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ANNOUNCEMENTS September 14 - The International Tour Director Directory
has now merged with
www.Worldwide-Guides.com At Worldwide Guides you can
find out about listing in the directory that will soon be the place
to go to find tour directors, travel directors and professional
guides.
Commentary Bank - Whenever
you come across an interesting fact or something that might be
useful to another TD about a destination, why not post it in the
Commentary Bank? For example, the other day I heard a song
about a place I used to pass through on tour and I posted it
here. If you hear an interesting bit of trivia, or
find something on the internet, or discover anything about a
place, post it. By sharing in this way, eventually the
Commentary Bank will make all of our jobs a lot easier.
LATEST
ARTICLES Increasing Your
Optional Excursion Sales
"I toned down my sales pitch after my first few
years . . . Honestly, I was tired of passengers apologizing
profusely and making excuses for not going on an excursion
that I told them about. I thought I might have been overdoing
it." (more)
Tipping Tips: Suggestions for leading tours of North
America with passengers from low-tipping countries.
Nothing is more frustrating than giving a tour all you’ve
got -- the passengers love you, maybe they have written poems
about you, they have given you glowing evaluations—and on top
of all this you wind up with really lousy tips. (more)
What are some other jobs that tour
directors can do between tours, in the off season, or once you
get off the road—besides collecting unemployment.
I’ve been a diversity trainer for about three years now. It’s
a very part-time gig for me (more)
Contribute an Article
Go to the forums and click on "knowledge base." Then select
"New Thread"
DISCUSSIONS & FORUM
HIGHLIGHTS
Overtime Suits
What have you heard? What do you think? Contribute
to an ongoing discussion.
In the Forums -
Join or Start a Discussion/Ask
Questions to other TDs:
Seek answers and
advice, discuss creative tour techniques,
difficult passengers, your most
embarrassing moments, dumb questions, tours "from hell,"
humor, games and contests, and much more.
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