Travel Guide

Work setting

• Urban area
• Various locations
• Outside Canada

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Drive sightseeing or tour vehicle
• Confirm transportation and accommodation reservations
• Resolve itinerary and other problems
• Attend to hotel, airport, train and other check-in and check-out procedures
• Develop and deliver commentaries
• Provide information on tipping customs, currency exchange rates, metric conversion and other details
• Assist clients/guests with special needs
• Conduct guided tours of museums, gallery exhibitions and historical, heritage and other sites, answer inquiries and provide information
• Transport or escort individuals or groups on tours of cities, waterways and industrial and other establishments

Experience and specialization

Type of guide

• Tour Director
• Escorted group travel guide
• Meet and greet local guide
• On-site local guide
• Driver-guide, local
• Walking tour guide

Tours focus

• Foreign countries
• Historical sites
• Sightseeing
• Theme parks
• Boat tours
• Bus tours
• Manufacture
• Train tours
• Walking tours

Number of tours guided

• 10 tours and +

Geographical areas of specialization

• Canada
• Caribbean
• Mexico and Central America
• United States

Additional information

Transportation/travel information

• Valid driver's licence

Personal suitability

• Client focus
• Dependability
• Excellent oral communication
• Excellent written communication
• Flexibility
• Initiative
• Judgement
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player

Benefits

Other benefits

• Free parking available