FreelanceSites.net New to earning online? Check what you can join →
All tours Platform type tour Tour platforms like GetYourGuide 1 / 8
Platform type tour1 / 8

Tour platforms like GetYourGuide in 8 slides

Host tours, experiences, and dinners for travelers.

10live tour platforms
26.3%median cut
How it works2 / 8

Earning on tour platforms

How the money is made: local tasks and shifts

  1. Pass the checks
  2. Pick jobs near you
  3. Do the job
  4. Paid after it is done

Against all 53 platform types

Skills needed
  1. None12 types
  2. Some34 types
  3. Specialist7 types
Startup cost
  1. None23 types
  2. Low14 types
  3. Medium10 types
  4. High6 types
First payout
  1. Days12 types
  2. Weeks14 types
  3. Months23 types
Typical earnings

US tour guides median $18.33 an hour ($38,120 a year), BLS 2025 data via O*NET.

Source: onetonline.org ↗

Best for: Locals who know their city well and enjoy hosting groups of travelers

The leaders3 / 8

The best-known tour platforms

Best documented first: researched listings, then those with a Wikipedia article, then web traffic. Open one to take its tour.

Fee spread4 / 8

What tour platforms take

Guess first: roughly what is the median cut across these 6 tour platforms?

26.3%median cut across 6 tour platforms

Smallest cuts

The middle of each platform's published percentage fee, before payment or withdrawal charges.

Against other types5 / 8

How tour platforms stack up

38largest of 53 platform types we list
26.3%median cut, against 12.5% across types

Live platforms by type

Marketplaces75Remote job boards68Freelance sites58Payment receiving…53Delivery platforms41Tutoring platforms39Task platforms3838. Tour platforms10
ItemLive platforms
Marketplaces75
Remote job boards68
Freelance sites58
Payment receiving platforms53
Delivery platforms41
Tutoring platforms39
Task platforms38
Tour platforms10
The seven largest types, and tour platforms at number 38.

Median cut by platform type

0%15%30%Payment receiving platforms: 1.7%Card processing platforms: 2.8%Course platforms: 5.7%Creator platforms: 7.5%Crowdfunding platforms: 8%Marketplaces: 9%Live shopping platforms: 9.4%Big marketplaces: 11.5%Freelance sites: 12.3%Mentorship platforms: 12.5%Ticket resale platforms: 12.5%Task platforms: 15%UGC marketplaces: 15%Rental platforms: 16.8%Vintage selling platforms: 17%Ride platforms: 17.5%Website marketplaces: 17.5%Care platforms: 20%Tutoring platforms: 21.3%Tour platforms: 26.3%Tour platforms 26.3%Median 12.5%LowestHighest
PlatformMedian cut
Payment receiving platforms1.7%
Card processing platforms2.8%
Course platforms5.7%
Creator platforms7.5%
Crowdfunding platforms8%
Marketplaces9%
Live shopping platforms9.4%
Big marketplaces11.5%
Freelance sites12.3%
Mentorship platforms12.5%
Ticket resale platforms12.5%
Task platforms15%
UGC marketplaces15%
Rental platforms16.8%
Vintage selling platforms17%
Ride platforms17.5%
Website marketplaces17.5%
Care platforms20%
Tutoring platforms21.3%
Tour platforms26.3%
Each column is one type with at least five published percentage fees.
Getting paid6 / 8

How tour platforms pay out

The withdrawal methods listed by the 10 tour platforms whose payout options we have verified. Bank transfer is offered by 10 of them.

10platforms
  • Bank transfer1056%
  • PayPal633%
  • Payoneer211%
Most platforms offer more than one method, so slices are shares of all the methods listed; the numbers are how many platforms offer each.
Best first platform7 / 8

Where to start

Our pick to start withAirbnb ExperiencesThe highest rated of the 5 tour platforms that are free to join.3.7/ 5
  • Open worldwide
  • Free to join
  • Clear fees
  • Low payout bar
  • Top 10K website
  • 10 years running
  • Fully documented

Top rated of the 5 free to join

Airbnb Experiences3.7GetYourGuide3.4Tiqets3.4Eatwith3.2Headout3.1
ItemRating
Airbnb Experiences3.7
GetYourGuide3.4
Tiqets3.4
Eatwith3.2
Headout3.1

Picked by formula from verified facts, not paid placement. How the rating works

Next steps8 / 8

Ready to go further?

See all 10 tour platforms →Compare two head-to-head

Platform tours

Next tourPrize competitions like Kaggle7 slides · Win money solving challenges - data science, code, and innovation.
Arrow keys or swipe