Our Story

Travel knowledge
should be free.

We built Proven Trips because the best travel advice doesn't live on agency websites or AI generators. It lives in the heads of people who've already made the journey.

Where it started

A route no one had written about properly.

It started with one traveller planning a trip from India to the UK — not a packaged holiday, but the real route: the visas, the connecting flights, the border crossings, the budget. The kind of trip that takes months to plan because no single resource covers all of it.

After spending weeks stitching together fragmented blogs, Reddit threads, and outdated government pages, one thought kept recurring: someone else has already done this trip. Why can't I just read their notes?

That question became Proven Trips. A place where people who have made a journey can publish their complete experience — and where everyone who comes after them can follow the same path, make their own bookings, and spend their energy on experiencing rather than researching.

Traveller planning a route
40+
routes published
18+
countries
Our mission

Make the knowledge of every traveller available to every traveller.

Every person who has made a difficult journey carries knowledge that could save the next person weeks of planning. Our mission is to create the platform where that knowledge is shared, discovered, and properly rewarded.

What we believe

The principles we build by

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People over algorithms

No AI-generated itineraries. No agency content. Every trip page is published under a real person's name, written from their own experience. The author is always visible.

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Radical transparency

We show who wrote what, when they travelled, and what they earned from it. Creators disclose their affiliate links. Readers know exactly what they're reading and why.

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Knowledge deserves reward

If your experience helps someone book a flight or a hotel, you should earn from that. We've built the infrastructure so expertise is compensated, not just consumed.

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The underdog route matters

Mainstream destinations are over-documented. We actively encourage creators to cover the routes nobody has written about properly: the overland crossings, the budget routes, the unusual paths.

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Pay it forward

Every trip inspires the next. We built the platform around the idea that travellers who benefit from others' knowledge will, in time, share their own. The community compounds.

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Accuracy over speed

Visa requirements change. Border policies shift. We would rather have fewer, verified pages than thousands of outdated ones. Creators mark pages with their travel date so readers can judge freshness.

The platform in numbers

40+
Trips published
18+
Countries covered
4
Affiliate networks
£0
Cost to browse
Full transparency

How the platform makes money

We believe in being completely open about our business model. There are no hidden agendas.

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Affiliate commissions

When a traveller books a hotel, flight, or service through a link on the platform, we earn a small commission from the provider. The creator earns the majority of that commission. This never affects the price you pay.

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Business tier subscriptions

Tour operators and travel businesses pay a monthly fee to list their products and be discovered by our audience. Individual creators always have a free tier.

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Creator tier subscriptions

Creators who want advanced analytics, priority placement, and additional service listings can upgrade to paid tiers. The free tier always allows publishing and earning affiliate commissions.

Be part of it.

Whether you're here to find a route or share one, you're contributing to a growing body of knowledge that makes travel accessible to everyone.

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