Badges are only given after WanderNao checks real documents. Colors are the same across the site: green means verified, blue means a professional license or certificate, gold means founding member, grey means still on the way.
A guide who can take bookings. WanderNao has checked:
A guide who joined before WanderNao started checking documents and is now within the submission period. They can still take bookings during this time; if documents are not complete by the deadline, they become an aspiring guide.
Someone who knows Korea well (often a student or newcomer) but is not yet eligible to take paying guests. They share tips and photos, answer questions in the Community, and you can chat with them.
Aspiring guides do not take bookings and do not receive money through WanderNao. Path to becoming a licensed guide
The first guides and tour companies to join WanderNao, with a membership number. The badge is permanent; seats are limited. Founding Guide · Founding Partner
Interpreters: WanderNao has checked their ID (in Korea together with a residence status that allows freelance work; in Vietnam the citizen ID card). Each approved certificate or degree appears as its own blue badge.
WanderNao has checked the business registration, a travel business registration that can serve foreign visitors (종합여행업) and valid guarantee insurance. Only verified companies can list tours and take bookings; if the insurance expires the tick turns off automatically. Registration numbers are shown in the Legal information box on tour pages.
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