If you are a freelance tour guide, you know that the biggest challenge is not leading tours but finding clients regularly. On Huongdanviendulich.vn, travelers and travel companies post requests for tour guides every day. Your job is to find suitable requests and submit a compelling quote.
Step 1: Complete your profile before submitting a quote
Clients will view your profile before making a decision. A good profile should include:
- A clear, friendly headshot.
- Languages, tour guide card type, and years of experience.
- The areas where you regularly guide and your specialties (food, history, trekking, photography, etc.).
- A few sample tours you have posted on the site.
Step 2: Find suitable requests
Go to the list of tour guide requests and filter by location, language, card type, and skills. Prioritize requests that:
- Have a tour date far enough in the future for you to arrange your schedule.
- Match your language and areas of expertise.
- Include clear notes, indicating that the client is serious.
If a travel company needs a guide to join a group tour, you can also check the tour requests.
Step 3: Write a quote that makes clients want to choose you
Do not just provide a number. A good quote includes:
- Greet the client and refer to their specific trip: “Hello, I’ve read your request for a group of 6 visiting Ho Chi Minh City on October 25…”
- Suggest a short itinerary that matches the client’s wishes, with 1–2 additional points of interest if appropriate.
- Provide clear pricing: the service fee, what is included, and what is not included (meals, transportation, tickets).
- Explain why the client should choose you: relevant experience, languages, and previous reviews.
Rules when accepting a booking
- When accepting a booking, the tour guide must pay a VND 500,000 deposit. The deposit is refunded when the service is completed. If the guide cancels, the deposit will be forfeited and transferred to the client.
- The platform charges only a fixed fee of VND 50,000 per successful transaction. There are no registration or membership fees.
These rules give clients peace of mind and help serious tour guides get chosen more often.
Tips for getting chosen more often
- Respond quickly. Clients often confirm with the first person to submit a reasonable quote.
- Keep your promises. Every positive review after a tour gives you an advantage when submitting future quotes.
- Post sample tours. Clients often search for specific tours, so your tours are a second channel for finding clients.
- Check the request list every day so you do not miss new requests in your area.
Don’t have an account yet? Register as a tour guide on Huongdanviendulich.vn and start viewing open requests.
