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Here's how it works...
We are an online travel guidebook, not a reseller. Your business creates a free profile in our marketplace, including a special offer or discount for our Radius Travel Pass. Painted Circle is funded by travelers buying our Radius Travel Pass. With this approach, we enable you to attract guests with value rather than paying high sales commissions as you would with resellers.
You can read more about our impact here.
DIRECT BOOKINGS
Painted Circle isn't a reseller. All travelers who find you here will make bookings directly with you. We want traveler money to stay local.
ZERO FEES / COMMISSIONS
We are taking an active stance against extraction and financial leakage. You never pay us sales commissions or fees. There are no costs for you to join.
SHARE YOUR VOICE
Manage and update your profile whenever you want - you can even post a welcome video to attract guests and make them feel welcome.
Earn money with our affiliate program
Who sells the Radius Travel Pass? All of us! When you connect your guests to the Radius Travel Pass, we share the sale with you. Painted Circle also donates a portion of revenue of every Radius Travel Pass sold to nonprofits doing important work.
A message from our founder
Built with purpose as an ethical partner in travel
"I started Painted Circle because I worked as a tour operator for many years and saw the high commissions our business paid to resellers as a HUGE missed opportunity. One day I thought... 'wouldn't it be great to have a platform where all of us operators around the world could come together and cross promote each other and bypass resellers?' Painted Circle was born of that motivation, and the idea that we can create a more circular approach to connecting travelers with places that builds an ecosystem for good, responsible, and even regenerative travel. I built the Painted Circle platform to reflect the values that all practitioners of good travel share: travel must be a force for good, it must be inclusive and welcoming, and that we must work to support balance, collaboration, and empathy."
Charles Odom | Founder of Painted Circle
Our vision
Painted Circle stands apart from mass-market resellers and OTAs - we aim to keep traveler money between travelers and the places they visit and not in our own pocket. Sales of our Radius Travel Pass help fund our platform, and help elevate the businesses and community partners in our network. Being a cross-promotion platform, we empower all businesses on Painted Circle to invite guests to our platform... this creates a small win for Painted Circle and a BIG WIN for everyone in our community.
Inclusion and belonging
We are making big efforts to support inclusion... and not just on the surface. Every business joining Painted Circle is also joining our commitment to running inclusive and welcoming businesses. By being part of Painted Circle, you are showcasing your business as part of our community's belief that travel is for everyone.
You can read more about our work to support inclusion here.
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