Can I mention my travel app if I frame it as a helpful tip?
No. The rules ban selling, referral links, market research, and self-promotion, and the stated penalty is a ban.
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r/TravelHacks rules, stats, and what to post
A source-backed Rankhog guide to r/TravelHacks: public rules, community context, posting fit, and startup-promotion risk before you publish.
By Anthony Riera, founder and operator of Rankhog.
Subreddit guides combine public Reddit source URLs, captured rules, visible verification dates, and Rankhog's account-safety workflow.
Current public stats
- Members
- 5,777,435
- Verified
- October 10, 2026
- Category
- Travel and rental car communities
Rules can change, so Rankhog keeps verification dates and the original public Reddit sources visible.
Rule summary
- Search first: Many topics have already been covered in depth, such as neck pillows, packing cubes and tips for long flights
- Use a descriptive title - not "Help please" or "Question about flying!": The title should summarise the content - help others find your post. **Include the location if relevant**
- Be specific: Specify what you're looking for and what you've found so far - not "Tell me everything about X? Go! Especially low-effort posts will result in a ban.
- No spam, selling, referral links, market research or other adverts: Spam, selling, market research, product research, begging, referral links or any other adverts, clickbait and self-promotion will result in a ban. If in doubt read this: https://support.reddithelp.com/hc/en-us/articles/360043504051-What-constitutes-spam-Am-I-a-spammer
Works well
- A specific question about one travel problem, like how people handle a particular booking or route issue, with a descriptive title that names the location if one is involved
- A post that states what you already tried and what you found, so the community can react to your research instead of starting from zero
- A plain text writeup of a travel trick you personally used, with no link, no signup page, and no product name anywhere in the post
- A narrow question about a niche scenario that a search does not already cover, which shows you checked before posting
- Reading existing threads on your topic and replying helpfully in comments, which builds standing without ever starting a promotional post
Avoid
- Posting any referral link, discount code with a referral tag, or affiliate link, because “No spam, selling, referral links, market research or other adverts” makes that an instant ban
- Sharing your own product, app, or website, since the same rule names self-promotion as a bannable offense
- Running a survey, poll, or interview asking travelers about their habits, because the rule explicitly bans market research and product research
- Writing a vague title like “Help please” or “Question about flying!”, which “Use a descriptive title - not “Help please” or “Question about flying!”” calls out directly
- Leaving out the location when your question depends on one, since the title rule says to include it if relevant
- Posting a broad ask like “tell me everything about budget travel” with no specifics, which “Be specific” says will get low-effort posts banned, not just removed
What r/TravelHacks Is For
This community is for cheap traveling, ways to get around, and tips and tricks for travel. People here share hacks that save money or solve practical travel problems. The description draws a clear line: general location advice, like where to go and what to do somewhere, belongs in /r/travel or similar communities instead. The rules also point newcomers to the sidebars and to search first, because common topics like neck pillows, packing cubes, and tips for long flights have already been covered in depth. So the room is practical travelers swapping specific, tested tricks, not a place for broad destination questions.
Rules That Matter Before Posting
The rule that decides almost everything here is “No spam, selling, referral links, market research or other adverts”. It bans selling, market research, product research, begging, referral links, clickbait, and self-promotion, and it says these result in a ban, not just a removed post. “Search first” matters because many topics are already covered in depth, and reposting a covered topic is the fastest way to look like you did not read the room. “Use a descriptive title - not “Help please” or “Question about flying!”” requires a title that summarizes the content and includes the location if relevant. “Be specific” requires you to state what you are looking for and what you have already found, and it warns that low-effort posts can result in a ban.
What To Post
A good post here is a specific, honest question or a genuinely useful travel trick with no link attached. If you are a founder, the safe shape is a plain question about a real travel problem you are trying to understand, written like any other member. Use a descriptive title that summarizes the content and includes the location if it matters. In the body, say exactly what you are looking for and what you have already found or tried, because the rules demand that specificity. Search the subreddit before you post so you do not repeat a covered topic like neck pillows or packing cubes. Leave every link, signup page, and product name out of it. If your product idea comes up naturally in replies, that is the community telling you there is interest, and you still should not pitch it in the thread.
What To Avoid
The fastest way to get banned is anything that smells like promotion: selling, referral links, market research, product research, begging, adverts, clickbait, or self-promotion. That covers pitching your travel app, dropping your blog link, running a survey, or asking people to test your product. Low-effort posts can also get you banned, so a vague title or a question with no specifics is risky, not just weak. Asking about where to go and what to do in a place is off topic here and belongs elsewhere. Posting about already covered topics without searching first will read as spammy even when you meant well.
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Common questions about r/TravelHacks
Can I ask travelers to fill out a survey about how they book flights?
No. The rules ban market research and product research outright, and this community is not a safe place for that.
Can I ask a question about a travel problem my product happens to solve?
Yes, as long as it is a genuine question with a descriptive title, a specific ask, and no link or pitch attached.
Can I link to a blog post or comparison site I made?
Only if it is relevant to your question, not as a promotion, and never as a referral or tracking link.
What should I do before posting at all?
Search the subreddit first, because many common topics like neck pillows, packing cubes, and long flight tips have already been covered in depth.
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