In this post, we’ll learn about a feature that will allow you to modify a booking’s date/time instead of cancelling it when the event can’t be done at the moment it was booked. Let’s imagine A traveler asks me to postpone / advance his/her booking; I only have one booking in the morning and I
In this post, we explain you why and how to use the feature of sending an automatic welcome message when getting a new booking. Sending a message to travelers when making a booking is a very important step. Why? With this kind of tour, nothing is paid in advance and there are no penalties. Therefore
More than 450,000 people have already taken a free walking tour with GuruWalk in more than 100 countries. We now give you the main reasons that motivated them to book free walking tours in our community of passionate guides 😊 Content1. It’s an affordable option 💸2. You optimize your time ⏱3. You enjoy entertaining and
Whereas they were only available in a few cities until recently, free walking tours are now spreading rapidly across all continents and cities where there is tourism. To understand this success, we will look at the reasons that make working as a free walking tour guide so popular and profitable. Content1. A large market that
In this post, we explain the main differences between a traditional paid-in-advance tour and a free walking tour. This must be taken into account when debuting a free walking tour, especially if you are a professional guide with years of experience. Content1. The traveler pays at the end2. First approach to the city3. A fun
This post aims to inform gurus about how to run a tour in safe conditions for the COVID-19 pandemic, both for travelers and for themselves. We recommend that you follow these recommendations (which are not exhaustive) as much as possible, although we understand that this may not always be possible. Important: the goal of this
A free walking tour is like a play: each word is of vital importance to transmit your speech in the best way and touch the emotions of your travelers. In this post, we will explain how to create an amazing script, which will be the bible of your journey. It will allow you to choose
When you start as a tour guide, we all make mistakes and the worst part is that in many cases, we don’t even notice them! That’s why we wrote this post with the most common mistakes tour guides can have when starting to receive their first groups of travelers. ContentBefore the tourAt the beginning of
Eradicating racism must be a priority for our society. It can not be permitted to let anyone be treated differently or as inferior, bossed around, insulted, abused, let alone killed, based on their race, sex, or sexual orientation. GuruWalk does not and will not tolerate any form of discrimination, hatred, or intolerance. ContentBlack lives matter Educating
Do you already have an idea of the tour you want to create but don’t know how to structure it? In this post, we will share with you our most experienced gurus’ recommendations about how to plan your tour route the best way possible. Content1. Make a list of places of interest2. Highlight the 10
In this post, we give you the best tricks to give amazing explanations during your tour! All these tips are valid only if you take into account the type of travelers you have on your tour, since the more relevant the story, the more involved travelers will be! Ready to listen to our best gurus’
“The tour was okay, interesting but nothing special”. This is a real opinion of a traveler from our platform. The problem here: The guru failed to exceed the traveler’s expectations. In order to achieve this, you need to surprise travelers throughout the tour. Not only will it increase their satisfaction, but also the money you
Travelers are getting bored, they don’t pay attention to what you say, they lose focus… This happens because you’re too focused on “explaining” and not on “capturing travelers’ attention”. And one way to wake up your travelers is to create an experience in which they can be involved. After many hours searching for and interviewing
You’re doing your best to do a wonderful tour, showing your passion, explaining in a nice way,… but despite all these efforts, travelers don’t seem very interested. What’s happening? Maybe it’s because you don’t involve them in your speech! And the easiest way to do it, is by asking them questions! Furthermore, travelers feel so
As a great guide, you want travelers to listen to you, understand what you say, and always be the center of their attention during the tour. In this video, you can find 9 tips on how to improve your communication skills. Let’s go! A tour guide’s communication is divided into 2 key factors: verbal (when