Spotted by Locals

Spotted by Locals
Caption Spotted by Locals Logoorry,
Genre Travel Guides
Founded 2008
Founders Sanne van Poll-Bakker
Bart van Poll
Headquarters Amsterdam
Products Travel guidebook, digital applications, online community
Website spottedbylocals.com

Spotted by Locals is a publisher of a series of travel guides (apps & blogs) with up to date tips curated by handpicked locals in 70+ cities in Europe and North America.

The city guides are curated by "Spotters" - people who live in the city they write about and speak the local language. All Spotters are selected by founders Sanne & Bart van Poll.

Spotted by Locals is aimed at travelers who want local information about a city, and who want to avoid the typical tourist spots.

Access to travel information from locals is gaining popularity amongst travelers and travel organizations like Lonely Planet.[1] In 2010, Spotted by Locals was one of the co-founders of LocalTravelMovement.com, a not-for-profit responsible travel website and discussion platform aiming to unite companies who commit to operating with Local Travel values.

Founders Sanne & Bart van Poll

The Spotted by Locals concept has received coverage on BBC World,[2] and in newspapers and magazines like The Guardian,[3] the Sueddeutsche Zeitung,[4] Le Monde,[5] The Sunday Times,[6] and National Geographic Traveler.

Spotted by Locals has also been mentioned in The Telegraph, [7] Gadling and [8] The Times.[9]

History

Mar 2008Spotted by Locals was founded by Sanne & Bart van Poll, a married couple of avid travelers from Amsterdam, Netherlands
Apr 2008:Founders start a 6-month road trip to 21 cities in Europe, to select the first 120 Spotters
Nov 2008:Winner of Mashable Open Web Awards[10] in the category "Travel"
Feb 2009:Winner of Lonely Planet Travel Blog Award in the "Best Group authored Travel blog" category
Oct 2010:Winner of Guardian newspaper "Best Travel Website" Award[11]
Feb 2011:Launch of the iPhone application
Jul 2012:Launch of Android applications
Nov 2012:First "Spotters weekend" in Amsterdam, with 80 Spotters attending[12]
Jan 2013:Launch of first city guides in North America
Oct 2014:Second "Spotters weekend" in Amsterdam, with 100 Spotters from 48 cities attending[13]

Notes

  1. ↑ Lonely Planet Travel Blog - Get Lost, Go local
  2. ↑ Best of the web - BBC World, 19 February 2010
  3. ↑ The Guardian - Spotted online: local guides to Europe's cities, 18 March 2009
  4. ↑ Reiseblog Spotted by Locals - Lieblingsplätze der Insider, 17 September 2009
  5. ↑ Une site anti-piège à touristes - Le Monde, 14 April 2009
  6. ↑ The Sunday Times - The best travel guides on the web, April 3, 2009
  7. ↑ The Telegraph - Travel advice: data roaming charges, August 8, 2011
  8. ↑ Gadling - Iphone app review, January 28, 2012
  9. ↑ The Times - 50 top websites for travel, January 29, 2013
  10. ↑ Mashable Open Web Awards
  11. ↑ Guardian and Observer "Best Travel Website" award
  12. ↑ Spotters weekend 2012
  13. ↑ Spotters weekend 2014
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