A fair travel economy

Book direct. No markup between you and your guide.

Local guides set their own prices and keep nearly all of what you pay. Nothing is added at checkout, and every booking shows what the guide earns and what we take.

A local guide leading a small group through a forest trail A guide explaining a landmark to travellers
A local guide leading a small group through a forest trail A guide explaining a landmark to travellers Travellers sharing a local meal
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We rank guides and tours by the reviews they earn and how quickly they answer, never by what they pay us.

Why GuidesUnited

Real guides, not a call centre

On most tour platforms the setup is much the same: you can't tell how much of the price the platform keeps, whoever pays more for visibility comes first, and the platform keeps control of the conversation between you and your guide. We chose a different way.

Transparent pricing

Other marketplaces fold their cut into one number you never see broken down. Every booking here shows exactly what the guide earns and what we take: one small, fixed platform cost, always visible before you pay.

Fair ranking

On plenty of platforms, guides can pay their way to the top of search results. Here, it's reviews, ratings and how responsive a guide is, never who pays us the most.

Direct relationships

Big platforms keep the guide at arm's length and want you back through them next time. Here you can message your guide before you book and after you go, and book the same guide again next time.

Guide-first economy

Turn what you know into an income

Set your own price and keep the rest after one fixed platform cost of 8.75%. Be paid after every tour, by card through us or in person on the day, rather than weeks later.

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