How it works

From local standout to relevant recommendation.

Four steps, one standard: your business shows up when it is genuinely the right answer.

01
Apply
Tell us about your business, your city, your ideal customer, and the moments you are best for. Every application is reviewed by a person.
02
Build your partner profile
We shape your Scout Partner Profile: the story, the fit signals, the audience tags, the practical details, and the booking path.
03
Become eligible for real intent
Approved partners become eligible for guides, collections, itineraries, and AI recommendations that genuinely match location, timing, budget, and group type.
04
Measure discovery
Your discovery dashboard shows times recommended, profile views, guide appearances, outbound clicks, and the contexts driving them.

What partnership does and does not buy.

Being an approved partner makes you eligible. Each recommendation still has to fit the plan a person actually asked for.

Location, timing, budget, group type, opening hours, and quality all rank ahead of partner status.

Partner and sponsored placements are labelled. Readers always know what they are looking at.

Scout can only recommend published, verified businesses. Nothing is invented to fill a slot.