Find a trip organiser
Members organising Travel Crew departures — search by name to see who's running trips.(sample data)
Maya Sutherland
@maya_explores
Gold Trip OrganiserRuns backpacker-friendly trips across Southeast Asia. Three Full Moon Party departures down, always looking for the next jungle waterfall.
Jameson Okafor
@jamesoncrew
Trip OrganiserEx-tour guide turned independent trip organiser. Specialises in Bali and Indonesia island-hopping routes, always under budget.
Priya Chandrasekaran
@priya.wanders
First-time trip organiser, planning a self-guided Vietnam and Cambodia route for January. Solo female travel advocate.
Tom Whitfield
@tom_onthemap
Gold Trip OrganiserLeads Central America road trips — Costa Rica and Guatemala are his specialty. Runs two departures a year, always small groups.
Sofia Marchetti
@sofia_southeastasia
Trip OrganiserThree years backpacking Southeast Asia on and off — now organising trips so others can do it without the planning headache.
Danny Osei
@danny_rambles
Brand new to leading trips — planning a budget Thailand departure for this summer and looking for the first crew to sign up.
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What it actually means to organise a trip
A trip organiser isn't a tour guide and isn't a business — it's a member who plans a route they genuinely want to do, publishes it, and leads the group that forms around it. You're not selling a holiday; you're inviting people to join something you'd be doing anyway.
What you stand to gain
- ✓Earn a share of every seat fee — fill enough spots and your own trip becomes heavily discounted, sometimes effectively free.
- ✓Travel with people you've actually chosen, not strangers on a coach — some become genuine friends.
- ✓Real leadership and organising experience — the kind that stands out on a CV long before most people your age get the chance to prove it.
- ✓Full control over the itinerary and the vibe — your route, your call on what makes it great.
What it involves
- ·Owning the itinerary and schedule — what happens each day, and any changes along the way.
- ·Hosting an introductory call with the group and keeping things organised and welcoming as it grows.
- ·Promoting your own trip a bit — friends, socials, your network — to hit your minimum group size faster.
- ·Safety is a shared, collective responsibility across the whole group — not something you alone are liable for, and everyone (including you) covers their own flights, accommodation, and insurance.
Is this you?
The best organisers are outgoing, have a bit of get-up-and-go about them, and are genuinely passionate about the trip they're proposing — not just looking for a free holiday. You'll need to sell it a little: explain why this route, why now, and why you're the one leading it. The right people are drawn to that energy, and you end up with a group that actually gets on.