10 Travel Creators We Cant Stop Watching in 2026
Every month we spotlight the travel creators we can't stop watching. Not the biggest accounts, just the best ones. The storytellers, adventurers, and guide-makers doing something genuinely different. Here are ten travel influencers to watch in July 2026, and exactly where to start with each of them.
Every month, a handful of travel creators change the way we plan a trip — a hidden ferry route, a neighborhood worth a detour, a packing habit that actually holds up. This month's list leans toward creators who answer the follow-up questions, not just the highlight reel.
All ten names below are placeholders — swap in real creators, handles, and photography before this goes live. The structure is built to hold any number of features, so add or remove creators freely.
Emily
Emily documents off-the-beaten-path travel in countries the media portrays as dangerous.
Why we featured her: Emily is changing the narrative around so-called "dangerous" destinations. Her content shows the true human side of the places she visits, proof that the people there are just like you and me. As a solo female traveler, she goes where most wouldn't dare, but that's not the hook. The hook is the warmth and honesty she brings to every story she tells.
Start here — Her Afghanistan series. And her Middle East Reels set to trap music go unreasonably hard.
George
George visits countries on the government's "do not travel" list.
Why we featured him: George brings zero fear and a sharp, sarcastic sense of humor to places most travelers write off entirely. Right now, he's in Iran. Watching his content, these destinations suddenly don't seem so scary, and his comedic angle makes it some of the most entertaining travel content out there.
Start here — Start here: His North Korea content.
Courtney Leopard
Courtney creates detailed destination guides paired with an inspiring travel lifestyle.
Why we featured her: This one's personal. We used her Iceland guide religiously to plan our own trip, and it delivered an unforgettable experience. Her recommendations are practical, her style is effortless, and her content makes you want to book the flight.
Start here — Start here: Her Iceland in Summer guide.
Patrick Mainstone
Mainstone creates raw, intense travel content built around camping and big-wave surfing.
Why we featured him: He's one of our favorite YouTubers. His videos are cinematically rugged, the kind that make you want to camp on some remote mountain and paddle into enormous waves with metal blasting in your headphones. Mainstone will be a top travel YouTuber in a matter of time. Get in now.
Start here — Start here: His Into the Jungle with no money video. Intense doesn't cover it.
Lotta
Lotta is a doctor who travels to some of the most unique, remote places on the planet.
Why we featured her: Her travels feel like real quests. One week it's cinematic waterfalls, the next she's shadowing neurosurgeons in Gambia. It's adventure content with substance, and we can't get enough. Every video adds another destination to our own list.
Start here — Her climb to Abuna Yemata Guh, the church carved into a cliff face in Ethiopia.
Thomas Lemay
Tom is an explorer and surfer focused on finding and climbing the world's most unique mountains.
Why we featured him: The mountain content is downright insane. It's the kind of footage that turns "someday" into "let's plan a weekend trip to Acatenango." Tom is a creator who's going to blow up fast. Follow him before everyone else does.
Start here — His video on a board flying 98 km/h down a volcano in Nicaragua.
Ash
Ashley is a solo traveler, not a tourist, capturing raw footage that makes you feel like you're standing right next to her.
Why we featured her: While most influencers chase polished, bougie cinematics, Ashley leans into the realness of every place she visits. Her vlog-style videos from remote countries feel authentic in a way that's rare right now, and that's exactly why we can't look away.
Start here — Her current series in India.
Luke Bosworth
Luke is an explorer and adventurer documenting a life built around action sports and constant motion.
Why we featured him: Luke's journey started with sailing and turned into a full-blown pursuit of adventure, a life that will be packed with millions of memories. He's always in the middle of some action sport or expedition, and his content genuinely inspires us (and everyone watching) to chase the next adventure
Start here — His YouTube series sailing across the Pacific.
Luciah
Luciah is an adventure-traveling surfer creating stunning videography of islands, volcanoes, and everywhere in between.
Why we featured her: We found her through her Acatenango content and stayed for the surfing. Her videography has a distinct signature, the kind that makes you want to buy a one-way ticket, grab a board, and chase the horizon. She's going to be one of the biggest names in travel content. We're sure of it.
Start here — Her island life content in the Philippines.
Ben Stoddard
Ben went from van-life road trips to documenting a mission to see the entire world.
Why we featured him: We found Ben through his video of getting hit by a bull at the Running of the Bulls in Spain, and stayed for the story. College, to full-time travel, to a desk job, to quitting the desk job and going all-in on solo travel. Add in absolutely insane surf content from Indonesia, and you've got one of the most entertaining follows on the app.
Start here — His Instagram video documenting the full journey.
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