Click here to Discover Your Best Career Choices in 15 Minutes

"Travel Guide"

Job Description - Part 1

Basic Job Description:

Plan, organize, and conduct long distance cruises, tours, and expeditions for individuals and groups.

Part 1	Part 2	Part 3	Part 4	Part 5
Duties / Tasks	Activities	Skills	Abilities	Knowledge / Experience

Click here for Careers that match your Personality Type

Job Duties and Tasks for: "Travel Guide"

1) Pay bills and record checks issued.

2) Pilot airplanes or drive land and water vehicles to transport tourists to activity/tour sites.

3) Provide tourists with assistance in obtaining permits and documents such as visas, passports, and health certificates, and in converting currency.

4) Sell or rent equipment, clothing, and supplies related to expeditions.

5) Sell travel packages.

6) Set up camps, and prepare meals for tour group members.

Thanks for visiting CareerPlanner.com
How can we help you with your career?

1) Use Career Testing to find the perfect career

2) Use Career Counseling to discover your career direction

3) Use Personality Type Testing to learn what really motivates you

4) Is your resume getting you enough interviews?
See How To Write The Perfect Resume.

7) Arrange for tour or expedition details such as accommodations, transportation, equipment, and the availability of medical personnel.

8) Attend to special needs of tour participants.

9) Give advice on sightseeing and shopping.

Is being a "Travel Guide" your very best career choice?

Our Career Interest Test will show you which careers match your interests.

Our Free Personality Test will show you which careers match your personality and why.

10) Lead individuals or groups to tour site locations and describe points of interest.

11) Plan tour itineraries, applying knowledge of travel routes and destination sites.

12) Resolve any problems with itineraries, service, or accommodations.

13) Verify amounts and quality of equipment prior to expeditions or tours.

14) Administer first aid to injured group participants.

15) Evaluate services received on the tour, and report findings to tour organizers.

16) Explain hunting and fishing laws to groups in order to ensure compliance.

17) Instruct novices in climbing techniques, mountaineering, and wilderness survival, and demonstrate use of hunting, fishing, and climbing equipment.