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Most of us love to travel and would gladly do it more often if given the time and resouces.  After all, flights, accomodations, food and day-to-day expenses make traveling an expensive pastime. But what if we were paid to travel? Tour Guides are those geniuses who make money while traveling! Imagine if your office was a tour bus  traveling through Europe,  or a safari jeep crossing Africa, or a tent, camped out in the Andes.  A Tour Guide is a person who guides travelers and tourists from city to city, country to country and interprets the cultural and natural heritage of that area. Tour Guides must have very strong communication and interpersonal skills. They must be able to retain historical facts, dates and anecdotes and relate that information to visitors in an interesting way.  If this sounds like something you would love to do, maybe this job is for you!

In the United States Tour Guides are generally trained “on the job”, but many complete Travel and Tourism Management Programs & Degrees offered by travel schools and community colleges. The International Guide Academy in Denver, Colorado offers a Tour Guide Certification Program that covers travel industry terminology, public speaking, airline and airport procedures, motorcoach commentary, cultural practices, city tours destination itinerary planning, group psychology, passenger emergencies, among other subjects.

International Career Institute awards Certificates, Diplomas and Advanced Diplomas after completing their  distance Travel & Tourism Course. The ICI travel and tourism course has been designed in conjunction with industry representatives and helps you learn the skills you need to succeed within the Tourism industry.

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