Becoming a Tour Guide: The Principles of Guiding and Site Interpretation - Softcover

Reily Collins, Verite

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0826447880 ISBN 13: 9780826447883

Publisher: Cengage Learning EMEA, 2000

Synopsis

Becoming a Tour Guide provides valuable guidance in establishing a career path in the industry. Packed with practical tips, useful advice and real-life case studies drawn from all the different areas of the industry, it tells you which jobs are most suited to your skills, how to develop those skills further, where to look for jobs and training and how to further your career once you’ve begun work. It finishes with a list of contact details of useful organizations and associations, as well as suggestions for further reading.

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Review

Different types of work. Tour Managers. Guides. Planning your working day. Training. Running a training course. Finding work. Interviews. Working with colleagues. Working with clients. Making life easier. Why don't we? Working from home. Looking after yourself. Associations. Stocking your bookshelf. Helpful contacts.

Synopsis

Many people want jobs as guides or tour managers, but there are no obvious routes into these careers. With the variety of work available, knowing where to start can become very confusing. This work provides guidance in establishing a career path in the industry. It contains practical tips, useful advice and real-life case studies drawn from all different areas of the industry, it tells you which jobs are most suited to your skills, how to develop those skills further, where to look for jobs and training and how to further your career once you've begun work. It finishes with a list of contact details of useful organizations and associations, as well as suggestions for further reading.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cengage Learning EMEA
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0826447880
• ISBN 13: 9780826447883
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 128