Travel Guides
Organize and manage travel plans for individuals and groups.
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Typical Work Tasks
- Resolve customer complaints or problems.
- Provide attraction or event information to patrons.
- Sell products or services.
- Manage budgets for personal services operations.
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Cruise Counselor
Tour Coordinator
Tour Director
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Wages & Outlook
Typical Wages
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Employment
Where do Travel Guides most often work?
Current Demand
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Future Demand
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On the Job
Travel Guides plan, organize, and conduct travel and tours for individuals and groups.
Typical Work Tasks
People who work in this career often:
- Resolve customer complaints or problems.
- Provide attraction or event information to patrons.
- Sell products or services.
- Manage budgets for personal services operations.
- Organize recreational activities or events.
- Administer first aid.
- Arrange services or reservations for patrons.
- Assist individuals with special needs.
- Monitor availability of equipment or supplies.
- Maintain financial or account records.
Typical Working Conditions
- Dealing with external customers.
- Frequent decision-making.
- Having face-to-face discussions.
- The freedom to determine tasks, priorities, and goals.
- Working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions.
- Sitting.
- High levels of competition.
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Education & Credentials
Educational Requirements
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Work Experience and Training Requirements
Nationally, this career typically requires:
- There is no data on work experience requirements for this career.
- There is no data for on-the-job training requirements for this career.
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Majors
Click on any of the Majors listed below to find out more about preparing for this
career.
Transfer Options
Enrolling in a community college can be a great place to start your four-year degree. While all 31 Minnesota State community colleges,
technical colleges and universities offer all or part of the Minnesota Transfer Curriculum
(a 40-credit package of general education courses accepted for transfer to other state colleges and universities, the University of Minnesota,
and some private colleges and universities), not all two-year colleges offer degrees intended to transfer to a four-year bachelor's degree.
If you plan to transfer to obtain a four-year bachelor's degree, it is important to know which degree path is right for you:
- Associate of Arts (AA) degrees offered at community colleges are designed to transfer into liberal arts four-year majors.
- Associate of Science (AS) and Associate of Fine Arts (AFA) degrees offered at community and technical colleges transfer into specific four-year majors and will likely require completing additional general education courses at a university.
- Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degrees offered at technical and community colleges are not designed to transfer. They lead to immediate entry into the workplace.
- Diplomas and certificates offered at technical colleges are not designed to transfer. They lead to immediate entry into the workplace.
Talk to a transfer specialist as early as possible to determine the best associate degree for your goals. Be sure to review your Degree Audit Report (DARS) each semester to best prepare for transfer. Get more help understanding transfer using the tools below.
Helpful High School Courses
Examples of helpful classes that help you prepare for this career:
- Accounting
- Business Management
- Culinary Arts
- Economics
- Foods and Nutrition
- Health and Wellness
- Marketing
- Public Speaking
- Sociology
- Team Sports
- World Geography
- World Language
In Minnesota, your school may have developed a Program of Study in this career area.
A Program of Study is an academic and career plan developed by your high school to help move you towards a career
and college path. A Program of Study can help you:
- Select high school classes that prepare you for college and getting a job
- Understand how the classes you're taking in high school lead to a career
- Identify extra-curricular activities that are related to your career interest
- See what classes at your school offer early college credit that will save you time and money towards your college expenses
- Graduate from high school prepared for your next step toward the career you choose
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Skills & Knowledge
Most Important Skills for Travel Guides
- Listening—Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
- Coordinating with Others—Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
- Helping Others—Actively looking for ways to help people.
- Reading—Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
- Thinking Critically—Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
- Being Aware of Others—Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
- Making Decisions—Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
- Persuading Others—Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.
- Monitoring Performance—Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
- Negotiating—Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences.
Most Important Knowledge Areas for Travel Guides
- Sales and Marketing—Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems.
- Customer and Personal Service—Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
- Clerical—Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology.
- Administration and Management—Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
- Geography—Knowledge of principles and methods for describing the features of land, sea, and air masses, including their physical characteristics, locations, interrelationships, and distribution of plant, animal, and human life.
- Education and Training—Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
- English Language—Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
- Transportation—Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits.
- History and Archeology—Knowledge of historical events and their causes, indicators, and effects on civilizations and cultures.
- Personnel and Human Resources—Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems.
Interests
Different careers may be a good fit for your personality or interests. This career is:
- Enterprising—Enterprising occupations frequently involve starting up and carrying out projects. These occupations can involve leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes they require risk taking and often deal with business.
- Conventional—Conventional occupations frequently involve following set procedures and routines. These occupations can include working with data and details more than with ideas. Usually there is a clear line of authority to follow.
Learn more about your interests. Take the MnCareers Interest Assessment.
Describe Your Skills
People who have worked in this career typically perform the following tasks.
These statements can help a prospective employer understand what you can do, on a resume or during an interview.
- Collecting information from different sources.
- Creating and maintaining interpersonal relationships.
- Working directly with the public.
- Communicating with people outside your organization.
- Selling or influencing people.
- Communicating with supervisors, co-workers, or people that work under you.
- Judging the qualities of things, services, or people.
- Performing day-to-day administrative tasks.
Careers that Use Similar Skills
The following careers use skills, knowledge, and abilities that are similar to those used for Travel Guides.
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Job Title Examples
Cruise Counselor,
Tour Coordinator,
Tour Director,
Guide,
Mountain Bike Guide,
River Guide,
Tour Escort,
Tour Manager,
Tour Operator,
Tours Captain
Where Do Travel Guides Work?
Travel Guides often work in the following industries.
Similar Careers
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