In this article for Checkfront I layout two strategies for taking advantage of your power to educate and your guests, turning them into responsible travelers. For further reading, check out this technique for changing your guest's perspective. See the original article over at Checkfront. Read Article Related articles:
The ability to influence people and change their perspective is a powerful yet underutilized tour guide ability. Prefer to listen & watch? This article has a video version. Video please Learning to (or training your guides to) educate travelers can be simple, incredibly impactful, and easily added to any
In Episode 6 of the podcast, 'Through the Eyes of the Guide', I talked about important skills that are often overlooked, best practices, Responsible Tourism and what I really wish guides would stop doing... Read more here about why I think guides should always be improving their skills. Listen to the podcast
If you've never thought about ethical storytelling, you're not alone, but you can easily change that (and greatly improve the impact of your tours). Prefer to listen & watch? This article has a video version. Video please This article was inspired by a feature in Unearth Women's 'Consent Issue'
In my experience, it's uncommon to find a more diverse history represented on a tour. Prefer to listen & watch? This article has a video version. Video please It's not intentional, but tours are usually created once and then passed on from guide to guide. Rarely are tours
To be a tour guide is to be so many things and yet most tour guide training focuses on very specific core skills. Tour guides are educators, entertainers, anthropologists, cultural translators, couples counselors, psychologists, social connectors, hosts, etc. And they’re often ALSO archeologists, historians, art historians, museum docents, safety-certified, and
Even the most amazing guide has room for personal growth. And great guides understand that their work is important enough to commit to that growth. Prefer to listen & watch? This article has a video version. Video please Tours are really important. Beyond merely a way for tour operators
Virtual tours often lack a certain energy or connection that comes with an in-person experience. Prefer to listen & watch? This article has a video version. Video please Guides tend to naturally be personable and energetic, which doesn't always translate through a live-stream or Zoom call. When that very
A memorable tour needs to go above and beyond. The reality is that most customers expect good service so that alone isn't enough. Prefer to listen & watch? This article has a video version. Video please This means customers are more likely remember bad service, and exceptional service (ever