoscope Travel Advisors Announces First-of-Its-Kind Partnership with ZOIA Healthcare to Support Travelers with PKU

Kaleidoscope Travel Advisors announced a groundbreaking partnership with ZOIA Healthcare, Inc. (ZOIA), a Pentec Company. ZOIA, a leading provider of specialized low-protein medical foods for individuals with inborn errors of metabolism. This collaboration is believed to be the first alliance between a travel agency and a medical nutrition company, designed to give families managing rare metabolic conditions, like Phenylketonuria (PKU), and special needs the confidence and resources to travel safely.

Kaleidoscope Travel Advisors was founded by co-owners Laura Adams and Lindsey Malamud, both parents of children with special needs. Their personal experiences navigating the complexities of traveling with medical, behavioral, and dietary requirements inspired the creation of a travel agency dedicated to helping families like theirs. They built Kaleidoscope with a mission: to remove obstacles and empower families with unique needs to explore the world without fear, overwhelm, or uncertainty.

The partnership with ZOIA represents a major milestone in that mission. Travelers who rely on medical foods for conditions like PKU often face significant barriers—including storage requirements, airline limitations, and limited availability. Together, Kaleidoscope and ZOIA are working to eliminate these challenges.

"As parents of children with special needs, Lindsey and I know firsthand how daunting travel can feel," said Laura Adams, Co-Owner of Kaleidoscope Travel Advisors.

"We created Kaleidoscope to support families like ours, and partnering with ZOIA Healthcare allows us to take that support to a new level. Families who rely on medical foods deserve the freedom to travel with peace of mind," continued Lindsey Malamud, Co-Owner of Kaleidoscope Travel Advisors.

"This partnership reflects our shared commitment to improving quality of life for the rare disease community," said Tyler Ko, General Manager, ZOIA. "By pairing ZOIA’s expertise in specialized medical nutrition with Kaleidoscope’s specialized travel planning, we’re helping families maintain continuity of access to essential medical foods so travel does not come at the expense of care."

A New Standard for Inclusive, Medically Supported Travel

Through this partnership, families traveling with medical foods will now have access to Kaleidoscope’s travel expertise to experience

●Travel Readiness Consultations

●Customized itineraries designed around special needs supports, including sensory needs, medical foods, and complex dietary protocols

●Destination-specific regulatory guidance on transporting and using medical foods

●Proactive coordination with airlines, resorts, cruise lines, and other travel partners to ensure medical and dietary needs are met throughout the journey

Kaleidoscope’s travel expertise will be seamlessly coordinated with ZOIA’s distribution expertise in medical foods.

This joint initiative reinforces both organizations’ commitment to creating a more inclusive, accessible travel landscape for families managing rare diseases and special needs.

About Kaleidoscope Travel Advisors

Kaleidoscope Travel Advisors is a mission-driven travel agency founded by parents of children with special needs. Dedicated to supporting families with dietary restrictions, sensory challenges, and medical complexities, Kaleidoscope creates thoughtful, personalized travel experiences that prioritize safety, comfort, and joy for the entire family.

About ZOIA Healthcare

ZOIA Healthcare, a Pentec Company, is dedicated to improving health outcomes for patients living with rare metabolic and nutritional conditions. Through personalized solutions, public health collaboration, and compassionate service, ZOIA delivers life-sustaining medical foods and low-protein nutrition products to support patients and their families nationwide. For additional information, please visit ZOIAHealthcare.org