Travel Blog list

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The Eiffel Tower (and France!) Re-Opens for Tourism

Year after year, Paris has consistently been the #1 tour destination at ToursByLocals. It's beloved by millions, as a place to visit and re-visit with loved ones. Today our guide David - a ToursByLocals guide in Paris

Jul 01 2020

Savannah, Georgia

Great American Road Trips

Many of us are feeling extremely cautious when it comes to flying anywhere this summer. But that doesn’t mean we don’t still have the itch to travel! A road trip feels like good middle ground: we can explore beyond the

Jun 23 2020

Teton National Park, Wyoming

Adventure in Your Backyard: The Best US National Parks Tours

At ToursByLocals, it’s looking like an unusual summer travel season, to say the least! As an international tour company, with local guides working in over 190 different countries around the world, it’s always been our

Jun 08 2020

Washington DC

Our 12 Newest Virtual Tours!

While we all sit tight and wait for the world to become a safer place to travel, our guides are busy finding fun ways for you to continue to learn, connect and explore…virtually!From home, you can now meet a number of

May 26 2020

Carmine's Dad, Ciro, in the 1950s.

Guide Celebrates 30 Years of Touring on the Amalfi Coast

This year, ToursByLocals guide Carmine celebrates 30 years of working as a tour guide in Naples and along the world famous Amalfi Coast. Even in a country as beautiful as Italy, the Amalfi Coast stands out as a truly

May 13 2020

Aaron and his mother Dagmar cook for you in Lima, Peru

Introducing: ToursByLocals Live Virtual Tours!

While we all sit tight and wait for the world to become a safer place to travel, our guides are busy finding fun ways for you to continue to learn, connect and explore…virtually!From home, you can now meet a number of

May 07 2020

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How ToursByLocals is Helping Our Guides – and How YOU Can Help Too

With the Covid-19 pandemic touching every country in the world in the past couple months, tourism has ground to a halt, everywhere.When we launched ToursByLocals in 2008, our goal was to create fair and reliable income

Apr 22 2020

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An Update From ToursByLocals

Hello from our new reality of #stayhome! There doesn't seem to be a soul who hasn't been touched in some significant way by the Covid-19 pandemic. Perhaps you're missing loved ones in hospital; maybe you've lost a job,

Apr 13 2020

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Why Now is a Great Time To Plan a Trip!

It looks like none of us will be going on our dream vacation anytime soon. The Coronavirus pandemic has us not only stuck on the ground, but largely stuck inside our homes - the safest place to be right now and for the

Mar 30 2020

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Follow our "Work From Home" Adventures Around the World!

If there's one thing ToursByLocals loves, it's travel. If there are two things we love, it's travel and real human connection. Right now, the Coronavirus pandemic is putting both of these things out of reach for our

Mar 19 2020

Bronx Neighbourhood Street Signs

Staycations: How to “Travel” without Leaving Home

It’s no secret that people’s travel plans are a bit up in the air right now. Or perhaps it’s more apt to say they’re grounded. With major airlines cancelling flights to places like Italy and China, a lot of our travel

Mar 11 2020

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The Freedom to Cancel: Coronavirus and Force Majeure Update

We understand that uncertainty surrounding the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) is making it difficult for many people to make travel plans right now. It’s stressful not knowing whether a destination that is unaffected

Feb 28 2020