Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know about Long Run Travel, finding running tours, partnerships, and more.
For Runners / Travelers
Browse running tours by destination, company, or style. Matching tools are coming soon, and we connect you with tour operators for booking.
Long Run Travel is a growing collection of running tours. You can browse by destination, company, or style, and our matching service is in development to help you find tours that fit your preferences. Once you find tours you're interested in, you book directly with the tour operator.
Yes! Long Run Travel is completely free for runners. We don't charge you anything.
Using Long Run Travel is free. We don't charge fees or commissions to travelers. Tour operators handle all bookings and payments directly.
You book directly with the tour operator. We connect you, but the booking happens on their website.
When you find a tour you're interested in on Long Run Travel, you click through to the tour operator's website and book directly with them. We may pass inquiries to operators, but all bookings and payments are handled by the tour operator.
No, tour availability is managed by the tour operators. Always check with them before booking.
We strive to keep information up to date, but tour availability, pricing, and details are managed by the tour operators. You should verify all details directly with the tour operator before booking.
Contact the tour operator directly. They handle all tour details and customer service.
For questions about specific tours, pricing, what's included, or booking details, contact the tour operator directly. They handle all tour operations and customer service.
(Coming soon) Our matching service uses your preferences—travel style, price range, difficulty level, destinations, fitness level—to highlight top tours for you.
Our matching algorithm (in development) will analyze your travel style, price range, difficulty level, dream destinations, and fitness level to recommend tours that are the best fit for you. It's designed to help you find the right running adventure faster.
Yes! You can browse and compare tours across all companies in our collection.
One of the benefits of Long Run Travel is being able to compare tours from different operators side by side. See what different companies offer, compare destinations, prices, distances, and difficulty levels all in one place.
We're running-specific. We provide daily distances, difficulty levels tailored to runners, runner profiles, and other details generic travel sites don't have.
Unlike generic travel aggregators, we provide running-specific information like daily and total distances, difficulty levels for runners, runner profiles (what kinds of runners do these trips), surface types, and pace groups. We're built specifically for runners looking for running adventures.
For Tour Operators
Use our contact form with category "Tour Operator Partnerships" and we'll discuss getting your tours listed.
We list all tours we find to make run travel more visible. To get your tours listed or discuss partnerships, use our contact form with the "Tour Operator Partnerships" category and we'll work with you.
We ask for a 5% commission on all booked trips that result from inquiries or bookings through Long Run Travel.
We have a simple, performance-based commission model. We ask for 5% commission on all booked trips that come through Long Run Travel. No upfront fees, no setup costs—we only make money when you do.
No. We list all tours we find to make run travel more visible. Partnership offers additional benefits like featured placement and sponsored content.
Our mission is to make run travel more visible, so we list all tours we find. Partnership offers additional benefits like featured tour placement, sponsored emails, and sponsored call-outs in blogs, but it's not required for listing.
We need details about your tours—destinations, distances, difficulty, pricing, what's included, and booking information.
To list your tours effectively, we need information about destinations, daily and total distances, difficulty levels, pricing, what's included, group sizes, dates, and how runners can book. The more details, the better we can match runners to your tours.
Partnerships offer enhanced visibility through featured tours, sponsored emails, and sponsored blog mentions, while maintaining equal searchability for all tours.
Our partnerships offer enhanced visibility opportunities—featured tours, sponsored emails to our subscriber network, and sponsored call-outs in our destination guides and blog content. However, all tours remain equally searchable, and quality and relevance come before partnerships.
Use our contact form with category "Tour Operator Partnerships" to update tour information or discuss promotions.
To update tour information, add new tours, or discuss promotional opportunities, use our contact form with the "Tour Operator Partnerships" category and we'll help you update your listing.
You must offer at least one bookable, overnight itinerary that is predominantly about running.
To be listed on Long Run Travel, tour operators must offer at least one bookable, overnight itinerary that is predominantly about running. This includes running camps, running retreats, running holidays, and stage races. The key is that running is the primary focus of the itinerary, not just an add-on activity.
For Destinations / Run Tourism Development
We help destinations connect with international tour operators through our community tourism development and virtual trade fair model.
We leverage our experience in community tourism development and public tourism management to prepare destinations, then use our proprietary virtual trade fair model to connect local operators with up to 20 compatible international tour operators from ideal source markets.
Destinations with interesting running offerings—unique trails, training locations, scenic routes, or running infrastructure.
We're interested in destinations with running potential—places with unique trails, training locations (like where Olympic champions train), internationally renowned trail systems, scenic routes, or running infrastructure that could appeal to international runners.
We find up to 20 compatible tour operators from ideal source markets and let you pitch your product directly to them.
Our virtual trade fair model connects local operators with international tour operators. We identify compatible operators from ideal source markets or niches (up to 20), and facilitate direct pitches. This market is often lucrative, with trips going for $4,000-$6,000 per week.
Information about your destination's running potential, existing operators, and what support you need.
To get started, we need to understand your destination's running potential, existing tour operators or potential operators, running infrastructure, and what kind of support you're looking for. Use our contact form to discuss how we can help develop sustainable run tourism in your destination.
We help with community tourism development, public tourism management, international market connections, and ongoing marketing support.
We provide support in community tourism development, public tourism management, market readiness assessment, and connecting you with international tour operators. We also offer ongoing marketing and promotion support to help build sustainable run tourism.
General Questions
Long Run Travel is for runners ready to get more out of their running than just finish lines.
We're for runners who want to combine their passion for running with meaningful travel experiences. Whether you're looking for training-focused camps, relaxing retreats, adventurous holidays, or challenging stage races, we help you find the right running adventure.
Contact us! We're always adding new tours and destinations, and we want to help you find what you're looking for.
We're constantly adding new tours and destinations to our collection. If you don't find what you're looking for, use our contact form and let us know what kind of running adventure you're interested in. We'll help you find options or notify you when new tours match your interests.
We may receive a commission from tour operators for tours booked through our site. This doesn't affect the price you pay.
Long Run Travel may receive a commission (typically 5%) from tour operators for tours booked through our site. Tour operators set their own prices—we don't add any fees or markups. Featured or sponsored tours are clearly marked, but quality and relevance come before partnerships.
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