What is the Membership Portal?
The Membership Portal is a dedicated space for organizations that work with guides. Whether you're an association, a commercial tour operator, a certification body, or a community group — the portal gives you the tools to organize, promote, and support your members in one place.
As a group admin, you can: – Approve and display your members on a shared public page – Let travelers and partners explore and book your guides and tours – Manage everything from one simple dashboard
The portal is designed to support different types of groups:
Associations and Unions can verify members, promote professional standards, and give their members visibility and credibility.
Commercial Groups, such as tour companies or hotels, can create and assign tours, earn commission on bookings, and grow their business through a shared platform.
Certification Bodies can give certified guides an official badge and a place to be seen and trusted by travelers.
Whether your goal is visibility, coordination, or revenue — the Membership Portal helps you create a stronger connection between your group and the world of travel.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes — but only certain group types can verify guides. All group types can approve them.
If you're an association, you can verify guides by pasting their email addresses into your Membership Portal. When those guides join the platform via your invitation, they are automatically marked as verified. This means their profile will show a visible badge like “Verified by Oslo Guideforening,” helping travelers and partners trust their qualifications.
If you're a commercial group, you can’t verify guides, but you can still approve them as part of your group. You can invite guides in advance or approve them when they request to join. Once approved, they will appear on your public group page and can be included in tours or listed as part of your team.
In short: – All groups can approve guides and display them on their group page. – Only associations can verify guides, giving them a visible trust badge on their profile.
A Commercial Group is any organization that works with guides and wants to actively promote and sell tours — often with the option to earn commission. This could include tour companies, hotels, activity providers, or even teams of guides working together under a shared brand.
Commercial Groups on Keyguides Connect can: – Create and publish tours on their own group page – Assign guides to those tours – Display their team of guides and allow direct bookings – Earn a commission on bookings if they choose to
The platform helps streamline operations, centralize communication, and make it easier for travelers to find and book high-quality experiences from a trusted team.
You public Page includes a Name, Country and Description, logo (optional), images. And under your company information you have your members (the guides) or the Tours you create - Or both!
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