Like A Local Tours Nominated for Best Food Tour in USA TODAY Readers’ Choice Awards!
New York, NY – March 20, 2025 – Like A Local Tours, a premier food tour company founded in New York City, is thrilled to announce its nomination for the prestigious USA TODAY Readers’ Choice Awards for Best Food Tour in the nation. This nomination is a testament to our commitment to celebrating the rich…
Like A Local in the News!
We always love hosting journalists and media from around the world! We are so excited to share a couple great articles that recently came out: Immigrant New York Food Tour: Lower East Side, Chinatown & Little Italy featured in India’s premium weekend magazine, Mint Lounge, on June 29, 2024, in an article titled “Savouring the…
Our Sustainable Brooklyn Tour is featured by NYC Tourism!
We are so excited to be featured in a recent article by NYC Tourism! The article is titled Top NYC Walking Tours in All Five Boroughs and features our Sustainable Brooklyn Food & Fashion Tour. New York City and its five boroughs offer a wide array of walking tours, each showcasing a unique facet of…
Like A Local Tours is a Travel & Hospitality Award Winner for 2022
We are honored that Like A Local Tours has been awarded in the 2022 North, South & Central Americas Travel Awards program from Travel & Hospitality Awards. “While this year has been the toughest the travel industry has ever faced, we endeavour to recognise those who deserve praise and to promote the hard work of…
Like A Local Tours’ Williamsburg Bites Tour Featured in The Australian!
We are honored to have been able to host Graham Erbacher, writer for Travel + Luxury: The Weekend Australian on our Williamsburg Bites: A Brooklyn Foodie Adventure Food Tour while he was visiting NYC this summer. Graham was a pleasure to have on tour and had some wonderful things to say about his time in…
Founder & CEO, Lauren Beebe nominated for Women in Tourism Award
We are proud to announce that our Founder & CEO Lauren Beebe has been nominated for the Women in Tourism Award. The first of its kind, Women In Tourism Awards, produced by Davler Media’s City Guide and presented by American Airlines, recognizes the accomplishments of female leaders who inspire memorable travel experiences in NYC. The…
Fifth Avenue Walking Tour Invites Public to Take a Stroll Back in Time!
OCTOBER 15, 2021: (NEW YORK, NEW YORK) — With fall in full swing and cooler weather around the corner, Like A Local Tours, a Brooklyn-based tour company, has announced the launch of its new Fifth Avenue Walking Tour. This tour is the perfect way to enjoy a change of seasons in the city, while also…
Winner of the 2019 US Business News Elite Awards
We are pleased to announce that Like A Local Tours has been awarded Best Food & Art Tours by US Business News. January 16, 2020: New York, NY – US Business News announces the winners of the 2019 Business Elite Awards. The US has been a dominating pace-setter in the modern business world for several…
See Our Two-Page Spread in One of Australia’s Largest Newspapers!
We are so excited to share the coverage of our one of our New York City food tours in Australia’s national Traveller (2.5 million readers!). Here are a few excerpts: There are much more imposing structures in New York City than the 22-storey Flatiron Building. The Chrysler building is arguably the most beautiful. The Empire…
Podcast with The Offbeat Life
Founder Lauren Beebe recently sat down with Debbie Arcangeles, creator and host of The Offbeat Life, a weekly podcast and trusted voice for entrepreneurs and freelancers living intentional and inspired lives. The Offbeat life has been featured on Refinery 29, Thrive Global, Dame Traveler, Forbes and more! Lauren discusses how and why she founded Like A Local Tours, what has led…
African Boheme on our Chelsea Market, High Line and Meatpacking Food & History Tour
We are partnered with a great startup serving up wonderful experiences, called IfOnly and through them, African Boheme (@africanboheme) recently joined our Chelsea Market Food Tour. Here’s what she said to say: The greatest love story ever told. Three decades ago my mom was a buyer for a shop, in the most West Indian “meet…
Like A Local Tours Wins Best Bespoke Cultural NYC Tour Company 2019!
We are excited to announce that we have been crowned Best Bespoke Cultural NYC Tour Company 2019 in the third annual 2018 Lux Life Magazine Travel Awards. We will appear in their annual magazine that is distributed to over 250,000 readers and on their website LUX. “Like A Local is almost 5 years old and…
Travel & Hospitality Award Winner
We are thrilled to announce that Like A Local Tours is an award winner for the Travel & Hospitality Awards 2018 Americas program. So proud to represent New York City in this class of top notch travel and experience providers. Like A Local Tours has also received a nomination in the 3rd annual LUX Travel & Tourism Awards….
