Travel guides written by people who've actually been there.
destination.com was built on one simple idea: travel advice should come from someone who got on the plane, ate the food, and walked the streets. Not from an algorithm.
Our mission
We started destination.com because we were tired of travel advice written by people who had never left their city — SEO-stuffed listicles recommending the same 10 tourist traps in every city, packaged as “insider tips.”
Every guide on this site is written by a writer who has personally visited the destination. We fact-check against on-the-ground research, not just other websites. We update guides when things change. We tell you what to avoid, not just what to book.
We partner with Expedia to show you real-time prices alongside our editorial recommendations — so you can go from “inspired” to “booked” without leaving the page.
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The team
Sarah Chen
Editor-in-Chief
Asia & Food Travel
Marcus Johnson
Senior Writer
Americas & Music
Elena Vasquez
Travel Editor
Europe & Culture
Yuki Tanaka
Contributing Writer
Japan & East Asia
Editorial standards
- ✓Every destination guide is written by a writer who has personally visited.
- ✓We disclose all affiliate partnerships clearly on every page.
- ✓Expedia commissions never influence our editorial recommendations.
- ✓We update guides when conditions change — not just when Google asks us to.
- ✓We don't accept payment for positive coverage or placement.
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