Share your vibe
A few interests, a rough idea, or just a hello. Start wherever you are.
TravelPalPal
First stop: Shanghai 上海
Travel differently
Not a tour guide.
The right local friend.
Get to know a place through someone who calls it home—and shape a travel story that feels like you.
Your trip, your frequencyYour kind of day.
Your kind of day.
Let’s find it together.
A favorite neighborhood. A food obsession. Or no plans at all. Say hello on WhatsApp—we’ll find your Local Pal and shape the day and price together.
Let’s talk on WhatsAppJust a conversation. No commitment yet.
Beyond the checklist
A city opens up when someone gets you.
Let’s talk
Chat with our team on WhatsApp. We’ll help find a Local Pal who gets you.
Shape it together
We’ll bring you and your Pal together to agree on the day and price before you book.
People, not packages
Your people in Shanghai.
Meet the spirit of our first city. These sample profiles, AI-created portraits, and illustrative stories preview the Shanghai experience.
3 Shanghai Pals to explore
Shanghai · A day with Mei
An imagined Shanghai day“Shengjian for breakfast. A bookshop I’d have walked past. By noon, Shanghai already felt a little more like somewhere I belonged.”
For Shanghai’s city-obsessed
Your Shanghai is worth sharing.
Shanghai is TravelPalPal’s first city. Help shape our founding circle of Local Pals—from independent music lovers to lane-house historians and breakfast regulars. Share your neighborhood, in your languages, at your own pace.
Meet your kind of people
Host travelers who genuinely care about what you care about.
Stay in control
Choose when you host and shape each day through conversation.
Be fully yourself
No scripts, flags, uniforms, or memorized monologues.
Earn through your expertise
Set a fair rate for your time, taste, and local network.