A Tour Director manages the logistics, planning, damage control, confirmations, cancellations, and group dynamics of the Tours conducted by the touring company. Overall duties are listed on the Tour Director Resume as – planning and disseminating deep itineraries, booking transport, accommodation, and adjacent services; directing visa applications; managing allotted finances; shipping requisite equipment to pertinent locations; and collaborating with security staff, marketers, and venue operations teams.
Sample resumes for this role often highlight the following qualifications – experience working in managerial posts at the touring sector; security-conscious and highly professional, comfortable managing high-budget tours, polished logistical and problem-solving methods, excellent verbal and written communication skills. A high school diploma or GED along with event management expertise is needed.
Objective : Seeks to obtain full-time employment that utilizes strengths in customer service, personal management, interpersonal skills, and organizational abilities.
Skills : Healthcare, Customer Service, Management, Team Leadership, Problem Solving, Public Speaking, Sales.
Description :
Handled all operations as the complete liaison, with the bus company, the restaurants, hotel, teachers, and students.
Duties such as meet and greets, check-in process at hotels.
Displaying the best customer service, thinking on your toes, problem-solving, and managing the entire group on tours, flights, big bus tours, inside the facilities, the group, and time management.
Greeting, guiding, itinerary verifications with groups of 15-50 teachers and students 24/7.
Handle all on-tour logistics and provide fun, knowledgeable insight everywhere the group attends.
Tours last 3-8 days depending on the type of tour booked.
Face, and represents them fully with the traveling group.
Experience
2-5 Years
Level
Junior
Education
Family Studies And Human Development
Tour Director Resume
Summary : A perfect fit for a company that demands an excellent, detail-oriented agent. A team player and asset, always willing to reach out to assist other agents and take leadership roles within the work team.
Achieved high customer satisfaction and collaborated with other departments, group teams, and clients to ensure the delivery of efficient, high-quality service.
Attendant to develop, coordinate, delegate, and plan work activities in order to increase customer attendance by providing quality and friendly service.
Created repeat business by developing long-term relationships with regular customers and service providers.
Organize and develop a variety of group programs and private events within budget.
In charge of Hotels, Restaurants, and entertainment deposits and final payments schedule.
Customers' incoming payments, office expenses, and others.
Dealing and resolved calmly and professionally with challenging situations and guest complaints.
Experience
7-10 Years
Level
Management
Education
MA In English Literature
Tour Director Resume
Objective : Excellent in marketing, people skills of all age groups, very detailed oriented, high degree of energy and enthusiasm, great planner, excellent in time management. Looking for new career opportunities.
Skills : Leisure Travel Agent, Corporate Government Travel Agent.
Description :
Duties entailed travel, guiding, Directing, and Managing groups of people that travel on Tours.
Knowledgeable of the areas of travel such as history, geology, botany, ancient peoples, animals, economy, customs, culture, and the various demographics, restaurants, entertainment.
Sell optional tours and maintain records and finances of those Tours, accounts payable/receivable to those Vendors.
Arranging transportation, and/or organizing times and schedules, resolving personal and emergency issues, arranging for ticketing, and coordinating people and baggage for travel, i.e.: flights, trains, motorcoach, ferry, pick up drop off transportation.
Maintaining professionalism, be personable; complete all paperwork thoroughly and with accountability, and turned in promptly at the finish of the Tour.
Selected contributions: Directed 14 successful tours with groups of up to 52 people.
Assumed the role of traveling concierge to handle all logistics of the cruise tour itinerary.
Experience
2-5 Years
Level
Junior
Education
Associates In Arts
Tour Director Resume
Summary : A travel industry professional with 5+ years of experience in customer service, tourism, and hospitality in progressively responsible roles. A detail-oriented leader who thrives in fast-paced environments and excels at building teams, providing superior customer care, and developing/implementing new policies & procedures to improve company functions.
Skills : Marketing, Communications.
Description :
Planning and direction of international tour groups ranging in size of up to 50 individuals.
Turn around Tours began at designated points and other designated tours for up to 2 weeks.
Included tour itinerary planning, research for points of interest, lodging, meals, Casino visit, and gaming orientation, side tours, and activities.
Provided information during the tour and established excellent customer rapport and knowledge enabling me to become the premiere Tour Director for ATI with high customer return business.
Independent contractor for iHigh Marketing.
Gained experience in event planning, coordinating, traveling, marketing and promotions.
Booked and coordinated events as well as worked each event on-site.
Experience
10+ Years
Level
Senior
Education
Graduate
Tour Director Resume
Objective : Six years experience working with high net worth individuals in the areas of fundraising, communication, hospitality, education, and marketing. Fundraising experience working with individual donors, corporate sponsors, foundation partners, and faith-based community leaders.
Skills : Fundraising, Annual Fund Campaigns, Public Speaking, Capital Campaigns, Project Specific Campaigns, Donor Relations & Engagement, Online Communications Expertise.
