A few years ago, everybody used his travel agency just around the corner to organize their next vacation. Nowadays people more and more are using the internet to book a hotel or a flight. It's really easy, fast and cheap to book flights and hotels over the internet. But to hire a private guide via Internet - why not?
In the last year there came up a few websites that help connecting travellers with locals. The idea is simple, the local person creates a profile with information about herself, her interests, her education, her experiences etc. The traveller then can find, share and book the local guide who is perfect for him or her.
What are the advantages of hiring someone via a website than via the traditional travel agent?
1. You get to know the private guide before you book, you can speak with him and can discuss details and all this before you go.
2. You decide which guide you want to do a tour with, not the travel agency is assigning you to the tour guide they earn the most commission
3. Did I say commission? Yes, exactly, when you book through a travel agency they earn commission. Normally they aren't directly in contact with the guide, more over there is an incoming agency in between who will also gain some money. Probably the tour guide can give you directly a much better price than the travel agency. By buying the service directly, it's like 'fair trade':The tour guide get's his money without giving the main part of his earnings to the travel agents. And you as a traveller won't pay such a high price as you normally do paying at the travel agency. A win win for both.
So the use a local guiding website for locating private tour guides has its advantages. But how do I know which guide is reliable and trustworthy?
There are several websites you help you find a local guide, but not all provide enough information; use a website where you'll find detailed information about the tour guide like:
a copy of the tour guide licence if he is a professional tour guideReviews and ratings of previous clients. This ensures that the guide will be highly motivated to do a good service. If he won't do a good service he will receive a bad user rating and won't be booked again from other clientsAdditional information about knowledge and competence of the local guide.
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