Nov 6, 2020Locked: needs Free membership
Guides, come meet the guide recruiter from Travel Curious. Research their platform in advance; they are looking to recruit guides from around the world. Stop in and introduce yourself! Feel free to "Room Hop" between the three Meet the Oper…
Nov 6, 2020Locked: needs Free membership
Guides, come meet the guide recruiter from ToursByLocals. Research their platform in advance; the are looking to recruite guides from around the world. Stop in and introduce yourself! Feel free to "Room Hop" between the three Meet the Opera…
Nov 6, 2020Locked: needs Free membership
Join Julia from Walking the Spirit Tours as she shares her experience creating Black history tours throughout Europe; she'll share her experience packaging itineraries and working with markets from wholesalers to European universities.
Nov 6, 2020Locked: needs Free membership
The purpose of this session is to help participants evaluate their professional and personal lives through a people, place, and purpose framework designed to help guides view their own balance in life via the people they surround themselves…
Nov 6, 2020Locked: needs Free membership
The LGBTQ travel market is over $200 billion annually. Making your LGBTQ+ guests feel truly part of your tour experience goes deeper than marketing. It speaks to the way you design your tours, the kinds of experiences offered, and the way y…
Nov 6, 2020Locked: needs Free membership
Cultural heritage tourism, one of the fastest-growing segments of the travel industry, is now gaining momentum in the U.S. as destinations now have the desire to engage community stakeholders who provide these rich, authentic cultural herit…
Nov 6, 2020Locked: needs Free membership
Torin Kexel (Owner) and Daniel Suber (Lead Guide and Tour Designer) of The Flying Bike will discuss the practical ways that equity, inclusion and diversity have been built into our company’s policies and operations from the beginning. We wi…
Nov 6, 2020Locked: needs Free membership
Our tour experiences are only as good and meaningful as the stories told. Join in the discussion with Leon Burnette, founder of TripSchool's Diversity Project and leader of Civil Rights themed tours, to discuss the way we can share the kind…
Nov 6, 2020Locked: needs Free membership
Katika Experiences is a different kind of tour company; one that seeks to "organize and facilitate the interaction between people of all backgrounds" through both unique tours and events. Come discuss the way a tour company can promote dive…
Nov 6, 2020Locked: needs Free membership
Do you remember why you got into tours & activities? Was it the flexible hours, the idea you would be outdoors, socializing, or to meet people from around the world? Guiding, creating tours or running a tour company are all incredibly impor…
Nov 6, 2020Locked: needs Free membership
Every great tour guide has great stories. But delivering those stories in a compelling and engaging way can be difficult. In this session we will look at techniques that will improve your delivery and keep your guests engaged. This talk wil…
Nov 6, 2020Locked: needs Free membership
Thinking about offering virtual tours, but wondering how to make them just as effective or as engaging as an in-person experience? In this workshop we'll share and discuss best practices for leading interactive & engaging virtual tours. No …
