Service area · Northern Ireland
Belfast tours: filling seats while you are out on the road
Belfast has become a city people come to see, from the Titanic Quarter and the murals to day trips up the coast. Many tours are run by small operators and independent guides who are busy guiding when questions arrive. This page shows how to sell seats from a chat, answer meeting-point and weather questions and keep everyone informed.
- Tours with a fixed number of seats, no overbooking
- Meeting points, pick-ups and weather rules answered from your entries
- Changes posted to every channel at once
Free for 7 days, no credit card required
Tour day
A day for a two-person tour company in Belfast
A made-up business offering a city walking tour and a coastal day trip. Seats, pick-up points and the weather policy are saved in AYDUKE.
- 06:45Overnight, visitors from the US and mainland Europe booked eleven seats on tomorrow’s coastal trip. The assistant answered pick-up questions from the entries.
- 08:00The coastal trip leaves. Messages keep coming while the guide drives; the assistant handles them.
- 11:30A cruise passenger asks whether the walking tour can end near the port. That is not in the entries, so it is handed to the office.
- 14:00The walking tour is full for Saturday. The system offers Sunday to the next three people who ask.
- 19:00Back at base. The owner answers two handed-off questions and schedules a post with photos from the day.
What visitors want to know before they book a tour
Where do we meet?
A clear meeting point with a landmark, plus hotel pick-up rules if you offer them.
How long is it?
Duration and when you will be back, especially for cruise passengers.
What if it rains?
Tours usually run in rain; write down what happens in storms.
Is it suitable for children?
Age guidance, walking distance, buggies.
Can I pay in euro?
Visitors from the Republic often ask. Write your answer once.
Tours in the calendar
Made-up example values.
| Tour | Duration | Seats | Rule |
|---|---|---|---|
| City centre walking tour | 2 hours | 15 | Meets at the City Hall gates, runs in rain |
| Coastal day trip | 9 hours | 16 | Hotel pick-ups from 7:30, weather decision the evening before |
| Private taxi tour | 90 minutes | 1 group | Needs approval |
| Evening food tour | 3 hours | 12 | Dietary needs handed to the guide |
When a tour is full, the system offers the next one with seats. Seats freed by cancellations become bookable again straight away.
A cruise passenger with seven hours ashore
A made-up conversation through the operator’s website chat.
Seats came from the calendar and directions from the entries. Visitors receive confirmation and reminder emails, not texts.
Shipyards, murals and a city of visitors
Belfast grew around shipbuilding, and the cranes over the old shipyard still mark the skyline. The Titanic Quarter, the Cathedral Quarter with its pubs and music, St George’s Market at weekends and the murals of the west and east of the city draw visitors throughout the year. Film studios, universities and a growing tech scene are part of today’s city.
Many tours are run by small businesses: walking guides, black-taxi drivers, food tour hosts and coach operators running trips up the north coast. They spend their days with guests, not at a desk, and bookings come in from all over the world at all hours.
Northern Ireland also has its own public holidays, including St Patrick’s Day and 12 July. If your schedule changes on those days, put it in your entries so the assistant can say so.
Agency, freelancer or your own panel: what fits a tour business
AYDUKE is not an agency. It does not make your videos or write your captions; it publishes them, answers questions and fills seats.
- Your own panel Connect accounts through your own developer app with OAuth, following the panel’s guide for each platform. Post tour photos to Instagram, Facebook and your Google Business Profile, and short clips to TikTok and YouTube. More: Tour operators, Guest houses, Restaurants.
- With an agency The agency handles creative and campaigns and schedules in the same panel.
- As a freelancer Manage several operators’ accounts from one login within your plan’s account limit, share XLSX or CSV reports, and earn commission through the free reseller programme at /bayilik.php on referred businesses for as long as they pay.
- On the ground No office in Belfast; AYDUKE is online software from a UK-registered company.
Put your first tour online in the demo
The demo account is free and needs no card. All platforms and core features are switched on, with AI credits to try the assistant on real questions from your guests.
Frequently asked questions
Can the assistant sell tickets?
No payments are taken in chat. AYDUKE reserves seats; you handle payment as you do now, on the day or through your own shop.
Can a group book several seats at once?
Tours have a seat count. Test group bookings in the demo to see how they fit your set-up.
Many guests write in Spanish or German. What happens?
You choose one reply language in the panel. Note in your entries which languages your guides offer.
Do guests get text reminders?
Not in the UK at present. Confirmation and reminder emails carry a link to view or cancel.
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