Find a trade rep
for your experience.
List your activity, experience, or day-tour business on RepBud Ready and be discovered by travel industry reps building operator relationships. Build direct B2B channels with tour operators and travel agents — an alternative to OTA-only distribution. Free to list. You agree commercial terms directly with your appointed rep.
Free listing · You stay in control of each conversation
What is RepBud Ready for activity providers?
RepBud Ready is a free directory of tourism businesses seeking trade representation. For activity providers, experience operators, and day-tour companies, Ready is the route to being discovered by reps with existing operator relationships in the source markets you want to grow.
Many activity providers sell mostly through online booking platforms. A trade rep opens a different channel: direct relationships with tour operators and agents who build your experience into tailor-made itineraries and higher-value trips. New to appointing a rep? Read how to find a travel trade rep.
There is no listing fee on RepBud Ready, and RepBud stays out of the commercial conversation between activity provider and rep. The channel strategy, the commission structure, and the partnership belong to you.
The Problem
OTAs brought volume.
But the commission is eating your margin.
Most activity providers have the same story: a few good years with OTAs delivering bookings, followed by rising commission pressure, dropping prices, and a traveller who rarely books direct next time. The OTA channel is too valuable to abandon — but relying on it alone leaves no room for margin or loyalty.
Direct operator relationships are the answer — but operators in overseas markets rarely find small activity providers on their own. A trade rep, with existing relationships and market knowledge, makes those introductions possible.
For activity & experience providers
Find a sales rep for your activity, tour or experience
Activity and experience providers — from safari operators and dive centres to wine tours, city experiences and adventure outfitters — often sell into the trade through the same channels as lodges and hotels: agents, tour operators and DMCs who package experiences into their itineraries. Reaching those buyers in another country is hard to do alone, which is why many providers work with a representation company or independent rep who already has those relationships.
RepBud connects activity and experience providers with reps and representation companies through a purpose-built tourism network, so you can find someone who already sells experiences into your target market and trade channel. And because your appointed rep runs their trade activity on RepBud's travel CRM, you get a clear view of the operators and agents being worked, the conversations had, and the bookings in motion — instead of wondering what your representation fee is actually buying.
It turns representation into a transparent partnership: the rep gets the tools to capture each conversation, track each follow-up and report professionally; you get the confidence that your experience is being actively sold into the right itineraries. List your activity or experience on RepBud for free to start finding the right rep.
How it works
From listing to representation
List your experience — free
Create your free RepBud Ready listing in under ten minutes. Tell reps what your experience is, where you are, your target traveller, and which source markets you need trade representation in.
Get matched with the right reps
Your listing is matched with reps in RepBud’s network whose markets overlap yours and whose destinations, where they list any, include your country and whose minimum fee your budget meets — reps on all plans, including the free Economy plan.
Connect and negotiate directly
A matched rep says yes or passes; you see who they are and say yes or pass. When you both say yes you are connected — then review their portfolio, discuss channel strategy and agree terms. RepBud is not in the commercial conversation.
Grow beyond OTA-only distribution
Once you appoint a rep, they can use RepBud to represent your experience — getting you into tailor-made itineraries and operator partnerships that OTA channels cannot reach.
Frequently Asked Questions
What activity providers want to know
What is a trade rep for an activity or experience provider?+
A trade rep is an in-market sales professional who represents your activity or experience to tour operators, travel agents, and high-end wholesalers in their source market. A trade rep builds direct B2B relationships with operators who will include your experience in higher-value itineraries and tailor-made trips.
How does RepBud Ready help activity providers find the right rep?+
RepBud Ready is where tourism businesses seeking trade representation list free — including activity providers, experience operators and day-tour companies. Your listing is matched with reps in RepBud’s network whose source markets overlap yours and whose destinations, where they list any, include your country, and whose minimum fee your budget meets. A matched rep says yes or passes; when they say yes you see who they are — name, company and markets — and you say yes or pass. When you both say yes you are connected and can message in the RepBud app. You agree terms directly.
How is a trade rep different from selling through online booking platforms?+
Online booking platforms sell your activity to travellers directly. A trade rep builds B2B relationships with tour operators and agents who sell your experience as part of their itineraries and tailor-made trips. The two channels can work together; they reach different buyers.
Is there a cost to listing on RepBud Ready?+
No. Listing on RepBud Ready is free for activity and experience providers. There is no listing fee and no obligation. Once you appoint a rep, you and the rep agree commercial terms — typically a commission structure on contracted operator business — directly. RepBud takes nothing from that arrangement.
What information should an activity provider include on a RepBud Ready listing?+
Your listing includes the business name, the country you operate in, what kind of business you are, a short description, your website, the source markets you want representation in, and what you are looking for in a rep. You can add a budget for each market; it is used for matching and is not shown on your listing. Once you have both said yes you are connected, and you can message each other in the RepBud app.
Can we still use OTAs if we have a trade rep?+
Yes, in most cases. Trade reps and OTAs serve different channels and different traveller segments. Some activity providers run both — OTA distribution for direct bookings, trade rep for operator partnerships — carefully managing rate parity and ensuring each channel sees appropriate pricing. Discuss channel strategy openly with any rep you appoint.
How do I evaluate a rep before appointing them?+
Ask about their existing operator relationships in your target market, what kinds of experiences they currently represent, and their track record with activity providers (experience selling can be different from selling accommodation). Request references from existing clients. A good rep should be able to explain how your experience fits their existing portfolio and which operators they would approach first.
Does RepBud Ready work for emerging destinations or niche experiences?+
Yes, though time-to-representation can be longer for emerging destinations. Reps are often more interested in niche experiences that differentiate their portfolio — the unusual cooking class, the specialist wildlife experience, the under-the-radar cultural immersion. Niche is often more attractive than generic to the right rep.
Free listing
Build beyond the OTA channel
List your experience in under ten minutes. Talk to interested reps directly. Open channels that OTA distribution cannot reach.
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