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Tour guide trip profit calculator

Turn one departure into a simple unit-economics model so you can see how guide pay and other variable costs affect the contribution left from the trip.

Your assumptions

Estimate

Guide compensation$2,400.00
Total variable trip cost$7,200.00
Estimated trip contribution$4,800.00
Estimated contribution margin40.0%
Guide pay as % of revenue20.0%

This is a contribution-margin planning model and not a full financial statement. It excludes fixed overhead unless you enter those costs as variable trip costs.

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How to interpret the estimate

Trip contribution is trip revenue minus guide compensation, driver or transport cost, local suppliers, admissions, and other variable trip costs. Tracking those costs at the departure level makes it easier to understand whether a sold-out trip is actually a strong trip.

Methodology

  1. Guide compensation = guide count × paid guide days × average guide day rate.
  2. Total variable trip cost adds guide pay, transport, local suppliers/admissions, and other entered variable costs.
  3. Trip contribution = revenue − total variable trip cost.
  4. Contribution margin = trip contribution ÷ trip revenue.

Useful for

  • Model the economics of a new itinerary or departure.
  • Check whether extra guide coverage still fits the trip budget.
  • Compare departures using the same cost categories.

Related resources

Kelvaro for tour operators →Tour guide day-rate planning guide →Guided tour unit economics →
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