Tour Directing Video
Interested in learning more about becoming a Tour Director and if it's the right career for you? Watch a four minute Baby Boomer Lifestyle Video and other insightful tour directing videos.

- Baby Boomer Lifestyle Video
- Other Tour Directing Videos

- 2009 Symposium Brochure for Tour Operators (PDF)
- 2009 Symposium Brochure for Tour Directors (PDF)
- Symposium Photos and Videos
- Preferred ITMI Sponsors Symposium 2008
- Preferred ITMI Sponsors Symposium 2007

Graduate Feedback

To everyone at ITMI:
I just wanted to pass on some great news in my life. I just returned from an interview with Collette Vacations and I was offered a full time Tour Manager position. I will be training this spring, then on the road this summer. I have no idea where they intend to use me...For me this jump starts my career and solidifies my presence in the industry...and I owe it all to my training and the incredible networking at ITMI.
Brandon R. '

After graduating I was able to secure several tour director jobs and worked for 5 years. I then married the love of my life and I quit work. However the lessons and experience I had as a tour director helped me in planning MANY trips for us for 13 years, until he passed away in 2006. My grief did not allow me to do very many things for over a year. I finally decided to start traveling again and now chair a volunteer committee at a Senior Activities Center to plan and escort day and overnight trips. I would not have had all of the joy of travel in my later years if I had not attended ITMI. Thanks to Ted, Bill, and Randy for helping me to have so much fun and LEARN things all over the world!! I love trips with Elderhostel, I will soon be 78 years old and going strong!!
Jayme W. Class of 1990

The International Tour Management Institute (ITMI) trains people to become professional tour directors (also known as tour managers, tour escorts, couriers, trip leaders, trek leaders, travel directors, and tour conductors) and tour guides. Right now business is growing for travel professionals.

As quoted in a recent article, "Tour directing is a good job choice for people in many different life situations. You don't need to spend months away from home, your schedule is flexible, and it is personally satisfying," says Ted Bravos, co-founder of ITMI, the state-certified school for training professional tour directors.

Few careers offer you the freedom to decide when and where you want to work. You will be paid to visit fine resorts, dine at world famous restaurants, and become your own goodwill ambassador.

ITMI has been conducting intensive 15-day training programs for 30 years. We offer free lifetime job placement assistance and have helped over 6,000 graduates create careers with over 600 tour operators. Let us show you how to put the power of three decades of building relationships within the travel industry to work for you.

Graduate Profiles

When was the last time you went for work Exploring the Grand Canyon? Snorkeling off a cruise ship in the Caribbean? Touring vineyards in Tuscany? View profiles of people just like you who are making a great living exploring new places, meeting new people, and having a great time doing it.

Nicole Kreigenhofer Instructor and Class Coordinator for ITMI in San Francisco "There is absolutely nothing else I'd rather be doing!" Read More

Chris Brown ITMI Graduate and Professional Tour Director Tour directing makes me feel alive. Read More

Kelly Thomas ITMI Graduate and Professional Tour Director "ITMI changed my life forever, and in a most amazing way." Read More

Donna Primas ITMI Graduate and Professional Tour Director I love the mix of things and the diversity. Read More

Art Jones ITMI Graduate and Professional Tour Director "Through ITMI I learned the skills and made the contacts and have had success and fun being a tour director." Read More

If you have dreamed of a career that challenges you to learn and grow while discovering the world click here to learn more.