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Payments & escrow

How paying for a ticketed plan works, how your money stays safe, and how refunds work.

Last updated May 20, 2026

When money is involved

Most plans are free to join. Money only comes up for ticketed plans - a guided walk, a workshop, a dinner with a fixed cost - where a verified guide set an entry fee. You buy a ticket to reserve your spot.

How your money stays safe

When you buy a ticket, we hold the money - the guide doesn't get it right away. It only releases after the plan happens and the dust settles, so you're covered if something falls through.

  1. You pay for your ticket.
  2. We hold it in escrow.
  3. The plan happens.
  4. The guide is paid after a 7-day holdback clears.

What the guide actually receives

The price you see is the price you pay. Out of that, a 10% platform fee and a payment processing fee (around 2.9%) are deducted before the guide's share. The guide keeps roughly 87% of the ticket price. Nothing is added on top of the sticker price at checkout.

Refunds and disputes

  • Cancel in time: if you cancel before the plan's cutoff, your ticket is refunded.
  • Host cancels: if the guide cancels, you're refunded.
  • Something went wrong? You can open a dispute within 7 days of the plan. That freezes the payout while it's looked into.

Payments are rolling out gradually. If checkout isn't live for a plan yet, you'll see a clear note and can arrange it with the host directly - we never show a fake payment screen.

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