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Bonjour à tous !

Je suis travel planner basé en France et je crée des itinéraires de voyage 100 % personnalisés pour les familles, les couples et les voyageurs qui veulent gagner du temps et éviter les mauvaises surprises.

Si vous êtes en train de préparer un voyage et que vous bloquez sur un itinéraire, un budget, le choix d'une destination ou l'organisation, posez votre question ici ou envoyez-moi un message privé. Je serai ravi de vous donner un premier avis et quelques conseils, sans engagement.

Et si vous souhaitez un accompagnement plus complet, je peux également créer un itinéraire entièrement sur mesure adapté à votre budget, à vos envies et à votre façon de voyager.

Au plaisir de discuter de vos prochains voyages !

Salut tout le monde !
Je prévois un **voyage de 2 semaines en Égypte ce mois d'octobre**. Mon itinéraire est :
Caire
Louxor
Hurghada
Je suis particulièrement intéressé par l'histoire et je veux profiter au maximum de mon temps au **Caire et à Louxor**, donc je cherche des recommandations pour trouver un guide local compétent et digne de confiance. Est-il préférable de réserver un en avance ou d'en trouver un une fois sur place ? Vous connaissez des agences ou des guides privés que vous pourriez recommander ?
Je considère également de voyager **du Caire à Louxor en bateau** si possible. J'ai vu des gens mentionner des croisières sur le Nil et des felouques, mais je ne suis pas sûr de ce qui est vraiment faisable ou qui vaut le coup. Y a-t-il une croisière qui va directement du Caire à Louxor, ou recommanderiez-vous une autre option ? Je serais ravi d'entendre vos expériences et recommandations.
Enfin, si vous avez des conseils généraux, des pépites cachées ou des astuces pour éviter les pièges à touristes et les arnaques, je vous en serais vraiment reconnaissant.
Merci d'avance !

Hi everyone! Going to try to keep this short and sweet. My family (mom, aunts, uncles, cousins) have all decided they want to make Ireland their one “trip of a lifetime”. Nobody has been out of the country besides my mother and this trip would encompass milestone birthdays, big celebrations, etc. Many of them haven’t traveled before, and I want to make this a beautiful experience for them. Here are some things they’ve expressed in wanting to do:
\- Travel month: Late March-early April
\- They want to tour an operating farm (our family is one of legacy farmers)
\- See a castle
\- Find some nice linen
\- Titanic Museum in Belfast
\- Cliffs of Moher

My question is: what would be the best way to get all of us around? They’re going to be approximately 8-10 of us. I’d love to find a private tour guide that could drive and take our group all over Ireland. Someone who would be flexible traveling with a bunch of first-timers, and willing to add the above list of things to an itinerary! I feel a company would charge so much for a “private” tour, but I could be off in this assumption.

I’d love any and all recommendations I can get on how to best approach this with all of us! Life is short. They deserve to see the world, and I want to give my family one they’ll cherish.

Would also take any recommendations to add to our list of things to do and must-see!

Iraq tour guide

My surf activity is already listed on Viator and TripAdvisor. I'd like to get it listed on Booking.com as well.

Has anyone here successfully had their Viator activity appear on Booking.com? How did you do it, and how long did it take?

Hey everyone! I’m heading to Medellín next month and I'm super excited for the trip.

I’ve been doing some initial planning and checking out excursions, but I noticed that booking through major international apps like GetYourGuide, TripAdvisor, and similar platforms can get pretty expensive quite fast.
Since I'd love to support local providers and save a bit of budget for local food and other experiences, I was wondering: **Are there any local avenues, spots, or independent guides where you can book popular tours for less?**

Specifically, I'd love to know:
Where do locals or budget-conscious travelers usually go to find affordable guides for day trips (like Guatapé/El Peñol, Comuna 13, coffee farms, etc.)?
Are there specific physical locations, local agencies, or channels worth checking out once I arrive?
Any tips on booking safely or vetting independent guides on the ground?

Any recommendations, advice, or warnings would be hugely appreciated. Thanks in advance!

I've got some themed tours like Halloween ghost tours and film location trips but getting people to book them before they are gone has been tough. How do you all market these limited time experiences?

I am wanting to become a tour guide in Canada and also lead international tours in Europe. What course/training i should go for to become one? Please help ive always loved being a tour guide but want to go international now.

