Here are five reasons becoming a Tour Guide will provide you with the balance you need in work and life.
5 Tour Guide Superpowers
CommentSo I Married a Tour Guide...and I'm Packing for Success
So I Married a Tour Guide1 Comment6 Legendary Guides Who Redefined Travel
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ITMI Updates & NewsComment7 Traits of Great Tour Guides
Day in the Life, Outreach & Inspiration, Tour Guide Adventures, Tour Guide/Director JobsCommentEvery day is a new adventure, one that requires flexibility and an expansive set of skills. Mastery of the basics only goes so far. Exceptional Tour Guides and Tour Directors wear numerous hats to ensure everybody has a positive experience. Variety makes this job one of the most fulfilling in the world.
So I Married a Tour Guide...And I'm Not an Ugly American Tourist
So I Married a Tour Guide, Tour Guide Adventures, Tips & TricksCommentI will admit that I used to fear traveling because I preferred the comfort of the familiar. I could easily have made the same mistakes and inadvertently embarked on the path to uglydom. My saving grace was a savvy, adventurous and joyous traveling partner. The lessons I learned from her cannot be understated.
5 Signs It's Time to Switch Careers and Become a Tour Guide
CommentAn Arizona Road Trip Adventure Along Route 66
Day in the Life, Tour Guide Adventures, Travel InspirationCommentIt may be a strange place for a Canadian to end up for their winter vacation – well, unless you’re a snow bird that is! Due to North America’s sheer size few locals concentrate on their own backyard and instead dream of exotic lands far, far away. So when some fellow tour director friends of mine decided to fly into Las Vegas and drive to Flagstaff for an adventure, how could I say no?
So I Married a Tour Guide...And It's Vacation Time!
So I Married a Tour GuideCommentOk, so we’re going to a land far far away. There are questions to be answered, reservations to be made, finances to be sorted and tickets to be purchased. There will be lists to be written, things to be purchased, bags to be packed. Of course, my eyes are bugging out, I’m sweating and trembling-its vacation time and I’m out of my element
5 Tour Directing & Tour Guiding Myths
Day in the LifeCommentBecoming a Tour Guide and Traveling for a Living: A day in the life of a tour director or tour guide might sound too good to be true. Visiting exotic locales. Exploring fascinating cultures. Meeting amazing people. That’s not a task list characteristic of a typical day job. The truth is, these components make up only part of what it means to embark on this exciting career path. With the glamour and prestige come dedication and hard work. Still, those who have devoted their lives to this noble profession concur that the rewards are well worth all the effort.
10 Reasons Arkansas is a Diamond in the Rough
ITMI Symposium3 CommentsHave you heard the news? ITMI Symposium & Reunion 2017 is coming to Little Rock, Arkansas! We're stoked. You should be, too. Why? Well, first of all, Little Rock is unlike any Symposium location we've visited in the event's amazing 30-year history. Its unique blend of history, culture, philanthropy, activities, and culinary delights make it a perfect place for tour professionals to dialogue about the most important issues facing the travel industry today. There are countless reasons you'll fall in love with Little Rock and the entire state of Arkansas.
So I Married a Tour Guide...And I Want to See a Movie
So I Married a Tour Guide, Day in the LifeCommentWhile she is on tour I may read a new book, or try cooking a new dish (if it’s successful I’ll make it for her, if it’s not I’ll munch on a Tums and conveniently forget to mention it). If I’m happy and active while she is away, even as I miss her (and I miss her every moment she is gone), I’ll be that much better company when she is at home.