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ASPIRING TOUR GUIDES DON'T HAVE TO TRAVEL FAR TO GAIN SKILLS FOR
TOP-PAYING CAREERS WITH THE "GET PAID TO TRAVEL" ONLINE CLASS
Dateline: November 1, 2007 ... Lake Forest, CA
Contact: Cherie Anderson
Phone: (949) 830-8603
E-Mail: tourtraining@aol.com
Web Address: http://www.tourtraining.com/
LAKE FOREST, CA - November 1, 2007 - Booming tourism around the world
demands more highly-trained tour guides and tour directors than ever
before. A unique online class called "Get Paid to Travel" gives
hundreds of colleges in the United States and Canada an affordable
skill-building class to offer students who wish to pursue a travel
guide career.
Tourism accounts for a majority of travel around the world each year.
According to the World Tourism Organization (WTO), about 52 percent,
or around 395 million people, traveled for the purpose of leisure and
recreation in 2004. Consequently, the career opportunity for aspiring
tour guides, tour directors, and cruise hosts has grown tremendously.
"Get Paid to Travel" is being offered online at more than 1200
colleges in the United States and Canada. The class gives students an
opportunity to train as tour directors and guides for local, domestic,
and international tours. Students can easily take the class online
from a computer without interfering with their other college studies.
The course was developed by Cherie Anderson, owner of Professional
Tour Management Training and author of the "Tour Director Training
Guide." Anderson has been working in the travel industry leading tours
and cruises around the world since 1984. She began introducing her
tour management training to colleges in Southern California in 1993,
and now many of her past students are leading tours around the world.
Anderson realized the need for an extensive training course that is
not only convenient for everyone, but also covers the skills needed
for a variety of tourism careers. She feels there are vast differences
among travel careers that many people misunderstand and a targeted
training course for tour guides, directors, and hosts was long
overdue.
"The skills are very different for travel agents and tour directors.
For example, a tour director needs special skills to work with tour
groups. The director must also understand tour group procedures and
how to work with local suppliers, tour operators, tour guides, and
assist with challenges and emergencies wherever they travel. On the
other hand, the travel agent makes appointments from an office and
arranges reservations. The two careers are entirely different, so the
skills required are different as well," states Anderson.
"Get Paid to Travel" targets a wide audience of students that are
interested in a travel career. Whether they want to become a local
tour guide or work abroad, students gain the skills needed to enter
their field of choice. Some might prefer to travel around the world
and direct a variety of tours from week to week, including African
safaris, cruises, European tours, etc.
Though very affordable, Anderson's online class helps students gain
the required skills to land a well-paying travel job with a
potentially bright future for those who work hard and are dedicated to
their career. The average income for an experienced international or
domestic tour director is 0 to 0 per day, including salary,
tips, and commissions.
Students that have already enrolled in the class were amazed at the
detailed training provided. As one student acclaims, "Cherie
Anderson´s course 'Get Paid to Travel' far exceeded my expectations.
It was very in-depth and concise. This has been one of the most
exciting, educational, and rewarding classes I´ve taken in the last
five years in my pursuit of my B.A. of Geography with a Travel/Tourism
concentration. Cherie is an open and honest person, a quality that
seems hard to find these days. Thank You Cherie!"
Anderson says, "'Get Paid to Travel' inspires students that are
interested in a travel career to pursue what they love doing most
while equipping them with the knowledge they need to become a great
tour guide or director."
More information is available at the Web address below:
http://www.tourtraining.com/
For an interview or more information, please contact Cherie Anderson
by phone at (949) 830-8603 or by email: tourtraining@aol.com
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