What is an Experience?
It’s an activity that goes beyond the typical tour activities, curated and led by locals - a.k.a. the most knowledgeable and interesting experts to share the secluded local eateries to walks off the beaten path, discover hidden gems, personal stories and learn new skills. Show off your city, craft, cause, or culture by becoming a buddy to host a memorable experience.
What does a Buddy do?
A buddy works for no one but herself/himself for full-time or part-time, hosting a curated experience by themselves for anyone around the world.
As a Buddy, you will be assisting and providing information on the culture, heritage or history of all the popular and/or hidden places. Hence, knowing all the crooks and corners of significant places such as museums, landmarks and historical sites will be helpful.
The ability to carry out public speaking in an engaging and effective manner is necessary as well. Buddys must have strong customer service skills to build customer satisfaction, and they may need to memorize some key facts and scripts as buddy should have extensive knowledge of the destination and activities, to answer any questions that the tourists may have.
Some of the key characteristics of being a good Buddy is to be friendly, helpful and responsible as it shows good morale not only for you and the company you represent, but also Malaysia as a whole. A Buddy acts as an unofficial spokesperson for the country. How you treat tourists reflects who Malaysians truly are so the image of Malaysia rests in your hands.
Why be a Buddy?
1. Be your own boss and earn active/passive income
Bring your passion to life and make some extra money while doing it. It’s an opportunity to share your passion and talents with the world. You own the creative expression of your experience and have control over how you shape your brand over time. In addition, you are in full control of curating your own experience that you want to offer to customer. Host around your schedule, set your own prices, and determine the right group size.
2. Connect with people around the world
You get to meet new people and learn new things from them while doing what you love. It’s also an opportunity to share your passion, talents and doing good to promote your country with the world. You will get to share your insight to our everyday life of a local and makes the entire trip way more unique and intimate. It truly is an eye-opening experience for any guest that you interact with. Who knows, you may come across some interesting people that you’ll want to stay friends with even after hosting the trip!
3. Save time and reach out to more audience
By partnering with Buddyz, you can reach out to a bigger audience of travelers and locals with a wider community of buddies from around the world. Buddyz will offer a tool to help manage your customer, product, schedule, order and transactions record.