Getting trained is one thing. Getting hired for that first tour is the step that trips people up. Here is how it actually happens.

Know who does the hiring

Tour Operators are the companies that build tours and staff them. They are the ones who put a Tour Director at the front of the group, and they are who you are ultimately trying to reach.

Give them a reason to trust you

A first-timer has no track record, so the trust has to come from somewhere else: training and a recognized credential. It tells a Tour Operator, before you have led a single tour, that you have been prepared to a professional standard.

Use the connection, do not go it alone

This is where most people stall — and where the right training changes everything. The International Guide Academy (IGA) has been Training and Certifying Tour Directors since 1973, and every graduate receives Free Lifetime Placement Assistance: cover letter and résumé help, plus an ongoing connection to the Tour Operators who hire, for as long as you stay in the career. That relationship is how a first job gets found.

The first job comes down to trust: a Tour Operator has to believe you can run their tour before they’ve seen you do it. IGA’s training earns that belief. Free Lifetime Placement Assistance puts you in front of the companies doing the hiring — and it never expires. Begin here: how to become a Tour Director.

Ready for the next step? Request the free IGA catalog, book a quick call, or enroll when you are ready.

Safe travels,
Daniel Slater, President
International Guide Academy · bepaidtotravel.com · 303.434.7557