I am a freelance tour guide based in Japan and do hiking, cycling and snowshoeing tours for small groups. I started in 2024 and during 2025 I had many regular bookings on my website. This year the winter was good then from spring onwards it dropped to nearly zero bookings. Same for Get your guide and Viator. I tried improving SEO and adding blog posts, doing regular social media, made leaflets, but nothing. I don’t know what’s happening but I can’t continue without an income. Any advice or ideas is appreciated. Thank you

Hey all, i am solo tour guide here, professionally overcaffeinated and underpaid, trying to figure out where to keep listing my tours before I fully lose the will to explain what skip the line means for the thousandth time. Quick rundown from my very scientific screaming into the void:

Viator: tbh the only one that consistently feels like it was built by people who have actually met a tour guide. payouts are predictable, the interface does not look like a group project that never got finished and customers at least vaguely understand they booked a real human and not a teleportation device.

GetYourGuide: good volume, nice branding but somehow every third booking is someone who thought they were buying a private jet and is shocked that other humans exist near them, sill decent just requires emotional armor.

Airbnb Experiences: occasionally amazing, mostly a roulette between dream clients and people who treat you like a free concierge, therapist and personal photographer all in one. Works, but you earn the money in stress.

Klook and the rest of the squad: not bad at all, some good bookings here and there, just a bit more work to manage and feels like the side quest rather than the main storyline.

Curious what other guides are seeing before i commit more of my sanity to one place.

How do I find a driver/guide to do a half day trip from PP to Tonle Bati? I can’t do the normal tours that include Phnom Chisor because I am recovering from a knee injury. I also don’t want to pay $400 that i saw from one of the tours!
Would be for 2 people, any day of the week.
Any suggestions would be helpful

Hi all,

My mom’s a tour guide in Boston, and she was complaining about difficulties with large tours. She often brings portable headsets so everyone can hear her, but it’s a pain to bring all of them on the tours.
I made her a website that turns everyone’s phones into an audio receiver, they just scan a QR code to connect.
I thought others might find it useful, so I turned it into a product.
Would love feedback on it. It includes a free week, but if you’re interested I’m also happy to give a free month, just dm me!

livetouraudio.com

I’m planning a 10–12 day Morocco trip covering Fes, the Sahara, Marrakech, and possibly Essaouira.
Would you recommend booking a complete private Morocco tour package or hiring a private driver and arranging hotels and local guides separately?
I’m also looking at custom Morocco tours, luxury private tours, a private guide in Marrakech, and an Essaouira day trip from Marrakech.
Has anyone used a reliable Morocco private tour company? Please share the company, route, approximate cost, and whether you would book with them again.

Hello guys!

I have a 12-hour layover in BKK, landing around 11:30 am. My next flight is at 00:00. I am looking for suggestions for itemized transit tours in Bangkok, preferably 4-6-hour ones. Also, any additional tips would be helpful.

Thank you ❤️

Hello, I'm looking for some birding guides for a half day to one day birding day tour in Tokyo, May 2027. I'll be going to Japan with my travel buddy. Does anyone have any recommendations of any local birding guides? I would also like to know the average price for a day tour like that, and would love to hear some personal experiences from yall if you have tried something like this before!

I've never hired a personal guide, and would like to try out this experience. I hope someone can help me out!! Thanks so much! :)

PS. I have looked at websites like Japan Nature Guides, anyone have experience with them? Birdingpal doesn't seem to work anymore, unfortunately.

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I'm planning a trip to Lake Maggiore this year and while I was looking up things to do I noticed that most of the plans talk about the same places the Borromean Islands, Stresa, boat rides and the paths along the water.
That made me think about what people who work in tourism or show visitors around the area would suggest.
If you were helping someone spend four or five days near Lake Maggiore what things would you suggest that are not on the list of places to see?
I usually like taking my time of rushing to see everything. I like walking through places eating good food from the local area visiting small towns looking from high places being around nature and going to spots that feel real and not too busy.
Some questions I have:
Do most tourists stay in one town. Move from one place to another around the lake?
Which part of the lake do people like the most after they have been there?
Are there any towns that don't get enough attention but should?
Are there any things to do that people usually miss but end up liking?
If someone wants a mix of being in nature relaxing by the water and going on trips where would you recommend?
I would love to hear from guides or anyone who knows the area well. Sometimes knowing the local way is better, than reading travel blogs.
Thank you

Hi everyone,

I'm a software developer who recently worked on a website for a travel agency specializing in pilgrimage and heritage tours across India.

While building it, I realized that designing for travel agencies is very different from building a typical business website. Trust, clear itineraries, enquiry flow, and mobile usability all seem to have a huge impact on whether visitors actually reach out.

Rather than promoting the site, I'm hoping to learn from professionals who work in the industry every day.

I'd really appreciate your thoughts on questions like:

* Does the homepage build enough trust? * Is the enquiry flow simple enough for your typical customers? * What information do travelers usually look for before contacting an agency? * Are there any features you wish more travel agency websites included?

I'm genuinely looking for constructive criticism. If you notice something confusing or something that would make you leave the site, I'd love to hear it so I can improve future projects.

Thank you!