Go where LOCALS would send their friends
Your local friend in every city. Real tips, hidden gems & events right when you land — not algorithms, not random reviews. For travelers and locals alike.
Join early. Help build the travel network people actually trust.
GLOBAL NETWORK, friends & locals worldwide
ZERO FAKE REVIEWS, no paid recommendations
VERIFIED LOCALS, real people, authentic places
FREE APP download, sign-up & usage
SUPPORTS LOCAL communities & businesses
The problem with travel apps
Tired of tourist traps & algorithm hype?
Most travel apps show you what brands pay to promote. 2B LOCAL shows you what people you trust — like friends & friends-of-friends — actually love. No tourist traps, no paid rankings.
- See friends’ recommendations first. You know their taste — you can trust their tips.
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Connect with people who actually live there. Get spots that never make the guidebooks.
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Every tip gets “checked” by the network. More checks = more authentic. No manipulation possible.
- And for small local businesses, it means competing against brands with bigger ad budgets. 2B LOCAL levels the playing field — authentic tips rise naturally, regardless of who paid.
What you get
Everything You Need for an
Authentic Travel Experience
Local Tips, Events & Hidden Gems
Get insider recommendations from friends and locals across food, bars, nature, activities and more — plus discover pop-ups, secret concerts and local festivals before they hit the mainstream. No tourist traps, no paid placements.
Share, Connect & Inspire
Post photos, short videos and stories of your local discoveries. Build a trusted network of friends, friends-of-friends and locals from around the world you can actually rely on.
Message, Plan & Save
Ask for tips before a trip, share discoveries in real time and pin exact locations to a map. Bookmark your favorites into personal collections and plan visually before you even land.
Host Local Experiences
Locals can create and promote their own events like cooking sessions, art workshops, neighborhood walks, casual meetups. Open them to travelers or just your community. No platform fees, no algorithms. Just real people creating real connections — and showing their city from the inside.
Real People. Authentic Places.
No Tourist Traps
Browse local profiles, watch real place videos and message locals directly — 2B LOCAL puts a real person behind every recommendation.
Discover Local Tips for Food, Events & Hidden Gems
How it works
Start exploring in 3 minutes
Create your free profile
Sign up with email or via Apple. Set up your profile, tell the community who you are and where you’ve been — or want to go.
Connect with friends & locals
Invite friends from your contacts, follow people who inspire you, and connect with locals at your next destination before you even arrive.
Discover & share authentic tips
Browse your personal feed of trusted recommendations, discover upcoming events near you & start sharing your own local knowledge with the world — or just your friends!
Be a local host
Your city. Your rules. Share spots, host events and show travelers what locals actually love.
Tourism the way it should be
Good for Travelers, Good for Locals — A Travel Network Built on Trust
Good for Travelers, Good for Locals — A Travel Network Built on Trust
2B LOCAL works especially well for smaller towns, local neighborhoods and lesser-known regions — places where your visit actually makes a difference. Not the same ten cities everyone posts about. The places locals love and travelers rarely find.
Every tip shared supports a local business. Every event hosted creates a real encounter. Every hidden gem discovered is one less tourist trap visited. We’re building a travel network where locals and travelers make each other’s experiences better — authentically, without algorithms, without paid placements. Just people helping people explore the world.
The best travel tips have always come from friends who’ve been there — 2B LOCAL finally brings that to your phone.
The idea behind 2B LOCAL
Stop being a tourist.
Go where Locals would send their friends.
Join the waitlist and get early access to 2B LOCAL
iOS only · Android coming soon · Free to use
FAQs
How is 2B LOCAL different from TripAdvisor or Google Maps?
How do I find hidden gems in a city I've never visited?
Is 2B LOCAL free to use?
Can I use 2B LOCAL to share tips about my own city?
Which cities and countries does 2B LOCAL cover?
Can’t find your question here? Send us an email at hello@2b-local.com. We’d be happy to help.
Who we are
ROCKS & BIRDS MEDIA GmbH
Factory Berlin
Rheinsberger Straße 76/ 77
10115 Berlin, Germany
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