Founder & CEO, Lauren Beebe, Joins the Board of the Human Impacts Institute
We are so pleased to announce that Founder & CEO of Like A Local Tours, Lauren Beebe, has joined the board of the Human Impacts Institute (HII). HII’s mission is to create and share innovative approaches to tackling social and environmental issues. Their programs pair artists and scientists to engage new audiences in climate change…
Founder & CEO, Lauren Beebe, Joins Advisory Board for Student Focused Travel Nonprofit
We are proud to announce that our Founder and CEO, Lauren Beebe, has joined the Advisory Board for Reach the World (RTW). RTW makes the benefits of travel accessible to classrooms, inspiring students to become curious, confident global citizens. Enabled by a digital platform, classrooms and college student travelers explore the world together. The program…
Like A Local Tours Celebrates A Milestone: 10,000 Customers!
Brooklyn, NY. September 10, 2018 — Like A Local Tours, a bespoke experiences company in Brooklyn, announced today that it has served over 10,000 customers from around the globe since launching in 2014. Like A Local Tours focuses on small group food, fashion and art tours offering insider access and high quality tour guides. “I…
Like A Local Tours joins Tourism Cares!
Like A Local is thrilled to announce their membership to Tourism Cares! Tourism Cares unites the travel and tourism industry to positively benefit the people and places our industry depends on. We believe it’s in our best interest to support the destinations we all depend on so that communities, travelers and businesses can prosper. Our members include…
Food blogger Beauty & The Beets loved our Williamsburg Bites Brooklyn food tour!
“I used to live in New York City – Queens to be more specific. I had an apartment in Rockaway Beach while I was a Flight Attendant for Delta and I would spend my days sitting on the beach, waiting for crew scheduling to call. Sometimes I would be sent off to Switzerland where I…
Like A Local Tours Featured in Australian Financial Review – Life & Leisure
We were so honored to show the Australian Financial Review around one of our favorite neighborhoods on their quest to rooftop hop in NYC and Brooklyn. Getting High in New York City January 24, 2018 On Seventh Avenue in New York City, 45,000 people walk by the Moxy hotel every day. “Try walking upstream to…
Just awarded: Like A Local in Top Tier of New York’s Best Tours by Expertise.com
According to their announcement, Expertise.com looked at 1,700 local tours serving New York City and picked the top 19. And we made the cut! Their selection criteria: 1. Reputation: A history of delighted customers and outstanding service. 2. Credibility: Building customer confidence with licensing, accreditations, and awards. 3. Experience: Masters of their craft, based on…
Like A Local is Featured in Abercrombie & Kent!
One of the best companies in the luxury travel biz is Abercrombie & Kent, which has been around since 1962. So I was thrilled when they joined our Williamsburg Bites Brooklyn Food Tour and then asked me to talk about a typical day in Williamsburg Brooklyn for their Sundowner Magazine! The Cover I get up…
Like A Local Tours is Featured (& Recommended) by Verlocal!
We are so excited to be featured in Verlocal’s Host Spotlight! Verlocal is evolving the way individuals build businesses by connecting them to people looking to discover local classes, events, products, and services. From our food tours to Ikebana in Chicago or surf lessons in Washington, this awesome website has it all! We love their mission…
Like A Local Featured by Headout: Discover New York City Like A Local
March 11, 2017 – Eating local food, exploring hidden hot spots, and frequenting the joints locals flock to are some of the best ways to discover the soul of a city. In New York, you can head to a Jewish cafe and taste Israel in Williamsburg, or, walk the streets of Brooklyn and enjoy pizza…
The Daily Telegraph: Brooklyn, New York City: What to eat, shop and see in hipster central
September 7, 2016 by Kristie Kellahan // In Brooklyn, they go hard. Take it from Jay-Z, you don’t want to miss out on BK. Five boroughs make up New York City, and Brooklyn is one of them. First-time visitors might think Manhattan is all there is, as it’s home to famous landmarks including Times Square,…
Like A Local Tours Wins Unique Tour Operator of the Year for Brooklyn
Like A Local Tours has won Unique Tour Operator of the Year for Brooklyn in the 2016 Holiday & Tour Specialist Awards! From Luxury Travel Guide: “The awards program selects winners based on their achievements and strengths in the travel industry. We received an overwhelming number of superb nominations this year and the judging panel had the unenviable task of…
Like A Local Tours is Awarded Trip Advisor Certificate of Excellence for 2016!
LIKE A LOCAL TOURS EARNS 2016 TRIPADVISOR CERTIFICATE OF EXCELLENCE Brooklyn, NY – May 25, 2016 – Like A Local Tours today announced that it has received a TripAdvisor® Certificate of Excellence. Now in its sixth year, the achievement celebrates hospitality businesses that have earned great traveler reviews on TripAdvisor over the past year. Certificate of Excellence recipients include…
Like A Local Tours Nominated for 2016 Holiday & Tour Specialist Awards by Luxury Travel Guide
The Luxury Travel Guide are pleased to announce Like A Local Tours has been nominated as a potential winner in the 2016 Holiday & Tour Specialist Awards. Over the past 12 months we have been receiving votes for individuals & companies throughout the Americas, with our subscribers, hotel guests, travel agencies and industry experts all…