BOOKING SOFTWARE FOR FREE WALKING TOURS
Booking software that actually
understands free tours.
Generic booking tools are built for fixed-price tours with low volume. Free walking tours are different — tip-based, high-volume, multi-platform, with 30-50% no-show rates. TourDash is built for exactly that.
Why generic booking software fails for free tours
Tip-Based Model Breaks Standard Pricing
Most booking software assumes a price per ticket. Free tours don't have one. You need a system that handles €0 bookings, tracks actual revenue from tips, and doesn't force you into per-booking fees on something that costs nothing.
Multi-Platform Chaos
Free tour operators typically list on GuruWalk, FreeTour.com, Civitatis, Viator, and their own website simultaneously. Standard booking tools can't aggregate all of them into one view.
30-50% No-Show Rates
When something is free, no-shows skyrocket. You need real show-up tracking at the tour level — not just booking counts. Otherwise you're scheduling guides for ghost groups.
Invisible Unit Economics
Which platform sends travelers who actually tip? Which tour times convert best? Without show-up and platform-level analytics, you're flying blind on the metrics that actually matter for free tours.
How TourDash handles free tour bookings
Automatic Parsing from 30+ Platforms
Forward booking emails from GuruWalk, FreeTour.com, Civitatis, Viator, GetYourGuide, and 25+ more. TourDash reads the email, extracts traveler details, and adds the booking to your unified view.
Website Booking Plugin
Add TourDash's booking widget to your WordPress, Wix, or any website. Bookings flow into the same dashboard as platform bookings — at zero commission. No per-booking fee. Ever.
Manual Bookings at Zero Cost
Walk-ins, hostel referrals, concierge partners — create bookings in seconds. These are your highest-value leads (zero commission, highest tip rates) and TourDash makes sure they're captured.
Real Show-Up Tracking
Guides check in travelers on their phone. You see actual show-up rates by platform, tour, city, and guide — the data you need to optimize a tip-based business.
Guide Pages for Direct Distribution
Each guide gets a personal recommendation page. Travelers scan a QR code on tour, discover your other tours, and book directly — bypassing platforms entirely. 1,000+ visitors per guide per month.
How it works
Connect Platforms
Forward booking emails from any platform to TourDash. Set up your website booking plugin. Takes 5 minutes per source.
Operate from One Screen
All bookings from all sources in one dashboard. Schedule guides, manage availability, handle shift coverage — no more juggling tabs.
Track and Grow
See real show-up data by platform. Create manual bookings at zero commission. Deploy Guide Pages to build your own distribution channel.
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