Spotted by Locals

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.

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

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]