Viator

Viator Review:

Viator allows you to register as a local tour guide and advertise tours of your own making.  You design the itinerary, determine when the tour is offered, set prices, and determine how many people you can accommodate. The site does not hamper your imagination nor your ability to charge anything your heart desires.

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The site’s is a subsidiary of travel giant Trip Advisor, which is a significant positive. Trip Advisor is the #1 ranked travel and tourism site, according to SimilarWeb. That means that millions of Trip Advisor’s site visitors can be exposed to your tours on any given day.

Commissions and fees

Viator charges just $29 to list a tour. If someone buys it, the company will deduct a 25% commission from the revenue to pay for its marketing and collection services.

Cancellations

You can also set your own cancellation policy for your tours. And this is a smart thing to do because, if you don’t, the site’s liberal cancellation policy applies. And that means you’d have to refund customers, even when they cancel at the last minute.

One caveat

Payment is slow here. Viator pays suppliers once monthly in the month following booked events. It also demands that suppliers accept “instant bookings,” so the ability to cancel events that don’t draw enough tourists appears to be missing.

Recommendations:

We like this site’s ability to advertise your tours and to leave the pricing to you. You can sign up to offer tours here. Listing here also does not preclude you from listing your tour guiding services elsewhere. We also recommend signing up with Tours by Locals.

Want to offer tours on Viator?

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Updated 2/2/2023