OTAs don't just take your commission — they take your travelers, your data, and your future. Guides Directly gives all of it back to you. Permanently.
I'll be direct: Guides Directly is newly launched and traveler marketing has not begun yet. I'm telling you that upfront because you're a professional and you deserve honesty, not a sales pitch.
The platform is fully built and live at iGuideTours.net — booking, messaging, payments, guide profiles. What we're building right now is the traveler-side audience.
Guides who build their profiles before that audience arrives get something that can't be purchased later: first-mover positioning in their destination, with no competition from latecomers.
Your risk is 2 minutes to apply. No commitment required.
Built by Michael Zlotnitsky — licensed Washington DC tour guide and founder. Not a tech company guessing at your problems.
You should own the relationships, reviews, and income that come with them — not rent them from a platform that treats your travelers as their asset.
Guides Directly was built to change that. Permanently.
Claim Your Founding Spot →Only the first 50 Founding Guides receive these permanent advantages — locked in regardless of how the platform evolves or what future pricing becomes.
You receive traveler contact details from the first inquiry — no OTA walls, no platform messaging only. Real human connection before, during, and after every tour.
Every dollar a traveler pays goes directly to you. No 25–35% cuts. Flat platform fee only — your price is your income.
Your guests stay with you, not the platform. Follow up, re-invite, build referrals. A business that grows with every tour you give.
Your reputation is permanently attached to your Guides Directly profile — not held by a platform that can restrict or remove them.
Your customer data and booking history belong to you. Export it, use it, build from it — no platform gatekeeping your own business intelligence.
Founding guides appear first when travelers search — maximum visibility from the moment public promotion begins.
A permanent badge on your profile marking you as one of the original 50 DC guides who built this platform from day one.
Direct input on features built specifically for guides. You helped build this — you help decide where it goes.
Set your own prices, policies, schedule, and style. No algorithm deciding your future. No platform telling you how to work.
Free through end of 2026 · Then $29/month locked forever · 46 spots remaining
Founded by a licensed DC guide who lived every frustration this platform solves. Not guessing at your problems — experiencing them firsthand.
If you're a licensed or professional DC guide, there's a founding spot with your name on it.
No commitment required. We'll review your application and be in touch within 48 hours.
No spam. No commitment. We'll be in touch within 48 hours.
Welcome to Guides Directly. We'll review your application and be in touch within 48 hours.
You're one of the founding DC guides — we're building this together.
Join the first 50 DC guides building a business they truly own — direct traveler contact, zero commission, and complete control. 46 founding spots remaining.
Apply Now — It's Free →2-minute application · No commitment · Free through end of 2026 · Then $29/mo locked