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Your names, places you'd love to go and the kinds of travel you enjoy.

Three quick steps

What you tell us here decides which special offers can reach you through the Weekly Offer Share. Every step is optional, and you can change it any time in My circle.

  1. 1Your names: what we call you in emails (private), and your public name shown with your reviews, like "Maria from Lisbon". Press Next: places you'd love to go.

    Step 1: Your names: what we call you in emails (private), and your public name shown with your reviews, like "Maria from Lisbon". Press Next: places you'd love to go.

  2. 2Places you'd love to go: search for countries, regions, towns or natural areas and pick them. A country covers every place in it.

    Step 2: Places you'd love to go: search for countries, regions, towns or natural areas and pick them. A country covers every place in it.

  3. 3Kinds of travel you enjoy: pick from the lists, or describe what you love in a sentence or two and press Suggest interests.

    Step 3: Kinds of travel you enjoy: pick from the lists, or describe what you love in a sentence or two and press Suggest interests.

  4. 4The suggestions are saved to your interests straight away: untick any that don't fit (that saves too). Not quite right? Say what to change and press Try again.

    Step 4: The suggestions are saved to your interests straight away: untick any that don't fit (that saves too). Not quite right? Say what to change and press Try again.
More detail
  • You can pick up to 20 places and 20 kinds of travel; vibe and impact interests are unlimited.
  • The helper uses AI to suggest interests. We don't keep what you write, only the interests you choose to save.
  • Skip for now at the top leaves setup; a card on My circle reminds you later.

The pictures show an example business. Still stuck? Email info@paintedcircle.com.