In our final installment of our three-part series, Fran Boronski explains the importance for a TD to consider seriously the student market as far as tours go and how “diversification is key” to your future success.
In Part II of USA Tour Pros’ sit-down interview with Fran Boronski, Fran explains to those who might be confused a Tour Director’s job is, quite simply, “to do it all!”
Wolfe Adventures and Tours owner Taunya Wolfe Finn started her business in 2002 and tells our Members the procedures she followed in getting started and the daily challenges she faces as a TO and TD.
In Part I of our sit-down interview with Fran Boronski in San Diego, California, Fran talks about how she got into Tour Directing and the changes she has seen over her eleven years on the road.
People to People’s Kim Burchfield covers the opportunities available with her company. Headquartered at the company’s Washington, DC–area office (in Arlington, VA), she is responsible for hiring the Tour Professionals (dubbed Delegation Managers) who lead the World Leadership Forum.
As owner of her own tour company Wolfe Adventures and Tours, Taunya Wolfe Finn has researched liability insurance for her company. She explains what she has learned from the process. Note: Taunya does not sell liability insurance and does not represent herself as an expert on the topic.
In Part II, Taunya will discuss her own experience as a TO and how she made it happen.
People to People’s Kim Burchfield, headquartered at the company’s Washington, DC—area office (in Arlington, VA), discusses the history of this Tour Operator, which was founded by President Eisenhower in 1956. P2P currently offers students born in over 90 countries a group of educational programs that cover up to 50 countries.
Rhonda Briel completed the grueling process of obtaining her Washington, DC, Tour Guide License late in 2007. In Part III, Rhonda gives her opinion of whether you’ll need in-depth training to pass, all the forms you’ll need before going to the DCRA, and the importance of having the DC License.
In Part II of the “DC Guide License Experience,” Rhonda Briel discusses her personal costs incurred, study techniques used, and style of exam she was given for the DC Guide License Exam.
Cherie Anderson’s online class “Get Paid To Travel” is offered at over 1,400 colleges across the country. Cherie tells you how to find the class, the cost of the class, how to enroll, and what topics will be covered in the class.
The process of getting your Washington, DC, Guide License can be a frustrating experience. Recently DC Guide Licensed Rhonda Briel sat down with USA Tour Pros and discussed the entire process in a three-part interview. In Part I she reflects on her “long and arduous” process where her studying for the actual exam was the fun part!
USA Tour Pros taped a lengthy interview with veteran TD Fran Boronski while we were in San Diego. Here is Part I, where Fran offers support and advice to TDs just entering the industry.