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“Senior Living” to feature International Tour Management Institute
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Added: 05/05/2004
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“Senior Living” to feature International Tour Management Institute
Platinum Television Group is pleased to announce the selection of International Tour Management Institute of San Francisco, CA, for its innovative, educational television series, Senior Living. The training program will be featured on a segment on “New Careers—Consider Becoming a Tour Director.”
Anyone who’s traveled can recall who led the tour they were on—maybe not by name, but certainly the personality would be memorable. Tour directors are generally helpful people, with witty, outgoing, warm and caring personalities. They can make or break someone’s vacation or trip. Tour directors are the business agents for the tour company. They oversee airport, bus and hotel check-ins for an average of 40 passengers on their tour, handle customs and airline delays, schedule meals and side trips, and deal with the multiple details that make for a successful trip.
But it is not just their knowledge and help that is valuable—it is the ambiance they create, the general overall mood of the entourage that is set by this person. They enjoy being leaders, and an upbeat attitude can make the difference between having a great time and suffering setbacks during a journey.
One would never have a bad experience with a tour director trained by the International Tour Management Institute, where they are dedicated to improving travel experiences by properly training guides. ITMI was established in 1976 as the first certified school in the United States designed specifically to train professional tour directors and guides. The instructors are all active professionals with years of experience conducting tours throughout North America and around the world. The program was founded by Ted Bravos, who, when he is not filling his role as primary instructor, still leads domestic and international tours for some of the most respected tour companies in America. And he gives his students access to the top companies as well, by having an active placement service and conducting an annual symposium to match up guides with available positions at tour companies. And “age is respected” in this field, adds Bravos, who says many retired CEOs and others who have had full careers enter this field with much success to begin a new stage of their lives.
What are the advantages of becoming a tour director, at any stage in one’s life? One gets paid to travel and has the chance to meet and form close friendships with many people from all walks of life. A tour director is called upon to make important decisions, exercise judgment and assume multiple responsibilities. Most of all, a guide makes a difference in people's lives! And, according to Bravos, in international relations as well : He’s convinced that travel leads to “better communication and understanding around the world.”
The two-week training program is offered several times a year in San Francisco and Los Angeles. For more information, see http://www.itmitourtraining.com/.
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