Tour Directing Video
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Headquarters: 625 Market Street, Suite 810, San Francisco, CA 94105

Phone numbers: (800) 442-4864   (415) 957-9489

Web address: www.itmisf.com

Email: travel@itmisf.com

Founded: 1976

Founders: Ted Bravos, CTP, Bill Newton, PhD

Type of business: Tour Director / Tour Guide Training School

Distinctions: First State Certified Tour Director / Tour Guide School in America

Achievements: For the past 33 years, ITMI has been considered the Premier Training School and authority in Tourism Management. ITMI has launched the successful careers of over 6,000 Tour Directors / Tour Guides worldwide. Many ITMI alumni have started their own tour companies or have planned tours for major travel companies.

About the programs: Intensive 15-day travel training program includes classroom education and 5 days of "hands on" training aboard a motorcoach on actual tours.

Job preparation: ITMI carefully selects students who enter its program to ensure that they have the emotional maturity, intelligence, and personal responsibility to become effective Tour Directors and Tour Guides. ITMI not only trains people how to become tour directors but also how to get a job in today's travel industry. ITMI alumni receive free lifetime placement assistance.

About the industry: Tourism is the world's largest Service Sector Industry. Sustainable, responsible tourism is vital for a healthy planet. Travel and tourism is an integral part of our global economy, creating over 17 million jobs and generating more than $740 billion in spending annually in the U.S. alone. (Source: U.S. Travel Association).

Member: NTA - National Tour Association and
ASTA - American Society of Travel Agents