/r/travel/

r/travel

14.4M members
r/travel is a subreddit with 14.4M members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses travel, trip, looking for, worst, and destination, and they frequently recommend/review travel shoes, hot springs, and travel pants.
r/travel is a community about exploring the world. Your pictures, questions, stories, or any good content is welcome. Please read the rules, pinned announcements and the wiki/FAQ before posting. Failure to do so may result in a removal or ban. Given the high volume of posts, there are no warnings given out. If you've never contributed positively to this subreddit (or travel-adjacent subreddits) before being banned, your chance of a successful appeal to any ban is nearly zero. Happy travels!

Popular Themes in r/travel

#1
Advice Requests
: "Help with itinerary for 7 day trip in California"
5 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "Couple Scammed in Greece, now homeless"
2 posts
#3
Ideas
: "Moved to Germany 4 years ago barely speaking German — the language barrier frustrated me so much I ended up building something. Would this actually help travelers too?"
1 post

Popular Topics in r/travel

#1

Travel

46 posts
#2

Trip

37 posts
#3

Looking For

25 posts
#4

Worst

16 posts
#5

Destination

9 posts
#6

Tools

6 posts
#7

Accommodation

6 posts
#8

Europe

5 posts
#9

Italy

4 posts
#10

Airport

3 posts

Products Discussed in r/travel

Travel Shoes

95 reviews
#1
Merrell
4.5 from 11 reviews
#2
Hoka
4.6 from 5 reviews
#3
Vessi
3.8 from 5 reviews

Hot Springs

63 reviews
#1
Hot Springs
4.0 from 3 reviews
#2
Iceland
5.0 from 3 reviews
#3
Blue Lagoon
4.0 from 2 reviews

Travel Pants

61 reviews
#1
Prana
4.6 from 5 reviews
#2
Bluffworks
4.8 from 5 reviews
#3
Lululemon
4.8 from 4 reviews

Flair Used in r/travel

#1
Question — General
: "In Maldives leaving my best life"
17 posts
#2
Discussion
: "Why Cruise Travel Is Booming Worldwide in 2026:"
8 posts
#3
Question — Itinerary
: "Turkey itinerary 12-13 days"
7 posts
#4
Images + Trip Report
: "Guatemala Trip Report (Lake Atitlán and Acatenango)"
6 posts
#5
My Advice
: "Drink “contaminated “ in Greece"
3 posts
#6
Question — Accommodation
: "Looking to rent a camper van for a 7 day surf trip In Portugal, in October. Alternatives to Indie Campers and roadsurfer, they seem sketchy?"
2 posts
#7
Question — Transport
: "Missing second last name"
1 post

Member Growth in r/travel

Yearly
+491k members(3.5%)

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Last updated: July 6, 2026