Go Backpacking is a multi-author travel website with 19 years of experience publishing over 2,500 articles from a team of regular writers and guest contributors on the following:
- Trip planning
- Destination-specific advice
- Adventure travel and activities
- Eco-tourism and sustainable travel
- Gear, app, and mobile tech reviews
Go Backpacking has a history of over 15 years of collaboration with tourism boards, tour companies, and local attractions worldwide.
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Highlights
- Dave Lee (Editor in Chief) is an active member of the Society of American Travel Writers
- Dave is a media member of the Adventure Travel Trade Association
- Recognized by BootsnAll as one of the Best Round-the-World Travel Blogs
- Top Finalist for Best Travel Weblog Award
Stats and Demographics (2025)
- 13,700 sessions and 31,000 page views per month
- 7 minutes average session time
- 46,000 Facebook followers
- 3,600 Pinterest followers
- 1,800 email newsletter subscribers
- 51 Domain Authority
Our core demographic is college-educated millennials from the United States.
| Location | Age | Gender |
| 46% United States | 20% aged 18-24 | 53% female |
| 10% United Kingdom | 18% aged 25-34 | 47% male |
| 4% China | 18% aged 35-44 | |
| 2.75% Germany | 16% aged 45-54 | |
| 2.4% Canada |
Influencer Campaigns
Are you looking for trusted travel writers who can leverage an established brand, audience, and presence on social media to promote your business or destination?
Since 2010, we've worked with industry-leading global travel brands and tourism boards, including:
Brands
- G Adventures
- GetYourGuide
- Viator
- Eurail
- Skyscanner
- Turkish Airlines
- Allianz Travel Insurance
- Hostelling International USA
United States Destinations
- San Antonio
- New Orleans
- Tampa Bay
- Maine
- Colorado
International
- Sweden
- Tuscany (Italy)
- Japan
- Mexico
- Kyrgyzstan
- Turkey
- Indonesia
- Costa Brava (Spain)
- Rwanda
Reader Testimonials
"...you inspired me to take a year off and travel around the world."
-- Jacob
"I hadn't thought a lot about Patagonia before following Dave's adventures through the region recently. His prose and photos have moved this amazing destination near the top of my travel wish list."
-- Matt Long, Landlopers.com
Content Marketing
What You Get: We offer several approaches to content marketing.
1. If your article meets our editorial standards, we'll publish it. We'll also work with you to ensure the story idea fits Go Backpacking's readers and brand. Click here for an example.
2. We'll write a unique article (based on our experience whenever possible), which is specifically related to or mentions your product, service, company, or destination. Click here for an example.
Posts average 1,000 words and can be longer depending on the topic. They will be sent out via RSS and exist permanently in the archives to benefit from search engine traffic. Sharing via social media is at the publisher's discretion - guaranteed promotion on our Facebook page will cost extra (unless otherwise agreed upon).
Niches We Do Not Accept: No advertising for casinos, gambling, gaming (poker/Bingo), pharmacy, prescription drugs, marijuana, CBD, vaping, essay writing, dating sites or apps, or adult entertainment.
Ethics: We will always include a disclosure for our readers, in keeping with FTC guidelines in the United States and our commitment to transparency with readers. This policy is not negotiable.
Payment: We invoice and request payment via PayPal. You can use your PayPal balance, credit card, or bank account (in some countries). You do not need a PayPal account to make credit card payments.
If your organization does not use PayPal, we can discuss other options.
To request content marketing, please email dave(at)gobackpacking.com with details.
Display Advertising
Details: Our display ad inventory is managed exclusively by Mediavine. Click here to sign up.
This page was last updated on September 11, 2025.