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Manage your guide profile and pricesYour profile completion scoreYour dashboard shows a profile strength score based on things like your cover photo, gallery size (at least 4 photos), bio, tagline, languages, specialties, pricing, and meeting point. A more…Running your tours
Photos that work on your profileYour profile photoAdded when you apply, this is your main headshot — the one travelers see on search cards and in their booking. Use a clear, recent photo of your face with warm lighting. Avoid group shots,…Becoming a guide
Why your profile isn't showingCheck these firstIs your application approved? Your profile only appears publicly once your guide application has been approved. If you're still pending, see Application status and review. Have you hidden your own…Running your tours
How to write a great guide profileWhat makes a profile convert…a good place to signal that in your own words. Proofread. A profile with typos reads as less trustworthy, especially to a traveler meeting you for the first time.Becoming a guide
What other people can seeGuide profiles are publicA published guide profile shows photos, bio, tagline, tour description, languages, specialties, service cities, rates, meeting points, and published reviews. It's designed to help travelers evaluate…Account and privacy
Manage account settingsTraveler settings…details and photos live separately, under Personal Info in your profile.Account and privacy
How guides are verifiedNo guide profile goes live on Rainbow Tour Guides without going through our verification process first. This is one of the main ways we keep the marketplace safe and trustworthy for travelers.Getting started
How to apply to be a guideThe eight stepsBasics — Your name, profile photo, country, primary city, and any additional cities you guide in. You'll also add your sexual orientation, pronouns, and gender identity. Your orientation is shown on…Becoming a guide
Discretion and privacy for LGBTQ+ travelersYour profile isn't browsableTraveler profiles are never public. Nobody can search for or browse travelers the way you can browse guides — your profile is visible only to you and to a guide you actually have a booking with.…Account and privacy
How it works for guides1. Apply and build your profile…a guide and work through the application, which covers your profile basics, an alignment agreement (affirming your connection to the LGBTQ+ community and agreeing to our code of conduct), your…Getting started
Accept or decline a booking requestDeclining a request…anything else — you can decline it. Declining doesn't affect your profile or your standing as a guide in any way.Running your tours
After your application is approvedCongratulations — once your application is approved, your profile goes live immediately and travelers can start finding and booking you. Here's what to check first.Becoming a guide
Change your email or passwordTravelersChange your email: go to Personal Info under your profile, enter your new email, and confirm. We'll send a verification link to the new address — the change only takes effect once you open it, so…Account and privacy
Email and notification preferencesOpens and clicks…to judge which emails are useful, not to build advertising profiles. If you'd rather we didn't know when you open an email, turn off automatic image loading in your mail app. See our Privacy Policy…Account and privacy
Guiding in more than one cityAdding or removing a cityOpen Profile, find your basic info section, and update your primary city or your list of additional cities from there. Changes are saved as soon as you submit the form — there's no approval step or…Running your tours
Manage your availability and requestsYour limits…accept on a tour, from 1 to 8 travelers. Both are set from your profile and apply to every booking request you receive.Running your tours
Multi-day bookings for guidesYour consecutive-day limit…set a maximum consecutive days value (from 1 to 7) on your profile. This caps how long any single multi-day request can be with you — a traveler can't request more days in a row than you've set, even…Running your tours
Reviews for guidesWhere to see your reviews…Reviews. Published reviews about you also appear on your public profile, which travelers see when deciding whether to book.Running your tours
Stay safe on your tourBefore your tourReview the profile. Read your guide's profile in full, including their tour description, languages, and past reviews from other travelers. Share your plans. Tell a friend or family member where…Safety
Taxes and your earningsIf your details change…worth updating the address and payout details in your payout profile to match. See Set up your payout details.Running your tours
Verification documents for guides…guide on Rainbow Tour Guides is manually verified before their profile goes live. This keeps the community safe for travelers and guides alike. Here's exactly what we ask for and what happens to it.Becoming a guide
What is Rainbow Tour Guides…the city you're visiting, reviewed by our team before their profile goes live, ready to show you their city on your terms. Think of it as a friend in the city rather than a scripted group tour. You…Getting started
What you need to become a guideWhat you'll need…isn't already on the platform, we'll add it when you apply. A profile photo. A clear, recent photo of your face. You'll add more photos (a cover image and a gallery) once your profile is live. Your…Becoming a guide
Where Rainbow Tour Guides operatesBrowse current destinations…by city if you already know where you're headed. Every guide profile lists the cities they serve, and some guides cover more than one, so it's worth checking a guide's profile even if you found them…Getting started
Your application status, explainedApprovedIf you're approved, your profile goes live immediately and travelers can start booking you. Your verification documents are deleted from our systems the moment this happens. See After your…Becoming a guide

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Getting started

What Rainbow Tour Guides is, who it is for, and how it works.

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Planning and booking

Find a guide, send a request, and get ready for your tour.

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Becoming a guide

Apply, get verified, and build a profile travelers trust.

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Manage requests, availability, prices, and payouts.

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Account and privacy

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Stay safe, recognise scams, and report a concern.

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Fix sign-in, device, browser, network, and payment problems.

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