Like A Local Guide

Sponsored content

Get Featured on Like A Local Guide

Reach travelers researching where to stay, eat, shop, and explore. We offer sponsored editorial opportunities for travel brands, hospitality businesses, destinations, and local experiences.

Apply to be featured
Sponsored features from $125

Short application. Nothing is charged unless we approve it.

How travelers find the guide

1,408,423

Google Search impressions

8 September 2026 to 5 October 2026

12,995

Organic clicks from Google Search

Same period

207

Cities covered

With 7,060 venue listings

Measured in Google Search Console. An impression means the guide appeared in a search result; it is not a visit. These figures describe the guide overall, not results for any individual article or advertiser.

Pricing

Two simple sponsored options

One-time pricing, no contracts. Every sponsored piece is clearly labeled and edited to our standards.

For local businesses

Sponsored Editorial Feature

$125 one-time

For independent restaurants, hotels, attractions, shops, tours, and experiences.

  • A dedicated feature about your business with its own URL
  • Edited for accuracy and usefulness in our voice
  • A link to your website or booking page
  • Clearly labeled as sponsored

Subject to editorial approval.

Apply now

For agencies & brands

Sponsored Article

$250 one-time

For travel brands, PR agencies, and other relevant commercial advertisers.

  • A sponsored article on a travel topic our readers care about
  • Your draft edited to our editorial standards
  • Links to your site marked rel="sponsored"
  • Clearly labeled as sponsored

Subject to editorial approval.

Apply now

Just want to be in the guide?

Listings and listing upgrades from $75/year

If you run a local business, an annual listing or upgrade on your city page may be a better fit than a sponsored article.

See listing options

We do not sell standalone link insertions or links added to existing articles.

How it works

From application to published in four steps

1

Apply

Tell us about your business and the article you have in mind. It takes about two minutes.

2

We review

We read every application and reply by email with an approval or a polite no.

3

Pay securely

If approved, you get a secure Stripe payment link. Nothing is charged before approval.

4

Edit and publish

Send your materials. We edit, label the piece as sponsored, publish it and send you the link.

Content guidelines

What we publish, and what we don't

We accept

  • Travel, hospitality, destination and local-experience content
  • Original, useful and accurate articles
  • Content our readers can act on when planning a trip

We don't accept

  • Gambling, adult or cryptocurrency content
  • Questionable health products
  • Unrelated promotional content
  • Standalone paid link insertions

Our policies

  • Every sponsored article is clearly disclosed
  • Paid links use rel="sponsored" or another Google-compliant attribute
  • We keep full editorial control and may decline any submission
  • Payment does not guarantee rankings, AI recommendations, traffic, bookings, or publication of specific wording or links. If we cannot approve the final content, we refund in full

Apply in about two minutes

Apply to be featured

Tell us about your business and your idea. We review every application by hand and reply by email.

  • Nothing is charged unless we approve your application
  • Approved applicants get a secure Stripe payment link
  • Nothing is published until it passes editorial review
  • Not a fit for sponsored content? See our $75/year listings

A few sentences is plenty.

Sponsored content type

Nothing is charged when you apply. If we approve your application, we email you a secure Stripe payment link.

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