As written in the title, I’m curious how did you hire another tour guide? Were they your friends or found them through a platform? :)

Hey, so I submitted some activities on get your guide and according to the internet, my country doesn't have a VAT, I only managed to enter TIN, does anyone know if payments will go through without it? They emailed me some days ago asking me to fill them in and since then I've only added TIN.

Hi everyone!

I’m curious to hear your thoughts on virtual tours. During the winter months, when on-site tours slow down, I wonder if virtual options could be a helpful addition. It seems like they could provide an opportunity to work year-round and even expand our reach – connecting with people from around the world who might otherwise never visit our region.

Have any of you tried virtual tours, or do you think this could be a good option for tour guides? I’d love to hear your experiences and opinions!

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i have been doing tours on getyourguide,airbnb experiences.Snall group walking tour even though i have 1060 reviews(4.91)i dont get customers to maintain my life.(Airbnb).What can i do?,i was thinking about tripadvisor,but it is already full of agencies and guides on my City.Without reviews i cant get any clients..Should i buy fake reviews for ta?

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So I just got a negative review (1 star) through Tripadvisor recommending a different tour option claiming that our company’s tours are not good at all. I’m very sure this is fake because it’s a new tour that only 6 people have experienced (none of whom had any complaints) and the information in the review is incorrect(makes claims about my tour which are obviously false). Account is new, name doesn’t match any customer of mine and this is first review. Given that the review claims they took the same tour again next day from a different agency (who btw has 35 5 star ratings of which almost all seem to be from first time reviewers), and that they would recommend that makes me believe that it is from them. I have never seen anything like this before and am very disheartened. Thoughts on what I can do to handle this?

I kept losing track of location recommendations from blogs and social media—my bookmarks were a mess. So, I built an app that automatically saves locations for me.

Now, when I find an article with cool spots, I just share it with the app, and it extracts and saves all the locations for me to view later on a map.

I thought fellow guides might face the same issue when researching for tours, so I wanted to share it with you. Give it a try if you're tired of losing track of great spots!
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I am looking to speak with tour guides who have backgrounds in theater and performance for a story about how tour guides are so personable and engaging with their story telling. Thank you! This will be for a story on Thrillist.com.

What are some good "schools" to become a tour guide? To get certified.

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I’m a tour guide for a small nonprofit. I was given a script, but add my own additional information and frequently do research to address questions frequently asked by guests. In previous tour guide jobs, it’s me and the audience. With this job, the director’s wife goes with me as an “assistant” but frequently interrupts, distracts guests, and blurts out incorrect information. Reviews left by guests bear this out. She is not a person who studies history. Her only knowledge is from the script. I feel like she’s a “babysitter”. She asks me to write down info I add so she can use it, and videotapes me so she can use my words and phrasing when she gives a tour. Today she asked for a photo of my notecards. I think this is theft of intellectual property. She is in no way qualified to be a tour guide. There are 3 tour guides for this organization, including me. Why haven’t I put my foot down? Because she’s the director’s wife. She really wants to be relevant. In know people don’t like race being brought up, but I think it’s a factor.This is a Black history tour and I am the only Black guide. The other two guides do an excellent job but she doesn’t “babysit” them. I don’t like to brag, but I’m really good at it and receive excellent reviews. How do I handle this? Am I just whining? The season is ending and, even though I really enjoy giving the tour, I’m not going to return next season under these same conditions.

Looking down on tour guides and assuming they are poor, or expect you to treat them like kings and queens, like a brat.

Argumentative, confrontational, aggressive, constantly complains unreasonably about anything. Boasts and brags about themselves and their home country in comparison to the visiting country. Shows zero sympathy and is disrespectful to local culture and people. Lacks common sense, is overly ignorant, but considers themselves experts on everything. Throws a tantrum when needing to stand in line or when the sightseeing was disappointing compared to what they expected.

How common is this?

What would you do if you encounter this type of situation.

Any similar experience or story to share? Thank you ;)

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Im going to colorado for 3 days 2 night can anyone suggest what to do? Where to visit? I love nature, i dont like any city shit and all just a place to be with nature with amazing views, and good long drive.

Just started tourist guiding, driving the bus, talking about the country in general and the places we visit in specific, going around with the guests at the Stops. What information shall I gather from the beginning, which could be helpfull in a further career? Shall I write down the kilometer I am driving, starting a "local guide" on a private google account with pictures from all the beautifull places I visit daily, note down the number of guests, their nationalities, I have served, the countries of their origin...? Right now I have no clue what could be helpfull

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I was interviewing a friend of mine about what it's like tour guiding in Alaska. She gives hike and e-bike tours.
She said that people will sign up to a bike tour without knowing how to ride a bike! She has to try and teach them in a gravel parking lot before they go out!

Have you guys had similar experiences?

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I am starting uni next week + I live in Egypt + I write science articles as a story I was thinking I can write about historical places and make tour guides to my colleagues as a new experience Like a live science and history show With fees of course Do I need a licence ? Do you think it's a good idea and will grow to provide me some money ?

Im Tourguide and need your advice for mobile apps helping me to be in contact with travelers

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I've started training to be a guide mainly driving clients around in a passenger van. Are any of you hanging a laminated QR code somewhere inside the van? Do you have a regular tip jar somewhere?

I think a lot of people may not think to tip and this would help. I also don't want it to be "shoved in their face".

Hi all,

Currently working at a vineyard as a tour manager and while we were brainstorming the other day I thought to ask those who actually visit a site.

So, what attracts you to a vineyard for a tasting and tour. What would drive your visit or what keeps you away? What experiences are a must while you're there and what do you not care about seeing (once you've seen one vine seen them all?). Does having the restaurant on site become a key part of your visit etc?

Does a discount after buying a tour ticket help you buy the wine or would you buy it anyway?

All ideas welcome, is there something obvious that you've never seen at a tour. Thanks!

Hi fellow tour guides! I’m an independent art historian specializing in guided tours, mostly inside museums in Washington, D.C.
Since I work mostly indoors and within established institutions, I’m wondering if general liability insurance is necessary in my case, or if the museums' insurance typically covers incidents on their premises. In what instance or example would I need to have my own insurance? Would love to hear your thoughts or experiences, especially if you guide in similar settings. Thanks!

I would love to be a tour guide in Normandy, and i also need to think about universities. What qualifications do you need in your subject (history in my case) and would going to university even have any benefits?

Obviously tour guides are not going to get to do a tour every day, and obviously there is going to be less jobs touring in the winter months. What do you do on these days? What do you do in Winter Months? Do you have other jobs?

I was in the middle of creating a tour on a thursday with viator supplier and found that I could not log in on a friday. I contacted their customer service team who said my account was flagged, later in the day they sent me an email saying my account was terminated but they couldn't specify why? After this I contact them again through another chat and they said they would speak to the relevant team but I get another email saying my account is removed (again?) but now I can't create any more accounts. I contact them, the first agent disconnects with me due to inactivity and then the other confirms I have been blocked.