How guide payouts work

You earn 80% of the tour price on every booking you complete — Rainbow Tour Guides keeps a 20% commission, and the traveler's separate service fee never comes out of your payout. Here's how the money actually reaches you.

How you're paid

Payouts are sent by bank transfer, using the account details you save in your payout profile. We don't currently support Stripe, Wise, PayPal, or similar payment apps — it's a direct bank transfer only, so it's worth double-checking your saved details are accurate. See Set up your payout details.

A worked example

Say your base rate for a 6-hour tour is $150, and a traveler books it for a group of 4.

• Your base rate covers up to 2 travelers, so 2 extra travelers add 50% of your base rate each: 2 × ($150 × 50%) = $150 in group fees.
• Your tour price for this booking is $150 + $150 = $300.
• The traveler also pays a 10% service fee on top: $300 × 10% = $30, so they pay $330 total.
• Rainbow Tour Guides' 20% commission is calculated on your $300 tour price: $300 × 20% = $60.
• Your payout is $300 − $60 = $240 — exactly 80% of your tour price.

The traveler's $30 service fee is never part of this calculation — it's separate from your tour price and never affects your payout either way.

What makes a booking eligible

A completed tour becomes eligible for payout once:

• The booking status is completed.
• At least 48 hours have passed since the final day of the tour.
• The booking isn't under an open dispute.
• Your payout profile is complete.

See Payout timing and holds for the full schedule from tour end to money in your account.

Where to track it

Your earnings, payout history, and a breakdown by booking — including the base rate, any group fee, commission, and payout amount for each one — are all on Payouts. This is the best place to check what's been paid, what's pending, and what's still in its holding period. We pay by bank transfer to the details you've saved there, so there's nothing else you need to do once a booking is eligible.

Still need help?

If a completed tour isn't showing as eligible after 48 hours and your payout details are complete, contact us with the booking details.