Guides, playbooks and templates

Guide Guides

How to manage group tour bookings

How to take, secure and run larger group bookings smoothly, from deposits and mixed pricing to accurate manifests on the day.

Experiqo Team ·31 Mar 2026 · 10 min

Template Templates & checklists

Tour operations checklist

A practical day-to-day operations checklist covering the run-up to a departure, the day itself and the follow-up afterwards.

Experiqo Team ·24 Mar 2026 · 8 min

Guide Guides

How to reduce booking commissions

Practical ways to shift more of your bookings direct and cut what you hand to channels, without losing the reach they bring.

Experiqo Team ·17 Mar 2026 · 9 min

Guide Guides

How to start a boat tour business

What it takes to launch a boat tour business, from licensing and safety to weather planning, seat capacity and taking bookings.

Experiqo Team ·10 Mar 2026 · 11 min

Guide Guides

How to manage tour availability

How to keep your schedule, capacity and closures under control across every booking channel, without double bookings or manual rebuilding.

Experiqo Team ·3 Mar 2026 · 11 min

Template Templates & checklists

Guest waiver template

An editable guest waiver template for activities, with a worked example and notes on making it clear, fair and collected at the right time.

Experiqo Team ·24 Feb 2026 · 8 min

Guide Guides

How much does tour booking software cost?

A clear explanation of the pricing models behind booking software and how to work out what a system will really cost your business.

Experiqo Team ·18 Feb 2026 · 11 min

Guide Guides

How to run a walking tour business

A practical guide to running a walking tour business, from designing a route that sells to filling departures and keeping guests coming back.

Experiqo Team ·11 Feb 2026 · 10 min

Guide Guides

Commission-free booking software, explained

What "commission-free" really means, where you still pay fees, and why the direct-booking distinction matters for your bottom line.

Experiqo Team ·5 Feb 2026 · 9 min

Guide Guides

How to take tour bookings online

What it takes to move from phone-and-email bookings to a proper online booking process that runs while you sleep.

Experiqo Team ·29 Jan 2026 · 9 min

Template Templates & checklists

Tour booking system checklist

A ready-to-use checklist of everything to set up and verify when getting a tour booking system live, from products to go-live testing.

Experiqo Team ·22 Jan 2026 · 9 min

Guide Guides

How to choose tour booking software

The questions that actually matter when comparing booking systems, from pricing models to operational features you will rely on daily.

Experiqo Team ·15 Jan 2026 · 8 min