Question 1

What is Online Guide Association (OGACE)?

Accepted Answer

Online Guide Association (OGACE) is Cambodia's AI-powered tourism platform connecting travellers with 1,200+ verified local tour guides, 8,000 drivers, 2,500 temples, and a community of photographers, videographers, content creators, and digital services. Based in Siem Reap, Cambodia.

Question 2

How do I book an Angkor Wat tour with a verified guide?

Accepted Answer

Browse verified guides on the OGACE shop, select a licensed tour guide for Angkor Wat, and book securely with Stripe, Wise, or KHQR QR payment. You will receive a WhatsApp confirmation within 2 hours.

Question 3

What payment methods does OGACE accept?

Accepted Answer

OGACE accepts Stripe (Visa, Mastercard, AMEX), Wise bank transfer, and KHQR (Cambodia's national QR payment system). All transactions are in USD or KHR. No cryptocurrency is required.

Question 4

How can I earn money with OGACE as an affiliate?

Accepted Answer

Join the OGACE affiliate programme for free and earn 15–35% commission on every booking you refer. Your affiliate link has a 45-day cookie window. Payouts are processed monthly via Wise or KHQR.

Question 5

Can photographers and videographers sell services on OGACE?

Accepted Answer

Yes. OGACE has a dedicated Photographers and Videographers pillar. Create a creator profile, list your packages, and reach travellers looking for professional Cambodia travel photography and videography.

Question 6

What is the OGACE Creator Programme?

Accepted Answer

The OGACE Creator Programme connects influencers, content creators, photographers, videographers, digital creators, ecom sellers, digital nomads, and digital developers to a community of travellers and brands. Earn $50–$500/month through tour reels, brand deals, and digital product sales.

Question 7

Is OGACE only for Cambodia tours?

Accepted Answer

OGACE focuses on Cambodia tourism — Angkor Wat, Phnom Penh, Siem Reap, Tonlé Sap, and 2,500+ temples — but also serves digital creators and nomads worldwide through its digital services and creator economy marketplace.

Question 8

What is OGACE Wave Amplitude?

Accepted Answer

Wave Amplitude is OGACE's AI-powered relevance score (0–10) for every product and creator on the platform. It combines sales history, verification status, freshness, graph connectivity, and community pillar weight to surface the most relevant tours and guides first.

Question 9

What is Fractal Resonance Score (FRS)?

Accepted Answer

FRS (0–100) is OGACE's advanced attraction metric. It extends Wave Amplitude with cross-pillar diversity, tag richness, KnoTwork graph degree, and visual completeness. Products with FRS above 75 are labelled "Hot" and featured first in the AI shop.

Question 10

What is Neuron Neutral state in OGACE?

Accepted Answer

Neuron Neutral is OGACE's product state system: Hot (FRS ≥ 75, updated within 7 days), Warm (FRS ≥ 50), Neutral (FRS ≥ 25), Cold (below 25). The AI shop uses this state to rank and badge products dynamically.

Question 11

How do guides get verified on OGACE?

Accepted Answer

Guides apply through the OGACE Creator Programme with their Cambodian tourism licence, ID, and portfolio. Once verified, their products earn a +2.0 Wave Amplitude boost and the Verified badge visible to travellers.

Question 12

How does the KnoTwork Graph work?

Accepted Answer

KnoTwork is OGACE's knowledge graph where every tour, guide, temple, and creator is a node connected to related nodes. The graph weight measures how many relevant connections a node has; more connections = higher discovery probability in AI recommendation.

Question 13

What community pillars does OGACE support?

Accepted Answer

OGACE's 10 community pillars are: Tours, Guides, Influencers, Content Creators, Photographers, Videographers, Digital Creators, Ecom Sellers, Digital Nomads, and Digital Developers.

Question 14

Can digital nomads find work through OGACE?

Accepted Answer

Yes. The Digital Nomads pillar on OGACE connects remote workers with Cambodia-based digital services, co-working partnerships, and the creator economy. Nomads can also offer freelance services directly through the OGACE marketplace.

Question 15

Does OGACE use cryptocurrency or blockchain?

Accepted Answer

No. OGACE operates exclusively with fiat payments: Stripe, Wise, and KHQR. No cryptocurrency, NFT, token, staking, DeFi, or Web3 activity is required to use any OGACE service.

Question 16

What AI tools does OGACE use?

Accepted Answer

OGACE uses Claude (Anthropic) for AI-powered tour recommendations and shop queries, NVIDIA cuOpt for route optimisation, and a custom vLLM inference layer for multilingual translation and Khmer-language support across 10+ languages.

Question 17

How do I become a tour guide on OGACE?

Accepted Answer

Apply at onlineguideassociation.org/earn with your official Cambodian tour guide licence. Once approved, set up your guide profile, list your tours, and set your availability. OGACE handles booking, payment, and customer communication.

Question 18

What is Atom Friction in the OGACE platform?

Accepted Answer

Atom Friction is OGACE's event logging system that records user journey friction points — zero-result searches, abandoned carts, unresolved questions — and feeds them to the AI recommendation engine to improve discovery and conversion.

Question 19

What temples can I visit through OGACE?

Accepted Answer

OGACE covers 2,500+ Cambodian temples including Angkor Wat (12th century UNESCO), Bayon (216 face towers), Ta Prohm (jungle temple), Banteay Srei (pink sandstone), Preah Vihear (clifftop), and Silver Pagoda in Phnom Penh. Each has guided tour options available.

Question 20

How does OGACE support sustainable and eco tourism?

Accepted Answer

OGACE's Eco Tours pillar features licensed eco-boat tours on Tonlé Sap, community-based tourism experiences, and verified guides who follow the Cambodia Ministry of Tourism ethical guidelines. 10% of creator commissions fund local guide training scholarships.

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