“It’s cool to see my saved spots from my last trip to Japan.”
“I like the map feature to check out my friends’ favourite places!”
“I would use the app on my next backpacking trip!”
“It’s cool to see my saved spots from my last trip to Japan.”
“I like the map feature to check out my friends’ favourite places!”
“I would use the app on my next backpacking trip!”
“It’s cool to see my saved spots from my last trip to Japan.”
“I like the map feature to check out my friends’ favourite places!”
“I would use the app on my next backpacking trip!”
“It’s cool to see my saved spots from my last trip to Japan.”
“I like the map feature to check out my friends’ favourite places!”
“I would use the app on my next backpacking trip!”
Our story
Built by travellers, for travellers
We're a team of travel enthusiasts, backpackers and digital nomads, passionate about authentic experiences and sustainable ways to explore the world.
On our journeys we keep meeting amazing people who share their stories and their favourite places with us. Those tips always led to the best moments of a trip, and they always got lost in some chat.
So we're building an app that makes it easy to share your favourite places, hidden gems and trusted recommendations with friends and your community. A more personal way to discover the world.
To help travellers experience the world beyond tourist traps by sharing real insights, hidden gems and local knowledge.
To build a global network where travellers share authentic experiences and inspire each other to explore the world more deeply.
Real people. Real places.
The team
Three travellers, 136 passport stamps
Between us we've seen a lot of the world, and the best of it came from other people's tips.
Nikolai
Favourite placeSecret islandMexico
Nikolai
Co-Founder & CEO
42 countries visited
Travel style
Backpacking, hidden gems, hammocks & local conversations
Loves
Discovering places through people
“A gap year in New Zealand, studies across Europe and North Africa and a semester in Budapest taught me one thing: the best places I found came from people, not from rankings.”
Philipp
Favourite placePatagoniaChile & Argentina
Philipp
Co-Founder & COO
84 countries visited
Travel style
Solo backpacking, adventures, cultural exchange
Loves
Hiking and trying new food
“I’ve been solo backpacking since I was 18, exploring the world and connecting with people wherever I go. Later I spent two years on the road full-time. Now I want to help others experience travel beyond the tourist hotspots.”
Elias
Favourite placeTokushimaJapan
Elias
Co-Founder & CTO
10 countries visited
Travel style
Backpacking, quality over quantity
Loves
Snorkeling
“For me it’s quality over quantity. I spent 1.5 years in Japan and love really getting to know a place. Today I’m the developer behind every line of the TravRec app.”
Release notes
What's new in TravRec
We keep improving TravRec with every release, shaped by feedback from our beta community.
Version 0.9.1
LatestDetails
Improvements
A short message asks you to wait a few seconds if an image is still being compressed
Performance
Much faster image compression
Bugs fixed
A new avatar now shows up in comments right away, without restarting the app reported by @wakame
Liking your own travrec no longer shows negative likes reported by @ghosty