--- title: "Running a tour business, written by people who do." description: "Practical guides for tour, charter and rental operators: selling on GetYourGuide and Viator, card payments in the Caribbean, deposits, weather days and booking pages that convert." url: https://junglebee.com/blog/page/5 --- # Running a tour business, written by people who do. Guides on selling, getting paid and running the day, from operators in the Caribbean and beyond. [ Selling online8 min read ### WeTravel Reviews: What Tour Operators Should Know An honest read of WeTravel reviews on Capterra, GetApp, and Trustpilot — real pricing, payout timing, verification, and who it's actually built for. ](https://junglebee.com/blog/wetravel-reviews-what-tour-operators-should-know)[ Selling online5 min read ### What changes after you switch tour booking software The parts of an operators week that shift after moving to real tour booking software - what gets easier, what gets weirder, and what nobody warns you about. ](https://junglebee.com/blog/what-changes-after-you-switch-tour-booking-software)[ Running the day5 min read ### Charter boat booking software: an operators guide The things I would check before I picked charter boat booking software again - deposits, captain changes, guest comms, payments, and the ones vendors never bring up. ](https://junglebee.com/blog/charter-boat-booking-software-guide)[ Selling online9 min read ### Adventure Tour Booking Software: What ATV, Jeep, and Zipline Operators Actually Need See what ATV, jeep, and zipline operators need from booking software: vehicle capacity, digital waivers, weather rebooking, and lower fees than OTAs. ](https://junglebee.com/blog/adventure-tour-booking-software-atv-jeep-zipline-operators)[ Getting paid5 min read ### Xola vs FareHarbor for tour operators An operators honest take on Xola vs FareHarbor - who each one really fits, where they diverge on price and philosophy, and how to pick without wasting a season. ](https://junglebee.com/blog/xola-vs-fareharbor-tour-operators)[ Selling online9 min read ### Is Expedia Local Expert Worth It for Tour Operators? Expedia Local Expert charges 15-30% commission and is closed to most new suppliers — see the real costs, contract terms, and better alternatives. ](https://junglebee.com/blog/is-expedia-local-expert-worth-it-for-tour-operators)[ Running the day5 min read ### What tour operator insurance actually costs me An operator opens the books on tour insurance - what he pays, what changed after a bad claim, and what he wishes he had asked before signing. ](https://junglebee.com/blog/what-tour-operator-insurance-actually-costs)[ Caribbean business5 min read ### Things to do in Turks and Caicos An operators honest guide to Turks and Caicos - the water, the reef, the small tours worth booking, and the ones every visitor should skip. ](https://junglebee.com/blog/things-to-do-in-turks-and-caicos)[ Selling online5 min read ### Online booking system choices that actually move revenue An operators take on the online booking system decisions that actually change money, not the checkbox feature lists everyone else compares. ](https://junglebee.com/blog/online-booking-system-choices-that-actually-move-revenue)[ Running the day9 min read ### Tour Operator Insurance: A Plain-English Guide to What Coverage You Actually Need What tour operator insurance actually costs by activity risk — general liability, auto, workers' comp, E&O, and what OTAs require. No broker jargon. ](https://junglebee.com/blog/tour-operator-insurance-plain-english-guide)[ Selling online8 min read ### Do Small Tour Operators Need a CRM? Or Does Your Booking Software Already Do the Job? Every 'tour operator CRM' guide online is written for travel agencies. Here's what your booking software already covers, and 3 signs you've outgrown it. ](https://junglebee.com/blog/do-small-tour-operators-need-a-crm)[ Running the day5 min read ### What a tour operator waiver should actually say Not legal advice. An operators mental model for what a real tour waiver should say, why gross negligence gets through, and why storage matters. ](https://junglebee.com/blog/what-a-tour-operator-waiver-should-actually-say)[ Getting paid5 min read ### Checkfront vs Fareharbor for tour operators One is a booking system. The other is a distribution machine that happens to include a booking system. An operators honest take on both. ](https://junglebee.com/blog/checkfront-vs-fareharbor-tour-operators)[ Running the day5 min read ### How to start a tour operator business The 12-step business plan tells you to write a mission statement. Here is what actually happens: no boat, four months of revenue, and the phone. ](https://junglebee.com/blog/how-to-start-a-tour-operator-business)[ Caribbean business5 min read ### Things to do in Barbados The two hours near Bridgetown, the full day, and the week you actually want, told through a couple who lost theirs at a cruise-pier kiosk. ](https://junglebee.com/blog/things-to-do-in-barbados)[ Selling online5 min read ### The five metrics small tour operators should track Every dashboard shows the same five vanity metrics. Here are the five that actually predict whether a small tour operator survives. ](https://junglebee.com/blog/five-metrics-small-tour-operators-should-actually-track)[ Running the day5 min read ### Marketing automation for tour operators What to actually automate as a small tour operator: the four money-and-trust wins, two shiny traps to skip, and one thing to keep manual. ](https://junglebee.com/blog/tour-operator-marketing-automation-what-to-actually-automate)[ Getting paid5 min read ### Tour operator booking software: what to compare A demo-day playbook: features are commodity. Here are the six questions that flush out real fit from expensive mistake in five minutes. ](https://junglebee.com/blog/tour-operator-booking-software-what-to-compare)[ Selling online8 min read ### Wine Tour Booking Software: What Small Operators Need Age checks, permit-capped seating, tasting fees, group buyouts—here's what wine tour booking software must handle that generic roundups skip. ](https://junglebee.com/blog/wine-tour-booking-software-what-small-operators-need)[ Running the day5 min read ### How Caribbean tour operators survive low season A first person operator survival essay on the Caribbean low and hurricane season. What you cut, what you cannot, and why cash discipline wins. ](https://junglebee.com/blog/how-caribbean-tour-operators-survive-low-season)[ Selling online9 min read ### GetYourGuide vs Viator: Which OTA Should Small Tour Operators List On? GetYourGuide vs Viator compared for tour operators: commissions, contracts, payouts, and audience reach — plus how to keep more bookings direct. ](https://junglebee.com/blog/getyourguide-vs-viator-which-ota-should-small-tour-operators-list-on)[ Selling online5 min read ### Viator commission rate: what it actually costs you What Viator's commission really costs a small tour operator: the 20-30% headline, the lost re-book, the promotion pressure, and when it's still worth it. ](https://junglebee.com/blog/viator-commission-rate-what-it-actually-costs-you)[ Running the day5 min read ### How to market a tour company A guide to the four channels that actually move seats for a small tour company: concierge, Google Business Profile, direct bookings, and OTAs. ](https://junglebee.com/blog/how-to-market-a-tour-company)[ Running the day5 min read ### How to start a yacht charter business, honestly An honest operator walkthrough for starting a yacht charter business: boat, USCG license, insurance, dockage, first bookings, and the mindset shift. ](https://junglebee.com/blog/how-to-start-a-yacht-charter-business) **One useful email a month.**New guides for operators. 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