Travel that is actually localBackpackGo combines a magazine written with local perspective, a concierge for vetted services, and a community that pools its weight to get fair deals. No generic top ten lists, no tourist traps. Read the city magazineSee the places Available in: EN DE FR ES PT AR RU IT HU CS ZH City MagazinesCurated visual guides to cities around the world. Why BackpackGo A magazine written with local perspectiveIn-depth city guides cover where locals eat, which neighbourhoods to walk, cultural etiquette and seasonal events. It is written to be useful on the ground, not to rank in a popularity contest. A concierge for vetted servicesWhen you need a hotel, a guide or a transfer, the concierge recommends vetted services instead of the highest bidder. City guides are written with local perspective and place pages include the menu so you can judge before you go. Community buying powerTravellers join as a group, and BackpackGo negotiates with providers on their behalf. The collective gets rates and perks that an individual booking cannot. Where BackpackGo fitsTravellers usually reach for the big platforms, or they fall back on scattered blog posts and forums. Both are competitive on volume and weak on authenticity. Status quo: scattered blogs and forumsReddit threads, random listicles and outdated guides. Free and sometimes excellent, but hard to verify and impossible to plan around. TripAdvisor and Google TravelEnormous review volume and strong coverage. The trade-off is that ranking rewards volume and recency, which pushes travellers toward the same crowded places. Guidebooks and toursLonely Planet and packaged tours are reliable but static, and by the time a printed guide is out, the neighbourhood it describes has often changed. Ways to use BackpackGo1 Read the magazineStart with a city guide written with local perspective, then open its places to see menus and details. 2 Open the places mapBrowse restaurants and places around a city, with an always-current menu and a dish guide for each. 3 Use the conciergeAsk for a hotel, a guide or a transfer. The concierge recommends vetted options and fair prices. The honest comparisonThe big platforms are genuinely good at what they do. This comparison is about the specific job of travelling authentically and getting a fair price. See the full comparison What backs this upFor travellers: real local detailCity guides, place pages and menus, all in eleven languages so a traveller can read a place the way a local does. For restaurants: one menu, every languageRestaurant owners manage their menu once in their own language. BackpackGo translates it, keeps it current, and renders a printable menu plus a dish-guide booklet that explains what each dish is. Plans for places → Honest by designRecommendations are built around what helps the traveller and the local community, not around who paid the most for placement. Frequently asked questionsIs BackpackGo free?Yes for travellers. The magazine, the concierge and the community are free, with nothing to sign up for. Places pay 180 EUR per year to manage their menu and dish guide. How does the community get fair deals?BackpackGo negotiates with providers on behalf of the community as a group, which gives it more leverage than an individual booking. What makes the recommendations authentic?Guides are written with local perspective and focus on places locals actually use, with the explicit goal of steering travellers away from tourist traps. Can my restaurant publish its menu in several languages?Yes. You manage the menu once in your own language and BackpackGo translates it, then renders a printable menu and a dish-guide booklet. Edits refresh automatically. Which languages are supported?Eleven languages, including English, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Arabic, Russian, Italian, Hungarian, Czech and Chinese. ReferencesBackpackGo - Travel magazine, concierge and places.Ready to explore BackpackGo?Read the city magazine