Spotted by Locals Travel Guides

About Spotted by Locals Travel Guides

Cities are not theme parks. They are places where people live, work, fall in love and drink their morning coffee.

That is exactly why Spotted by Locals exists.

We help travellers discover cities through the eyes of the people who actually live there. Not influencers, not sponsored lists, not the same top 10 you see everywhere, but real locals sharing their personal favourite places.

Today Spotted by Locals is powered by hundreds of Spotters, locals who live in their city, speak the language and care about their neighbourhoods. They only write about places they genuinely love, no tourist traps, no chains, no paid content. That means more visitors end up in local cafes, bakeries, bars, galleries and parks instead of the usual overcrowded hotspots.

This is not just nicer for travellers, it is essential for cities.

Overtourism is not caused by too many people travelling, it is caused by too many people going to the same few places. When we spread visitors across neighbourhoods, we reduce pressure on historic centres and help local businesses thrive.

That is what we do, quietly and at scale.

Spotted by Locals gives you curated, local knowledge that helps you experience a city as it really is, messy, creative, surprising and alive.

No hype, no algorithms, just locals sharing what makes their city special.

Travel like a guest, not like a crowd.

Keywords

• Android
• App
• Blog Network
• City Blogging
• City Guides
• Content Licensing
• Discover Culture
• Exploring Cities
• Hidden Gems
• Iphone
• Publishing
• Tourism
• Travel Content
• Travelling

Address

• Headquarters

  RotterdamZuid-Holland, Netherlands

Team by function

Based on 7 public job profiles as of 4 August 2026.

• Marketing3
• Creative / Media1
• Customer Success / Support1
• Founder / Owner1
• Other / Unclassifiable1