{"id":5493,"date":"2022-07-01T08:18:36","date_gmt":"2022-07-01T08:18:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo.goodlayers.com\/traveltour\/homepages\/main5\/?page_id=5493"},"modified":"2026-07-17T15:54:45","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T15:54:45","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/travelcho.com\/de\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Our Mission<\/h2>\n<p>Travelcho exists to replace generic, recycled travel advice with guides written by people who&#8217;ve actually done the planning, made the mistakes, and figured out what&#8217;s genuinely worth your time. Every guide we publish is built to save you hours of research and help you travel with more confidence.<\/p>\n<h2>Our Vision<\/h2>\n<p>We want to be the first place travelers turn before booking a trip \u2014 not because we cover the most destinations, but because our guides are the most honest and useful ones available.<\/p>\n<h2>Our Story<\/h2>\n<p>Travelcho started as a shared notes document between a small group of friends who traveled constantly and kept fielding the same &#8220;where should I go&#8221; questions. What began as personal recommendations turned into structured guides, then a small catalog, then a proper publication. We&#8217;re still run by people who travel first and write second.<\/p>\n<h2>Our Values<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Honesty over hype.<\/strong> We tell you when a famous spot isn&#8217;t worth the crowds.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Practicality first.<\/strong> Every guide is built around real logistics, not just inspiration.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Respect for the places we cover.<\/strong> Responsible, culturally aware travel advice, always.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>By the Numbers<\/h2>\n<div class=\"tc-stats-row\">\n<div><strong>50+<\/strong><span>Countries Covered<\/span><\/div>\n<div><strong>120K+<\/strong><span>Guides Sold<\/span><\/div>\n<div><strong>4.6\/5<\/strong><span>Average Rating<\/span><\/div>\n<div><strong>9<\/strong><span>Years Writing Guides<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Our Team<\/h2>\n<p>A small team of editors and destination specialists, most of whom are currently based in a different country than they were last year.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tc-team-grid\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/travelcho.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/personnel-1-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Miki Koko, Travelcho travel writer\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelcho.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/personnel-1-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/travelcho.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/personnel-1-1-600x600.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><figcaption><strong>Elena Marsh<\/strong><span>Founder &amp; Editor-in-Chief<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/travelcho.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/david-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"David Gartn, Travelcho travel writer\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelcho.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/david-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/travelcho.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/david-298x300.jpg 298w, https:\/\/travelcho.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/david-1017x1024.jpg 1017w, https:\/\/travelcho.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/david-768x773.jpg 768w, https:\/\/travelcho.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/david-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/travelcho.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/david.jpg 1160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><figcaption><strong>Marcus Feld<\/strong><span>Head of Content<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/travelcho.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/po7-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Jean Kole, Travelcho travel writer\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelcho.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/po7-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/travelcho.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/po7-298x300.jpg 298w, https:\/\/travelcho.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/po7-1017x1024.jpg 1017w, https:\/\/travelcho.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/po7-768x773.jpg 768w, https:\/\/travelcho.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/po7-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/travelcho.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/po7.jpg 1160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><figcaption><strong>Priya Nandan<\/strong><span>Destinations Editor<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/travelcho.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/po05-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"James Doe, Travelcho travel writer\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelcho.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/po05-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/travelcho.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/po05-298x300.jpg 298w, https:\/\/travelcho.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/po05-1017x1024.jpg 1017w, https:\/\/travelcho.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/po05-768x773.jpg 768w, https:\/\/travelcho.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/po05-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/travelcho.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/po05.jpg 1160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><figcaption><strong>Tomas Rivera<\/strong><span>Community &amp; Support<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Partners &amp; Recognition<\/h2>\n<p>Travelcho guides have been featured by independent travel bloggers and podcasts, and we partner with a small network of local guides and tour operators to keep our on-the-ground information current.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The story, the team, and the mission behind Travelcho.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5493","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/travelcho.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5493","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/travelcho.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/travelcho.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/travelcho.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/travelcho.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5493"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/travelcho.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5493\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7215,"href":"https:\/\/travelcho.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5493\/revisions\/7215"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/travelcho.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5493"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}