About PassportPicks
We researched it. You just go.
PassportPicks is a travel platform built on a simple promise: do the homework so you don't have to. No fluff, no filler — just honest, tested advice that helps you travel smarter and spend less.
- 60+
- Countries covered
- 500+
- Expert guides
- 250k+
- Monthly readers
Our story
Born from one too many bad bookings
PassportPicks started the way a lot of good things do — with frustration. Too many "best of" lists that read like ads. Too many five-star reviews that fell apart on arrival. Too many hours lost comparing prices across a dozen tabs.
So we built the resource we wished we'd had: a travel platform where every recommendation is earned, not bought. Our editors and local contributors research destinations the slow way — staying in the hotels, renting the cars, taking the tours — and then write it all down plainly.
Today, hundreds of thousands of travellers use PassportPicks each month to plan trips with confidence. We're still small, still independent, and still obsessed with getting the details right.
How we make money
Honest about the business
When you book a hotel, car, tour, or insurance policy through a link on PassportPicks, we may earn a small commission from our partner — at no extra cost to you. It's how we keep the lights on and the site free to read.
- You never pay more for using our links — prices are identical.
- We only recommend what we'd genuinely book ourselves.
- Commissions never influence our rankings or reviews. Ever.
Editorial standards
The rules we hold ourselves to
We test what we recommend
Every hotel, rental desk, and tour we feature is researched first-hand or rigorously fact-checked — never copied from a brochure.
Honesty over hype
If something isn't worth it, we say so. We'd rather lose a click than send you somewhere we wouldn't go ourselves.
Always up to date
Prices, rules, and openings change. We revisit and refresh our guides so the advice you read still holds when you travel.
Reader-first, always
Our recommendations are never for sale. What we suggest is based on merit — full stop.
The team
The people behind the guides
Maya Lindqvist
Senior Travel Editor
Ten years and 60+ countries of road-testing hotels and back-alley noodle bars.
Daniel Okafor
Hotels & Stays Editor
Former concierge who now reviews the boutique stays worth your money.
Sofia Marchetti
Activities Editor
Hunts down the experiences locals love and the tours actually worth booking.
Liam Walsh
Deals & Data
Watches prices so you don't have to, and finds the genuine bargains.
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