How to get listed on Travelfish

Travelfish.org currently lists over 3,500 guesthouses, hostels and hotels and over 700 restaurants and bars in Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam. Chances are, given you're reading this page, your place is not listed on the site. Please read on to find out how places get listed.

Who does the research?
Travelfish employs a number of researchers who travel through Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam looking at travel destinations. One part of their role is to review, on an anonymous basis, guesthouses, hotels, restaurants and bars. While researching, our researchers do their upmost to check your place out without revealing what they are doing -- most likely by pretending to be a paying guest. We do not identify most of the researchers on this website.

How do I request to have my place reviewed?
First, you need to join the site (joining is free). Once you have joined, go to the new additions section of the Travelfish messageboard and add in the listing there -- PLEASE read the FAQ for the country concerned before adding it in. Direct links are displayed below:
New additions for Cambodia
New additions for Laos
New additions for Thailand
New additions for Vietnam

Once you have submitted the listing, it is added to the research queue for that location and will be passed to the researcher to review during their next visit.

That is all you have to do. Please do not submit your place more than once.

Can I arrange a date and time for your researcher to visit my property?
No. Our researchers review on an anonymous basis.

I submitted my place but I haven't been added - why not?
Perhaps we have not re-visited the area since you made the submission, or perhaps we have visited your place and decided not to include it. We do not list everywhere, and there is no way to guarantee a listing.

Take a look at other listings in the same area -- if they have been updated since you made the submission, then chances are we decided not to list your property. However, if others in the same location have not been updated, then we probably have not visited your business yet.

How long does it take to be reviewed?
Previously a long time! We have just recently more than tripled our research staff and expect places to be reviewed far quicker than in the past.

Can I pay for a quicker listing?
No. Travelfish does not accept payment of any kind in order to be listed.

Can I offer complimentary stays for a quicker listing?
No. Travelfish does not accept any kind of complimentary gift (including discounted or free stays) for anything! We have a strict no freebie policy.

How can I take reservations online?
Signing up with Hostel World means you can take reservations via both the Travelfish and Hostel World websites, as well as through Lonely Planet, Lets Go and Rough Guides -- and more than 800 other global sites. For more information, please click here.