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Tour Guide Ratio Calculator

Calculate the number of guides needed from daily visitors, group size limits, and tour frequency.

Inputs

hours
hours

Results

Guides Needed

4

Total Groups/Day15
Tours per Guide4
Peak Hour Guides3
Max Concurrent Tours4
Guide Utilization93.8%
How to Use This Calculator
  1. Enter the Expected Daily Visitors for the period being analyzed.
  2. Set the Max Group Size per guide and Target Tours per Guide per Day.
  3. Enter Tour Duration in hours and Operating Hours per day.
  4. Review Guides Needed, Total Groups per Day, Tours per Guide, and Peak Hour Guides required.

How the result changes with Expected Daily Visitors

Expected Daily VisitorsGuides Needed
5,00963
17,507219
32,504407
45,001563

What each input means

Expected Daily Visitors
Total visitors requiring guided tours per day.
Max Group Size
Maximum visitors per tour group.
Target Tours per Guide
Desired tours per guide per shift.
Tour Duration
Length of each guided tour.
Operating Hours
Hours tours are available per day.

How this is calculated

Worked example, using the default values

  1. Identify Input Parameters
    4 parameters
    Expected Daily Visitors = 300, Max Group Size = 20, Target Tours per Guide = 4, Tour Duration = 1.5 = 5 input(s) provided
  2. Calculate Guides Needed
    Guides Needed
    4 = 4
  3. Calculate Total Groups/Day
    Total Groups/Day
    15 = 15
  4. Calculate Tours per Guide
    Tours per Guide
    4 = 4

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