About TripPick

Travel data,
made personal.

An AI-assisted travel guide run by Chiang Mai-based founder Jimmy Kong. Transparent data, honest content.

131 English Cities
40+ Countries Visited
6+ yrs Travel Agency

Our Mission

Cut tens of hours of trip-planning research down to a few minutes.

Tell us your taste, budget, and dates — get matched destinations, day-by-day itineraries, hotels, and flights based on real data.

How it works

Algorithm + operator review — two-step quality control

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Browse Destinations

131 cities with daily-budget data, climate, and best-time windows.

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Compare Cost

Backpacker, mid-range, and luxury daily budgets sourced from local research and Trip.com averages.

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Plan Itineraries

Day-by-day routes for 3, 5, and 7 days — adjusted by season and traveler type.

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Book With Partners

One-click compare and book through Trip.com, Stay22, GetYourGuide, and Klook.

What TripPick stands for

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Real Decisions, Not Lists

Every guide is built to help a specific traveler decide — not to rank for keywords.

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Transparent Pricing

All costs displayed in USD with FX source and review date.

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Local Operator Verified

Content reviewed by a Chiang Mai-based agency operator with on-the-ground context.

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Privacy First

No mandatory accounts. Survey responses processed in-browser only.

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Free Service

All core features are free. We're funded by booking commissions, not paywalls.

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Verified Partners

Official affiliates with Trip.com, Stay22 (Booking), GetYourGuide, and Klook.

FOUNDER

Who builds this

A founder operating across travel data, local agency, marketing, and AI products

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FOUNDER & CEO

Jimmy Kong

Operates Cocoontour, a Chiang Mai-based travel agency for Korean travelers, for 6+ years. Hundreds of tailored itineraries — accumulated as on-the-ground city-level data.

Also runs Hypegoat (digital marketing agency) and TripPickAI (AI web app studio). 8+ years of analyzing flight, hotel, FX, and weather data.

TripPick is the intersection of those four domains: travel data, local operations, digital marketing, and AI products.

Based in Chiang Mai 40+ countries 8+ yrs data analysis
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Travel Data Specialist

8+ years analyzing flight, hotel, FX, and weather data — turned into decision-grade tools.

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Cocoontour — Chiang Mai Travel Agency

6 years operating a Chiang Mai-based agency, running hundreds of tailored itineraries for Korean travelers.

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Hypegoat — Digital Marketing Agency

Performance marketing, SEO, and content strategy execution.

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TripPickAI — AI Web App Studio

Building products that turn AI into time-saving travel tools for real users.

Trust is earned through data source transparency and honest editing. Spot an error? Email us — we confirm and fix within 48 hours and note the correction on the page.

Data Sources

Every number on this site has a source. Spot a mismatch? Tell us.

FX Rates
open.er-api.com (ECB-based)
Daily auto-refresh
Weather
Open-Meteo API
Live on-page fetch
Pricing
Local research + Trip.com / Booking averages + operator review
Quarterly review
Photos
Pexels / Unsplash (with photographer credits)
Initial set + replacement on quality issues
Maps & Coords
Google Maps / OpenStreetMap
Static
Attractions
Operator-authored + official tourism board sources
1–2x per year

Editorial Principles

Six rules we follow when writing content

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Experience First

We only cover destinations the founder has visited or has direct local connections to.

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Price Transparency

All costs in USD with FX reference date noted on each page.

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Honest Trade-offs

Pros and cons are both surfaced — no purely promotional copy.

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Affiliate-Neutral

Higher commission products are not pinned to the top of recommendations.

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Two-Step Review

AI drafts are fact-checked by the operator and supplemented with local context.

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Scheduled Refresh

Pricing reviewed monthly, seasonality quarterly, visa rules every two weeks.

Corrections Policy

FX rates, prices, and policies shift constantly. If you find an error, email [email protected].

  • • Within 48 hours: confirm and respond
  • • Material errors: correction note posted at the bottom of the page
  • • FX and prices: quarterly batch review, immediate update if shift exceeds 10%
REVENUE MODEL

Transparent Revenue Model

TripPick is funded entirely by affiliate booking commissions from Trip.com, Stay22 (Booking), GetYourGuide, and Klook.

Recommendation order is based on the AI matching algorithm — not commission rates.

Read the full Affiliate Disclosure

TripPick by the numbers

131
English Cities

Detailed multi-page guides

40+
Countries Visited

First-hand travel experience

6+ yrs
Travel Agency

Chiang Mai based operations

Daily
FX & Weather

ECB & Open-Meteo updates

VERIFIED GLOBAL PARTNERS

Trusted Booking Partners

Trip.com
Stay22 (Booking.com)
GetYourGuide
Klook
Viator
Travelpayouts

These partnerships keep TripPick free. Commissions do not influence recommendation order.

Frequently asked questions

Who runs TripPick?
Founder Jimmy Kong runs TripPick from Chiang Mai, Thailand. He has operated Cocoontour, a Chiang Mai-based travel agency for Korean travelers, for 6+ years, and runs Hypegoat (digital marketing) and TripPickAI (AI web app studio) alongside it. He has 8+ years of travel data analysis experience covering flights, hotels, FX, and weather. TripPick sits at the intersection of those four domains: travel data, local operations, digital marketing, and AI products.

Is TripPick free?
Yes. Recommendations, surveys, and itineraries are free. Bookings happen through partner sites (Trip.com, Stay22, GetYourGuide, Klook), and TripPick earns commission on completed bookings.

How are recommendations decided?
A weighted matching algorithm (taste 35%, budget 20%, season 20%, climate 10%, companion 10%, age 5%) compares user inputs to our city database. Affiliate commission is not part of the ranking.

Where does the data come from?
FX rates: ECB-based open.er-api.com. Weather: Open-Meteo API. Pricing: local research and major booking platform averages, reviewed by the operator. The 'Data Sources' section on this page lists every source.

What if I find a price or fact error?
Email [email protected]. We confirm and fix within 48 hours, and note the correction at the bottom of the affected page.

Is my personal data safe?
Survey responses are processed in-browser only — they are not stored on our servers. We do not share personal data with third parties without consent.

Get in Touch

Questions, feedback, partnerships, or corrections — all welcome.

[email protected]

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