A Tour Guide leads groups of tourists around common vacation destinations and local points of interest. Their duties include public speaking, scheduling group trips and coordinating the movement of groups of tourists who may not fluently speak the language of the guide.
A Tour Guide should be able to fulfill various duties and responsibilities. The following are some duties and responsibilities a Tour Guide should be able to execute:
- Speaking in public to people with various levels of English comprehension
- Good time management and a high degree of organizational ability
- Solid knowledge of local points of interest, along with accurate information about the attractions being visited
- Soft skills relating to people management and the ability to keep a group together on trips through unfamiliar locations
A competitive Tour Guide will have certain skills and qualifications, including:
- A clear and easy to understand speaking voice
- The ability to communicate with people from diverse backgrounds, including possibly in a second language
- Organizational skills for booking travel and transportation, scheduling timely visits to multiple locations and crafting itineraries with many points of interest
- Flexibility and the ability to adapt to sudden changes of plans, visitor requests for more information or a deviation from the tour schedule
