Spotted by Locals

City guides made by Locals

Founded| 2008
Founders| Bart van Poll & Sanne van Poll
Country of origin| The Netherlands
Key people| Jorn van der Eng
Publication types| Mobile apps
Blog
Nonfiction topics| Travel guides
Travel
Owner(s)| Marcel Beemsterboer
No. of employees| 497 authors[1]
Official website| www.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 over 80 cities in Europe, the Middle East and North America.

The city guides are curated by "Spotters", people who live in the city they write about and speak the local language. They recommend where to eat, shop, and be entertained.[2][1]

Spotted by Locals has created content for publications such as The Guardian[3] Sueddeutsche Zeitung,[4] The Independent,[5] De Volkskrant,[6] Kathimerini[7] and commercial content licensing partners like Volkswagen.[8]

The website won website of the year in The Guardian and Observer Travel Awards 2010.[9]

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "About Us". Spotted by Locals. https://www.spottedbylocals.com/about-us/. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
2. ↑ Sablich, Justin (8 September 2017). "How to Explore a City Like a Local Using Your Smartphone". New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/08/travel/local-tourist-apps.html. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
3. ↑ "Spotted online". The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/travel/series/spotted-online. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
4. ↑ "Spotted by Locals". Sueddeutsche Zeitung. 10 May 2011. https://www.sueddeutsche.de/thema/Spotted_by_Locals. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
5. ↑ "Spotted by Locals". The Independent. https://www.independent.co.uk/topic/spotted-by-locals. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
6. ↑ "Dossier Spotted by Locals". De Volkskrant. https://www.volkskrant.nl/dossier-spotted-by-locals/. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
7. ↑ "Spotted by Locals". Kathimerini. http://www.kathimerini.gr/search?q=spotted+by+locals. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
8. ↑ Locals, Spotted by. "Travel Content Licensing". Spotted by Locals. https://www.spottedbylocals.com/about-us/business/content-licensing/. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
9. ↑ "Spotted by Locals - the best travel website". The Guardian. 15 October 2010. https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2010/oct/15/spotted-by-locals-city-guide. Retrieved 1 January 2025.

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