Hospitality & travel · profession tour1 / 6
Where tour guides earn online
Tour guides list walking tours, food tours and experiences on booking marketplaces that bring travellers, usually for a commission on each booking.
Also for
- travel guide
- city guide
15matched platforms
11specialist sites
3work from home
The routes2 / 6
How tour guides earn
- 1Group tours listed on experience marketplaces
- 2Private and custom tours
- 3Online experiences hosted by video
Tip
Reviews drive bookings on these marketplaces, so a few early five-star tours matter a lot.
Top platforms3 / 6
The best matches for tour guides
ViatorExperiences marketplace★ 3.320–30%
GetYourGuideExperiences marketplace★ 3.220–30%
KlookExperiences marketplace★ 2.915–35%
CivitatisExperiences marketplace★ 3.115–30%
Airbnb ExperiencesExperiences marketplace★ 3.7about 20%
TiqetsExperiences marketplace★ 3.4Negotiated commission…
Best matched first: platforms built for this work, then matching tags, kind and description.
Kinds of platform4 / 6
Where the work is
The kinds of platform where tour guides find work, sized by how many we matched.
| Kind | Platforms |
|---|---|
| Tour platforms | 10 |
| Rental platforms | 2 |
| Photography gig platforms | 2 |
| Affiliate networks | 1 |
Tour a kind
Lowest fees5 / 6
Keep more of what you earn
Of the 11 matched platforms that publish a percentage fee, these take the smallest cut (median 22.5%).
| Platform | Fee |
|---|---|
| Booking.com | 15% |
| Airbnb | 15.5% |
| Airbnb Experiences | 20% |
| Eatwith | 20% |
| Civitatis | 22.5% |
| ToursByLocals | 22.5% |
| Viator | 25% |
| GetYourGuide | 25% |
| Klook | 25% |
| Headout | 27.5% |
| Withlocals | 32% |
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