Are You a Private Tour Guide?

Private Guides in Europe by Travels with Friends is the premier resource for travelers wishing to meet private local guides in Europe. Our web site gets more than 25,000 visitors each month. Read below to see what are guides are saying about the clients they get from us.

We know that independent guides cannot afford to pay a commission to agencies and we do not expect one. We have established the basic outline of the page and will do all the work to publish and maintain it. Your page will contain your contact information (email and telephone) so our readers can contact you personally. Please note that we only allow licensed guides where required by local laws.

Please note that to ensure our guides get the business they deserve, we only allow three guides per city to be featured.

What Do Our Guides Say?

Dear Fellow Guides, Today in the world of Internet the best way to get new clients is to be present on the web. But to be on the “Private Guides in Europe by Travel with Friends” web site is a great way as many people do come across their site when they are planning their trip. This way you will get many requests from your future clients. The other great thing about it is that you do not need to pay any commission - you pay only a yearly fee which is already worth it even if you had one or two clients. But I can surely guarantee that you will not get one or two but much more new clients for your tours! It is easy to register, you will have your very own perfectly presented site and your business will grow step by step. I know exactly what I am talking about as since I joined “Travel with Friends” I had a great amount of requests coming through them and moreover the majority of these requests resulted in actual tours. I can not recommend it highly enough to all of those European guides who would like to increase their business! --Andrea Makkay in Budapest Andrea's Page

Kalimera (good morning) from Athens!!! As a token of appreciation, I'd like to tell you, how fortunate I am that for the last two years now I have been part of the Private Guides in Europe family!!! No doubt that it has helped tremendously my business but besides that I have met with really nice people, to whom - I want to believe !!! - I have made their stay in my city not only interesting and enjoyable but also friendly and hospitable!!! Keep up the good work!!! --Gemma in Athens Gemma's Page

"My name is Paola Migliorni and I am personally a licensed guide for Florence and Siena. Here is the Tuscany region I offer walking and or driving customized tours. I find clients satisfied to have direct contact with the guide to explain their needs and their expectations, and in this sense Private Guides in Europe has been a good link between the clients and myself." Paola's Page

Membership Rates

Each year the guides pay a Membership fee. If you get just one booking from our site within the first year, you will have already made more than the fee! The fee is based on a full calendar year and there are 2 levels.

Blue Star- This level allows a full page with your telephone and email contact information. The 2008 fee is $60 USD.

Gold Star- This level provides the same as above PLUS you can add a link to your own private web site if you have one. The 2008 fee is $180.00 USD.

New Guides-There is a one time fee of $15 USD for web page set up PLUS the membership fee as outlined below.

Join in January, February or March and the Membership fee is $55 USD - Blue Level and $170 USD Gold Level.

Join in April, May or June and the Membership fee is $45 USD - Blue Level and $130 USD Gold Level.

Join in July, August or September and the Membership fee is $30 USD - Blue Level and $100 USD Gold Level.

Join in October, November and December and the next year's rates apply.

Please send us an email if you would like to participate in the Private Guides in Europe by Travels with Friends' Directory. Send an email to travelswithfriends@comcast.net so that we may forward you the required information to get your page started.

This offer is limited and subject to change until agreed upon. Please be advised that we only allow a maximum of three guides in any one city. Please note that this service is for independent guides, not guide services. If you are a service, then one or more of your guides can sign up individually.