Walking tours, food & wine routes, adventure day trips, and private VIP experiences—connected workflows your guides, dispatch, and finance teams will actually use.
Estimates & proposals
Per-guest public tours, private blocks, add-ons, and group minimums in one quote.
Invoicing & payments
Deposits, final billing, tips, card and ACH—with automated reminders.
Client management
Travelers, OTAs, corporate buyers, and special requests in one CRM.
Itinerary management
Stops, durations, meet points, backup rain routes, and sellable upgrades.
Tour & booking management
Fixed departures, private holds, manifests, and capacity in one calendar.
Time tracking
Briefing, guiding, and van hours—payroll-ready for guides and drivers.
Equipment & gear
Radios, first-aid, bikes, vans, and retail with low-stock alerts before departure.
Line-item public tour seats, private VIP blocks, tasting add-ons, van transfers, and gratuity lines—then send a branded proposal travelers or planners can approve online or convert from estimate in one click.
Per-guest and minimum-party templates
OTA voucher reconciliation notes
Accessibility & pace tags on every quote
Proposal #PRP-2207 · Horizon TravelSend for e-sign
Private Napa bike & wine · 6 guests · full day$2,640
Lunch pairing upgrade$420
Van transfer (SFO round-trip)$380
Total$3,440.00
Simple invoicing & payments
Collect deposits on booking, automate final invoices after manifest lock, and chase balances before departure—with statements travelers and corporate AP teams actually open.
Visa, Mastercard, ACH, Apple & Google Pay
Split deposits & final payments
Export-friendly for accounting
Invoice #INV-9921 · Summit Team OffsitePaid
$4,180.00
Pay now
Visa · Mastercard · ACH · Apple Pay · Google Pay
Tour board & bookings
Kanban or calendar for your ops desk—see which departures are briefing, which guides are mid-route, and which private holds still need a lead guide—without losing the thread in group texts.
Hold → confirmed → checked-in → completed
Guide capacity & blackout dates
Meet-point & manifest on every card
Tour board
Today
Old Town · 10a · 14 pax
Food hall · 2p · 12 pax
Active
Coastal hike · on trail
Upcoming
VIP architecture · Sat 9a
Expense management
Tag every fuel fill, park permit renewal, guide overtime, and TripAdvisor/Meta ad spend to a tour SKU or route—so true margin per departure stays visible.
Receipt photos from guides & drivers
Vehicle vs. marketing vs. permits
Tour P&L at a glance
Recent expenses
Van fuel (week)$312
State park permits (Q2)$540
Meta ads · food tour segment$275
Meet points & live route map
See which guide is at the plaza meet-up, who is mid-hike, and who is free for a same-day private—without calling every radio on a sold-out Saturday.
En route / on tour / available
Clear ETAs for travelers & concierges
Accountability for departure windows
Live map
Maya K. Old Town Walk · Plaza fountain
Tour timers & checkpoints
Log start and end on each leg so invoices, payroll, and “did we hit the vista on time?” run-of-show checklists stay aligned with what really happened on the ground.
Mobile start/stop from the field
Photo prompts at key stops
Ops review before payroll close
Coastal hike · Wavecrest group
Leg timer · vista stop
00:18:06
Mark checkpoint done
Waivers, maps & compliance files
Store liability waivers, route PDFs, insurance certificates, commercial use permits, and photo releases in one secure vault—while guides see only what they need on departure day.
Revenue by tour type—walking tours, food & wine, bike & van excursions, private VIP—so you market and staff where demand actually pays.
P&L snapshots
AR aging by traveler or agency
Margin by guide or route
Profit & loss · May 2026
Income $54.2k · direct cost $19.6k
BEN AI — Your 24/7 AI assistant
BEN AI answers calls, books departures and private holds, answers common questions, qualifies leads, and helps grow your tour business every day.
“We have 8 people in town Thursday—can we do your food tour with a vegetarian swap and what’s the meet point?” · Traveler · 8:11p
I can confirm Thursday 6p still has seats, note 8 guests with vegetarian tastings, and text the plaza fountain meet-up map. Want me to hold the spots with a deposit link?
Search-friendly answers for operators comparing tour booking software, tour guide CRM tools, itinerary management platforms, and billing automation.
What is tour guide business software?
Tour guide business software helps walking tour operators, adventure guides, city hosts, and private tour companies capture leads from calls, OTAs, and web forms; build itinerary-based proposals and per-guest or private-group quotes; manage bookings, departures, headcounts, and add-ons; track radios, vans, first-aid kits, and retail inventory; invoice deposits and final payments with card or ACH; tag fuel, permits, insurance, and ad spend to tours; store waivers, route maps, insurance certificates, and photo releases in one file vault; request reviews after trips; and see profitability by tour type, guide, or season—all from one dashboard.
Can tour operators manage itineraries, recurring departures, and corporate groups?
Yes. Better Sales Pro supports reusable itinerary templates, fixed daily departures, private VIP blocks, multi-day excursions, and corporate team-building series with clear handoffs from quote to manifest to invoice.
Does Better Sales Pro include AI for tour guide businesses?
BEN AI can help answer common questions about tour length, meeting points, high-level pricing ranges, accessibility notes, and weather backup policies, qualify leads, and support follow-ups—see the BEN section on this page and the dedicated BEN overview for details.
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