Travel Heist is the travel community app for solo travelers, backpackers and digital nomads. Find a travel buddy, join open group trips, post or share rooms, and chat with verified travelers in real-time — all in one place.
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Ishika Singh
Dehradun, India
Creator TravelerMountain storyteller, weekend trip host, and cafe-route person.
Naina Mehra
Mussoorie, India
Brand PartnerHosting creators and travelers across small Himalayan stays.
Nisha Mishra
Goa, India
FoodieLiving life one adventure at a time.
Ishita Tiwari
Manali, India
Adventure SeekerBackpacker turned remote worker.
Divya Dubey
Mussoorie, India
PhotographerBeach bum in winter, mountain goat in summer.
Diya Patel
Mumbai, India
Social ButterflyBeach bum in winter, mountain goat in summer.
Tanvi Agarwal
Jaipur, India
Remote WorkerLost somewhere between the mountains and the sea.
Meera Agarwal
Leh, India
Remote WorkerLove sunrise hikes and sunset views.
Pooja Joshi
Manali, India
Social ButterflyMountain lover. Trail runner. Chai addict.
Neha Bose
Goa, India
Social ButterflyCollecting memories, not things.
Partnerships
Hotels and travel brands collaborate with our vetted creator pool — zero platform fee. Creators get hosted stays, dream trips, paid briefs.
Hotels, hostels, AirBnBs, restaurants, tours — anyone who wants to be in the feed of travelers actively planning a trip.
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Apply as a brandJoin the Travel Heist creator pool. We email you when relevant brand briefs match your niche, audience and travel calendar.
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Travel Heist replaces the 6 apps you juggle today — discovery, planning, rooms, chat, map and community — into a single social travel platform.
Join open trips, drop into local events, or meet up for a coffee. Blended feeds adapt to your city, dates and interests.
Post a need or offer a stay. Private, shared or flexible. Smart matching by distance, budget, dates and preferences.
Group chat auto-created when you join a trip. DMs, typing indicators, reactions, read receipts — powered by WebSocket.
Activity and stay pins with clustering. Search this area, filter by radius, and discover what's happening around you.
Follow travelers, like posts, save itineraries. A blended feed of people, posts and activities tuned to you.
Save destinations, join community circles per city, and get weekend-getaway suggestions that actually fit your plans.
Push alerts for trip joins, mentions, messages and new matches. Fine-grained controls per type.
Block, report, and control who sees your profile, location and followers. Female-only group options available.
How it works
Four steps. No friction. No endless forms.
Add a bio, interests and where you're based. Sign up with email, phone or Google/Apple.
Browse trips, events, hangouts and rooms near you — or anywhere you're headed next.
Join an activity and land straight in the group chat. DM hosts about rooms in one tap.
Meet up, split costs, share memories. Post updates to your feed and grow your travel circle.
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“I joined a weekend trip on Travel Heist and ended up finding my flatmate for 3 months. The room match was spot on.”
“Way better than the Facebook groups I was stuck in. The chat is instant and the map view is addictive.”
“Coffee hangouts in Shibuya are my favorite feature. Met 4 travelers in my first week here.”
Real-time chat, push notifications, live map, location-aware feeds — install the app to unlock everything. 100% free to join.
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Who Travel Heist is for
Whether you're chasing a weekend abroad, a six-month nomad sprint, or your first solo backpacking trip — Travel Heist connects you with travelers who are right where you're going, on the dates you're going.
Browse verified solo travelers heading to your destination on the same dates. Filter by gender, age, languages and travel style — then chat in real time before you commit. Every Travel Heist profile is phone or email verified, so the person you matched with is the person who turns up.
ExploreJoin multi-day group trips already in motion — Bali surf weeks, Lisbon nomad weekends, Himalaya treks, Barcelona rooftop runs. See itinerary, members, budget and dates upfront. One tap to request to join, no awkward Facebook DMs.
ExplorePost a room you're offering or a stay you need with budget, dates, gender preference and stay type (private, shared, hostel, co-living). Travelers nearby see your listing instantly and message you directly. Cheaper than booking platforms, friendlier than classifieds.
ExploreSolo travel doesn't have to be lonely. Post a hangout for tonight's dinner, this weekend's surf trip, or next month's coworking week. The map view shows who's around right now and who's planning ahead — so making friends abroad takes minutes, not weeks.
ExploreTravel Heist is built for backpackers — flexible dates, low budgets, multi-stop routes. Find a partner for the Banana Pancake Trail in Southeast Asia, the Balkans loop, or a cross-country bus run in South America. Cheap, real and unscripted.
ExploreWherever you're plugging your laptop in next — Lisbon, Bali, Medellín, Chiang Mai — Travel Heist surfaces the active nomad scene. Join coworking days, weekend hikes and dinner meetups posted by travelers in your city this week.
ExploreTrip · event · hangout · room
Travel Heist isn't another booking site. It's a community of solo travelers, backpackers and digital nomads matching up around real plans — from a 30-minute coffee to a four-week trip. Here's how each format works, when to use it, and the kind of plans you'll find.
Multi-day journeys, planned together
A group of travelers booking flights, accommodation and itinerary around the same destination and dates. Trips run from a long weekend to multi-week routes, with a clear start and end date and a member cap so the group stays small enough to actually bond.
