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- provide significant coverage : discuss the subject in detail, excluding routine coverage like product launches, staff appointments, or financial reports and listings in databases or listicles;
- are reliable : from reputable outlets with editorial oversight;
- are independent : not connected to the subject, such as press releases, the subject's own website, or sponsored content.
- Comment: The El Pais only has a passing mention. Except for Die Presse, most other references do not meet basic criteria. Superboilles (talk) 07:12, 19 July 2026 (UTC)
- Comment: WP:CORP not met. Further, since the editor is affiliated with the company, they need to do proper disclosure of this. Sulfurboy (talk) 06:17, 13 July 2026 (UTC)
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| Type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Travel technology, tourism |
| Founded | 2014 |
| Headquarters | Zug , Switzerland |
Key people | Ignacio Merino Romero, CEO |
| Services | Online booking of free walking tours, budget tours and local experiences |
| Website | www |
FREETOUR.com is an online platform for free walking tours, budget tours and other local travel experiences. It has been described in press coverage and tourism-sector literature as one of several online intermediaries in the free walking tour market, connecting travellers with local guides and tour providers alongside platforms such as GuruWalk.
History
[edit ]FREETOUR.com was launched in 2014 by the Dublin-based group HostelCulture, according to the Spanish newspaper El País, which reported in 2018 that the platform served 350 cities at the time.[1] In a 2018 feature on the growth of "free tours" in Austria, the Austrian newspaper Die Presse reported that Freetour.com had been the first platform to consolidate scattered free-tour listings into a standardised overview spanning hundreds of cities, and that its early lead was being challenged by the newer Spanish start-up GuruWalk.[2]
Platform model
[edit ]Freetour.com operates on a pay what you want basis: travellers can browse and book walking tours, themed tours and day trips at no fixed upfront cost and pay guides on a voluntary basis after the experience, alongside a separate range of fixed-price budget tours.[3] Die Presse reported in 2018 that Freetour.com, in turn, charged guides a fee of 0ドル.20 per booking.[2]
The free walking tour model, of which Freetour.com is one example alongside GuruWalk, has also been discussed in tourism-law literature in relation to regulatory debates over guiding services in Spain.[4]
Corporate information
[edit ]FREETOUR.com is operated by Freetour.com GmbH, a company headquartered in Zug, Switzerland.[5] Ignacio Merino Romero was appointed chief executive officer of the company in July 2025.[6]
Mobile applications
[edit ]FREETOUR.com operates mobile applications, including a traveller-facing app for discovering and booking tours and Freetour.Guide, an app for providers and partners.[7]
References
[edit ]- ↑ Plaza López, José Ángel (2018年08月03日). "Spain's GuruWalk wants to be the Airbnb of walking tours". El País English. Retrieved 2026年07月13日.
- 1 2 Gaulhofer, Karl (2018年09月06日). "Fremde führen für ein Trinkgeld". Die Presse (in German). Retrieved 2026年07月13日.
- ↑ "Free Walking Tours worldwide". FREETOUR.com. Retrieved 2026年07月13日.
- ↑ "Spain". Tourism Law in Europe . Retrieved 2026年07月13日.
- ↑ "Freetour.com GmbH in Zug". Moneyhouse. Retrieved 2026年06月30日.
- ↑ "Ignacio Merino Appointed as New CEO of Freetour.com". Travel Daily Media. 2025年07月02日. Retrieved 2026年06月30日.
- ↑ "Freetour.com - travel app". Google Play. Retrieved 2026年06月30日.