Places: Curated Travel Guide

Places: Curated Travel Guide

Restaurants, Shops & Hotels

237 ratings
76 reviews
#17 in top-grossing Travel
🌟 Lifestyle
✈️ Travel
Free
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Released
August 24, 2023
Updated
October 23, 2026
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Discover exceptional destinations worldwide with hand-selected recommendations from global experts. Personalized suggestions and unique finds ensure every trip is memorable. Membership unlocks full access to curated stays, dining, and cultural spots.

✓Expert-curated global destinations
✓Personalized suggestions
✓Unique stays and bistros
✓Emerging galleries
✓Global curator network
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What users say about Places

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What's New in Places

1.79.0

October 23, 2026

More curated Places. Getting you there faster.

5

Subscriptions & In-App Purchases

Annual Membership

12 month subscription

$39.991 Year
7 Days trial
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Charts

Top Grossing

📊 17

Travel

The app has maintained its position at 17 recently.

Last updated on October 27, 2026.

Top Free

📈 142+13

Travel

This app rose +13 positions in Travel chart.

Last updated on October 27, 2026.

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User reviews

Quality control by people with taste

Trust Places blindly, for your travel plans or mapping out a busy weekend plans in your hometown with the responsive chat. Elevated, chic, and genuinely well thought out, it is like being able to pick the brain of your cool friend, the one whose taste you never have to second-guess.

Pay wall so immediately deleted

Ugh, of course after entering personal information it forces you to sign up before you even get to use the app at all. No option to enter to the app or try it without subscribing (eff the 7 day free trial). No thanks! Bye

Great app

★★★★★

I recently moved to a new city and started using Places to discover new spots to check out. I’ve loved finding hidden gems and taking locals to places they haven’t even been to before. It’s become such a fun way to explore my new home and find places I probably wouldn’t have discovered otherwise. Definitely recommend!
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Taste I can trust

Aesthetics and quality matter deeply to me, and my bar is super high. As a designer who loves fine dining, I usually plan trips by jumping between AI, reviews, blogs, and socials, trying to suss out the vibe and calibrate other people's reviews to my taste level. Places clearly applies the same level of scrutiny I do, so I can actually trust the recs. On a recent trip to Japan, it surfaced lovely handmade ceramics shops, aesthetic cafes, and restaurants as beautiful as they were delicious, some I never would have found on other platforms. No mediocre filler, just high quality spots with real vibes. It lets me relax my type A side and trust that anywhere on Places is worthwhile.
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Great curation and fun to explore

Started using this app after a friend sent me a link. Love the curated experts and their lists as well as the travel lists. Would love to see more notes for more personal tips, but the app design is really nice overall and I’m excited to keep exploring it. Keep adding destinations too!

Developer apps

User experience

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Reported Bugs

9 issues

Businesses listed as open are actually closed

Bug

Cannot report outdated information

Bug

App crashes or is not functional

Bug

Cannot log in to previous accounts (lifetime free)

Bug

Login screen freezes

Bug

Incompatible with older devices

Bug

Phone number box fails to work

Bug

Issues with invite codes and waitlists

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App asks for personal info then paywall

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Requested Features

7 requests

Ability to report outdated business information

Feature

Option to delete profile

Feature

Dark mode

Feature

Advanced analytics dashboard

Feature

Incentives for trying businesses (like Neon Coat or Beauty Pass)

Feature

Social dating aspect or meetups

Feature

Exclusive access/discounts for influencers

Feature

FAQ

What does Places: Curated Discovery do?

This app helps users find the perfect travel destinations anywhere in the world. It offers hand-selected recommendations from a global team of experts, as well as personalized suggestions based on user preferences and community input.

How does the membership work?

Membership is obtained through a 12-month auto-renewing subscription. This grants full functionality of the app, including access to all curated recommendations and personalized suggestions, for the duration of the active subscription.

What kind of places can I discover?

You can discover a wide range of exceptional destinations, including unique stays, intimate bistros, and emerging galleries. The app's curators travel the globe to find and catalog these special places.

Is there a free trial or alternative to subscription?

The description mentions that current Raya members are eligible for a complimentary membership. Otherwise, full functionality is granted through a paid 12-month auto-renewing subscription.

What makes the recommendations special?

Recommendations are special because they are hand-selected by a global team of culture-defining voices, referred to as Curators. These experts travel the globe to find and catalog exceptional destinations, ensuring reliable and inspiring suggestions.