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. 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.
Spotted by Locals
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- Spotted by Locals
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- Spotted by Locals has its headquarters at Amsterdam.
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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.
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Overview
Locals has created content for publications such as The Guardian Sueddeutsche Zeitung, The Independent, De Volkskrant, Kathimerini and commercial content licensing partners like Volkswagen. The website won website of the year in The Guardian and Observer Travel Awards 2010.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Spotted by Locals • Founded — 2008 • Founders — Bart van Poll & Sanne van Poll • Country — The Netherlands • Keypeople — Jorn van der Eng • Publications — Mobile apps Blog • Topics — Travel guides Travel • Owner — Marcel Beemsterboer • Numemployees — 497 authors • Website — http: www.spottedbylocals.com
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Spotted by Locals is situated in Netherlands.
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Spotted by Locals is associated with Netherlands.
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- arXiv, Cornell University, preprints naming “Spotted by Locals”
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- “Spotted by Locals”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q7580116: Spotted by Locals
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- 1.Spotted by Locals. About Us.
- 2.Sablich, Justin. How to Explore a City Like a Local Using Your Smartphone. New York Times. 8 September 2017.
- 3.Spotted online. The Guardian.
- 4.Sueddeutsche Zeitung. Spotted by Locals. 10 May 2011.
- 5.Spotted by Locals. The Independent.
- 6.De Volkskrant. Dossier Spotted by Locals.
- 7.Kathimerini. Spotted by Locals.
- 8.Locals, Spotted by. Travel Content Licensing. Spotted by Locals.
- 9.Spotted by Locals - the best travel website. The Guardian. 15 October 2010.
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arXiv, Cornell University, preprints naming “Spotted by Locals”arXiv (Cornell University)
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The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 17 August 2026.
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