Scheduled meetups for travelers in town
A specific meetup with a date, time and venue — a rooftop party, salsa class, hike, museum night, sunset boat ride. Open to anyone in the city on that day. RSVP tells the host how many to expect, and you can chat with attendees beforehand.
Casual today-or-tomorrow plans
The lightest format — coffee in 30 minutes, lunch tomorrow, a sunset walk. No commitment, no planning. Just open your map, see who's posted a hangout near you, tap to join. Perfect for breaking the ice when you've just landed somewhere new.
Share a place, split the cost
Post a room you're offering — spare bed, hostel slot, co-living — or a stay you need. Set the budget, dates, gender preference and property type. Other travelers in the same city see your listing and message you directly to coordinate.
Travel buddies in 120+ cities
Travel Heist has active travelers in every major nomad and backpacker hub — and a long tail of off-the-beaten-path cities catching up fast. Pick a destination to see live trips, events, hangouts, rooms and the travelers planning to be there.
Browse open trips, weekend events, casual hangouts and rooms posted this week.
Country pages show every active city, route and traveler in one place — handy when you're picking your next stop.
Travel Heist runs in 120+ cities across six continents — from major hubs like London, New York, Sydney and São Paulo to fast-growing spots like Tirana, Cusco, Da Lat, Salalah and Yerevan. If you don't see your destination above, search the explore page or post your own trip and let travelers come to you.
FAQ
Sign up free, set your destination and travel dates, and browse open trips, events and hangouts in any city. Filter by gender, age, budget and travel style — then message verified travelers directly.
Yes. Creating an account, finding travel buddies, joining group trips, posting rooms and chatting are all free. We may offer optional premium features in the future.
Every profile is verified by phone or email. You can block and report users, turn off location sharing, and pick female-only groups. Always meet in public for first hangouts.
You can browse trips and destinations on the web. Real-time chat, push notifications, live map and location-aware feeds are best on the iOS or Android app.
Post that you need a stay or offer one. Set your budget, dates, gender and stay type (private, shared or flexible). We match you with nearby listings and let you chat with hosts directly.
Trips are multi-day journeys with a group. Events are scheduled meetups (a concert, rooftop party, hike). Hangouts are casual today or tomorrow meetups — coffee, lunch, walks.
Travel Heist is live globally with the strongest communities in Lisbon, Bali, Bangkok, CDMX, Barcelona, Istanbul, Tokyo and Berlin — and growing fast in 120+ cities.
Absolutely — most travelers on Travel Heist are solo travelers looking for partners for group trips, day events or shared rooms. You can join any open trip with one tap.
Travel Heist supports female-only filters on every trip, room and event. Hosts can mark a plan as women-only and Travel Heist hides it from male profiles. Combine that with phone-or-email verification, optional ghost mode and instant block + report — and you have a safer way to meet other women travelers abroad.
Open the destination page, switch the date filter to the month you're going, and you'll see every traveler who's already RSVP'd, every trip that's recruiting, every room being shared and every event scheduled. Tap any traveler to chat or request to join their plan — no DMs to strangers needed.
Every host and guest on Travel Heist is identity-verified by phone or email. Listings show the host's profile, past activity, mutual connections and reviews from previous travelers. You can decline anyone, message before committing, and pick gender-restricted listings (women-only, men-only or any). Always read the listing carefully and meet the host on a video call before transferring any money.
Travel Heist combines the four travel use cases that are usually scattered across separate apps and groups: finding travel buddies, joining group trips, sharing rooms, and meeting travelers in real time. It runs on a verified profile system with real-time chat, push notifications and a live map — none of which Facebook groups or classified-style sites offer. And there are no ads cluttering your feed.
No. The most active users on Travel Heist are nomads and backpackers who don't have a fixed plan — they post hangouts, join existing trips, and let the community shape their week. Open the app, set your current city, and start browsing what's already happening around you.
When you create a trip or post a room, you choose the audience: any, women-only or men-only. The plan is hidden from anyone outside that audience. We also let you set group-level age ranges and language requirements so you only attract travelers who actually fit your style.
Posting and managing plans is faster on the iOS or Android app — you'll need camera access for photos, push notifications for replies, and the live map for matching with nearby travelers. Browsing, RSVP'ing and chatting work on the web too.
Yes — every trip, room and event lets the host set a budget upfront so you only see plans that match what you can afford. The community skews backpacker / nomad / Gen-Z, so most plans are budget-conscious by default: hostels, shared rooms, public transport, street food, free walking tours.
Yes. Trip and event tags include surfing, diving, hiking, climbing, festivals, retreats, road trips, food tours and more. Filter by tag in any city and you'll see every plan recruiting around that activity.
No — every trip, event and hangout is created by another traveler in the community, not a tour operator. That keeps groups small (usually 2–10 people), prices low, and the vibe more friendship-than-tourism. Travel Heist is a community-led travel app, not a booking platform.
That's actually when most travelers use it most. The map view shows who's near you right now, hangouts are designed for today-or-tomorrow plans, and push notifications make sure you don't miss a meetup invite while you're sightseeing. Use it as your nightly 'what's happening tonight?' app.
