Analysis of trends and shifts shaping the tour director and tour guide profession.
Overseas travel by Americans just hit record highs. Here’s what the surge means — and who gets Be Paid To Travel leading those trips.
Americans Are Going Overseas in Record Numbers — Someone Has to Lead the Trip Read More »
Every summer I read the holiday travel forecasts, and every summer the headline is some version of new record. This year is no different. AAA projects a record 72.2 million Americans will travel for the Fourth of July — and it falls on a weekend that also happens to be America’s 250th birthday. I’m not
A Record 72 Million Will Travel This July 4. Here’s the Part I Watch For. Read More »
TripAdvisor’s collapse is the clearest warning yet that AI is dismantling the middle of the travel industry. Online Travel Agents are next. But the work of the Tour Director on the coach and the Tour Guide at the site is becoming more valuable, not less.
TripAdvisor Just Showed Everyone What AI Does to a Middleman Read More »