Most comparisons of where to sell a travel itinerary stop at fees. Fees matter, but three other questions decide whether an itinerary sells, and keeps selling:
- Who brings the buyers? A marketplace with its own shoppers, or you and your audience?
- What does the buyer receive? A file to read, or a plan they can use on the trip?
- What happens when something changes? Places close, roads shut for the season, booking lead times grow. Can you fix what buyers have?
Fees below are from each platform's own pricing pages, checked in November 2026. They change, so check before you decide.
The short version
| Where | What you pay | Who brings buyers | What the buyer gets | After the trip changes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Etsy | $0.20 per listing, 6.5% of the order, plus payment processing | Etsy's shoppers, and you | A downloaded file, usually a PDF | You upload a new file |
| Gumroad | 10% + $0.50 per sale through your links; 30% when Gumroad's Discover brings the buyer | Mostly you | The files you upload | You upload a new file |
| Payhip | 5% per sale on the free plan; 2% on Plus ($29/month); 0% on Pro ($99/month); processing extra | Mostly you, plus Payhip's marketplace | The files you upload | You upload a new file |
| Stan | $29/month, no transaction fee; processing extra | You | Files or links | You upload a new file |
| Mindtrip (now home to Thatch) | You earn from referrals, booking commissions and tips | Mindtrip's app users, and you | A guide inside Mindtrip | You edit the guide |
| Platix | Platix keeps 15% of each sale (10% in a month you pass $500); no listing or monthly fees, and Platix pays the payment processing | Mostly you | Their own editable, mapped day-by-day trip | You publish a new version and can send buyers a trip update |
Etsy
Etsy's strength is its shoppers. People search Etsy for travel itineraries, so a listing can sell to strangers who have never heard of you. The trade-off is competition: you sit beside many similar listings, often cheap ones, and buyers compare on price and reviews.
Etsy charges a $0.20 listing fee and a 6.5% transaction fee on the order, plus payment processing, which varies by country. Sales that Etsy attributes to its Offsite Ads carry an extra fee. Buyers usually receive a PDF.
Gumroad
Gumroad charges 10% plus $0.50 per sale through your own profile or links, and 30% when a new customer finds you through its Discover marketplace. There is no monthly fee. It is quick to set up and works well if you already send people to a link. Buyers receive the files you upload.
Payhip
Payhip has three plans: free with a 5% fee per sale, Plus at $29 a month with 2%, and Pro at $99 a month with no transaction fee. PayPal and Stripe still charge their usual processing fees. It has a marketplace, but like Gumroad, most sales come from the audience you send.
Link-in-bio stores like Stan
Link-in-bio stores suit creators who sell several products to their own followers. Stan charges $29 a month for its Creator plan and takes no transaction fee, though payment processing still applies. You bring every buyer.
Mindtrip, and what happened to Thatch
Thatch, once a popular place to sell travel guides, joined Mindtrip in March 2025, and Thatch guides moved into Mindtrip's creator program. On Mindtrip, creators earn from referrals, booking commissions and tips rather than from selling the guide itself. It suits creators who want reach inside an AI trip-planning app and are happy to earn from what travelers book.
Your own website
Selling from your own site gives you the most control over price, presentation and the customer relationship. It also gives you the most work: checkout, delivery, refunds, sales tax and keeping files current are yours. It makes the most sense if your blog already gets steady search traffic.
Platix
Platix sells your itinerary as a trip, not a file. Each buyer gets their own editable day-by-day trip with a map, which they can change and use while they travel, and download as a PDF or add to their calendar.
- Preview: before paying, travelers see all of day one, where they stay each night, and the highlights you choose.
- Updates: you keep editing your version and publish a new release when something changes. Future buyers get it; people who already bought keep the version they paid for, and you can send them a trip update by email. See keep a sold trip current.
- Earnings: you keep 85% of each sale and completed paid review, before tax. Once their combined revenue, after refunds, passes $500 in a calendar month, you keep 90% for that whole month. There are no listing or monthly fees, and Platix pays Stripe's processing and payout fees from its own share. See earnings and payouts.
- Payouts: every Friday through Stripe, once at least $20 is payable. A sale becomes payable after the buyer's 14-day refund window. You can sell before setting up payouts, which is currently available in the United States.
- A second income: approved creators can also earn from paid Human Itinerary Reviews of other travelers' plans.
The catches, plainly: selling needs an approved creator account; Platix is the merchant of record, so you see every sale but not your buyers' names or email addresses; and Platix doesn't promise that buyers will find you on their own. Most creators start by selling to their own audience.
Which one fits you
- You want strangers to find your listing: Etsy, if you're prepared to compete on price and reviews.
- You sell several products to your own followers: a link-in-bio store, Gumroad or Payhip.
- You'd rather earn commissions than sell the guide: Mindtrip.
- Your blog already gets steady traffic: your own site, or a store linked from your most popular posts.
- You want buyers to have a plan they can use on the road, and you want to keep it current: Platix.
Can I sell the same itinerary in more than one place?
On Platix, yes. You keep ownership of your original trip, and the license Platix needs to host and sell it is non-exclusive. Check each other platform's terms before you list the same work there.
Is Etsy or Gumroad better for travel itineraries?
Etsy is better if you need buyers who don't know you yet, because people search it for itineraries. Gumroad is better if your audience already follows you, because its fee on your own links is lower than its marketplace fee and it is quick to set up. Both deliver a file.
How much should I charge for a travel itinerary?
On Platix you set any price from $1 to $1,000, and $19 to $79 is a sensible starting range. Price by the decisions the itinerary saves a traveler from making, not by the number of days. How to sell your travel itineraries covers pricing in more detail.
Do I need a big following to sell itineraries?
No, but you need a way to reach travelers who trust you: a blog, a newsletter, a social account or a community. Platix looks for a credible body of work and useful knowledge of the places you cover more than for follower counts.
Not sure about the format? PDF or editable trip? compares what buyers get from each. Whatever you choose, what sells is the same: specific decisions, honest trade-offs and details that save a traveler a wasted day. What makes a trip worth buying goes deeper.
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