Description :
Managing groups of people and making sure they are completely satisfied with their trip.
Logistically planning every second of their trip dealing with traffic and unforeseen circumstances to ensure they do not miss a single thing they paid for.
Learning subway systems and transporting 15-50 people by subway.
Navigating charter buses around cities.
Schools kept coming back to ETC because of the great reviews they always gave me.
Organizes and manages multiple tasks to ensure fully escorted tours run smoothly.
Researches various destinations, hotels, and attractions.
Educates passengers about the culture and history of various destinations and shows them popular landmarks.
Creates and presents various forms of entertainment en-route.
Experience
2-5 Years
Level
Junior
Education
Associates In Arts In Music Education
Tour Director Resume
Headline : A highly organized, dedicated professionally motivated to optimize positive influences in the community. Confident in accepting management roles, and decision making. Persuasive communicator with excellent written, oral, time management, and interpersonal skills. Basic Navigation in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Skills : Video and Music Editing, Standard Web Page Design, Strengths, Leadership.
Description :
Lead school groups of 25 to 50 students throughout different cities.
Offer suggestions and tips in regards to the group's itinerary.
Allocated funds over $1,000 to cover museum entries and group activities.
Partner with hotel, museums and restaurants to confirm itinerary details are group leader requests.
Complete daily and end of tour reports regarding group expectations and vendor reviews.
Directing large tours for middle and high school students.
Taking organized trips.
Maintaining strict timeline/schedule in order to accommodate all aspects of the planned trip while directing anywhere from 2 to 4, 55 passenger buses throughout each trip.
Coordinating hotel stays for all members of tour group during a 2 to 3 day trip.
Experience
5-7 Years
Level
Executive
Education
B.A. In International Culture
Tour Director Resume
Headline : Tour Director is responsible for organizing and leading a variety of events, including corporate events, trade shows, and seminars. This includes developing itineraries, managing an event budget, and communicating plans to the appropriate stakeholders.
Skills : Microsoft Office, Customer Service.
Description :
Directed large tour groups of 50+ people each.
Coordinated logistics, including transportation, accommodations.
Promoted and sold side excursions to guests totaling more than $20,000.00 in one summer.
Assist group visitors with airport arrivals and departures.
Also, work at hospitality desks helping guests with activity and island information.
Work with small and large groups of guests.
Also worked in an office doing manifests, billing, activity bookings, client billing, and invoicing.
Traveled with a tour partner to dozens of towns to put on a full-length musical production with upwards of 80 kids ages 5-18 in one.
Taught workshops in stage makeup, theatre games, improvisation, acting, and stage combat.
Experience
5-7 Years
Level
Executive
Education
Associate In Applied Science
Tour Director Resume
Objective : Motivated, personable business professional with a bachelor's degree. Talent for quickly mastering technology and various computer programs. Accustomed to handling sensitive and confidential records. Demonstrated history of producing accurate, timely reports. Poised and competent with demonstrated ability to easily transcend cultural differences.
Skills : Public Speaking, Managing A-Team.
Description :
Lead guests by acting as their tour concierge.
Handled all guest paperwork including lodging, border crossing.
Accompanied guests and managed logistics of week-long, multi-destination tours throughout the state.
Provided first-line customer service.
Booking overnight accommodations.
Arranging for transportation through several bus companies.
Pricing trips for long-distance and local attractions customer service and booking trip.
Accompanied club members to their destinations to ensure all facets of their vacation met their needs such as flights, accommodations, and daily tours.
Experience
2-5 Years
Level
Junior
Education
BA In Humanities
Tour Director Resume
Objective : Seeks to work in an environment where strong problem-solving skills, mentoring, and coaching abilities can be fully utilized is desirable. In addition, the opportunity to work in a setting where have the ability to work collaboratively with parents, community leaders, and educators to create better academic and social environments for students their families are welcomed.
Led 26 tour groups, successfully introducing over 500 people to the country.
Handled all travel logistics and coordinated itineraries.
Establishes community theaters to provide 6-18-year-old children with a positive theater experienced Tour Director.
Experience
2-5 Years
Level
Junior
Education
Associates In Liberal Arts
Tour Director Resume
Objective : Tour Director is responsible for managing the various tours that we offer. This includes organizing the travel, flights, accommodation, and any other logistical concerns that are necessary to ensure a successful trip.
Skills : Project Specific Campaigns, Donor Relations & Engagement, Online Communications Expertise.
Description :
Organized all venue performances.
Handled member's finances.
Taught front ensemble.
Organized promoting, planned, and directed tours for a multi-national group.
Worked with Japanese for cultural and sightseeing tours.
Directed island and international tours.
Tour consisted of 42 women on a 10-day tour.
Managed logistics for touring 501C youth education group.
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