Where to sell a travel guide: the three kinds of platform
Travel creators sell guides through three kinds of tools: creator monetization tools like Stan Store and Beacons, guide platforms like Rexby and Mapzl, and AI trip planners, which build plans but pay creators nothing.
There are three kinds of platform for selling a travel guide. Creator monetization tools sell a file or a link. Guide platforms host an interactive guide you build by hand. AI trip planners build plans for travelers. Each does one part well. We make Reelsinary, which sits where the three meet, so read our section knowing that.
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Creator monetization tools
Best if you already have the product. Stan Store, Beacons, Gumroad and Payhip give you a storefront and a checkout in minutes, and many creators already use one for other products. You make the guide yourself, often as a PDF, and sell it as a file or a link, so buyers get a document rather than a map they can use on the trip.
| Platform | Price | Fees | What buyers get |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stan Store | Creator $29/month, Creator Pro $99/month | No transaction fee from Stan, card processing only | A file or link sold from your Stan page |
| Beacons | Free, Creator $10/month, Creator Plus $30/month, Creator Max $100/month | 9% of sales on Free and Creator, 0% on Creator Plus and Max, plus card fees | A file or link sold from your Beacons page |
| Gumroad | No monthly fee | 10% + $0.50 per sale (30% on sales through its Discover marketplace) | A digital product you upload |
| Payhip | Free, Plus $29/month, Pro $99/month | 5% on Free, 2% on Plus, 0% on Pro, plus card fees | A digital product you upload |
From each company’s own pricing or help page, checked 23 October 2026. Prices change, so follow the link before you decide.
Guide platforms
Best if you want an interactive guide and have time to build it. Rexby, Mapzl, Saltete and Exploro host interactive guides with a checkout. You put the guide together yourself in their editor, place by place or from content you paste in, which typically takes 10 to 20 hours per guide, and each takes a share of each sale. Rexby also brings its own buyers, at a lower share for you on those sales.
| Platform | Fees | What buyers get | How the guide is made |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rexby | You keep 80% of sales from your own audience, 50% of sales Rexby brings | An interactive guide on the web and in Rexby’s app | Built in Rexby’s creator tool from your own content |
| Mapzl | You keep 90% on Free, 95% on Go, 99% on Studio | A map guide with its own sales page | Built by dropping pins on a map |
| Saltete | Saltete takes 20% of each sale, card processing included | A mobile web guide with a map | Built in its editor |
| Exploro | You keep 90% of each sale | Self-guided tours and itineraries in its app | Built from your images, text and audio in its creator tool |
From each company’s own pricing or help page, checked 23 October 2026. Prices change, so follow the link before you decide.
AI trip planners
Best for travelers, not for selling. Apps such as Plotline, Triply, Gumo and Wanderlog help the person using them plan a trip. We found no way to charge for a guide in any of them. Mindtrip is the exception that hosts creator guides, but it has no built-in checkout, so you sell through an outside payment processor and earn mainly from bookings.
Where Reelsinary fits
We make Reelsinary, so weigh this accordingly. It builds the guide from the reels, posts and blogs you’ve already published, gives it a sales page and Instagram comment-to-DM, and takes no commission. It launched in 2026, so it has fewer guides and buyers than Rexby or Stan Store today.
| Platform | Fees | What buyers get | How the guide is made |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rexby | You keep 80% of sales from your own audience, 50% of sales Rexby brings | An interactive guide on the web and in Rexby’s app | Built in Rexby’s creator tool from your own content |
| Stan Store | No transaction fee from Stan, card processing only | A file or link sold from your Stan page | You make the guide yourself |
| Reelsinary we make this | No commission. Stripe’s card fee only (1.5% + €0.25): you keep €9.60 of a €10 sale | An interactive map guide the buyer keeps and edits | Built from your reels, posts and blogs, then you add your words |
From each company’s own pricing or help page, checked 23 October 2026. Prices change, so follow the link before you decide.
Common questions
What is the best platform to sell a travel guide?
It depends on the guide. To sell a PDF you already made, a creator storefront such as Stan Store, Beacons or Gumroad is enough. For an interactive map guide built by hand, guide platforms such as Rexby or Mapzl fit. To build the guide from reels you’ve already posted, you need a tool that does the building, which is what Reelsinary does.
Which travel guide platforms take no commission?
Stan Store says it charges no transaction fee on its paid plans, Beacons takes 0% on its $30 and $100 plans, Payhip on its $99 plan, and Reelsinary takes no commission on any guide. Guide platforms usually take a share: Rexby 20% of sales from your own audience, Saltete 20%, Exploro 10%, and Mapzl 10% on its free plan.
Can AI trip planners sell my guide?
Mostly not. AI trip planners help travelers plan and earn from bookings. Mindtrip, where thatch.co now redirects, lets creators publish guides but has no built-in checkout, so they sell them through an outside payment processor.