USA Tour Pros is North America’s leading Tour Professional’s resource and social-networking Web site offering Individual and Business Members a “one-stop shopping” location for all aspects of the Tour industry, including the nation’s first collection of Tour industry-specific, video podcasts and the first travel industry online continuing education program, USA Tour Pros University. In 2009 we introduced the groundbreaking podcast series, Virtual Tour Director. Plus, where else can Tour Professionals post their very own video resumes and work-availability calendars?
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Tom Schoenewald President USA Tour Pros: Leading the Way.
What a weekend! Our group of Tour Pros who attended USA Tour Pros first NYC FAM trip and NYC Sightseeing Guide License Study Session were a wonderful blend of long-time professionals and newly-trained Tour Pros. The enthusiasm for all was palpable throughout our fur days together and the weather certainly cooperated with our event. And, it was heartening to see that our event, planned first and then unceremoniously trumped just two weeks before by another individual, was the superior of the two options for NYC training. When a local angle is needed to teach out-of-towners about moving a group in NYC, you need to rely on someone who lives there. Not a flatlander.
As of this morning, 20 out of 20 of our participants had passed the 150-question Sightseeing Guide License exam with an average score of 131. A full 90% had earned the coveted gold-star for scoring 120 or higher. Every member of the exam group checked-in following their test for a cordial de-briefing of their experience which we will utilize to teach our next group of FAM trip/Study Session participants even better. The superb assistance of Alice Devereaux and Sheryl Emmett, along with the support of the industry-leading Tour Operator USA Student Travel, and their Vice President Pat Neimeyer in particular, was what we needed to accomplish our success.
It’s been a year since Sully used the Hudson as a runway, and now, it’s USA Tour Pros’ time to take on NYC.
Another year is almost gone and Thanksgiving is the perfect time to give back and to give Thanks!
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USATP offers the Internet's only up-to-date collection of Tour Industry-specific video and audio podcasts, featuring TDs, TOs, vendors, and leading voices in the industry.
A collection of thoughts and insights focusing on Tour Professionals and the tour industry
Promote yourself to the tour industry through an online profile, with a downloadable print resume, video resume, work-availability calendar, and more.
Scan for the latest Job Opportunities across North America from step-on work to tour management, meet-and-greets to receptive services.
USA Tour Pros University offers a wide range of highly interactive courses that you can take entirely over the Internet. All of our courses include expert instructors, many of whom are nationally known authors.
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Getting around Philadelphia can be a snap, but in case you need a little help, here’s an easy way to get from the Betsy Ross House or The Bourse to Franklin Court by using our Virtual Tour Director (VTD) video.
There’s nothing like getting something free in Manhattan. Watch Virtual Tour Director (VTD) for a simple explanation on how take your group on a round-trip adventure on the Staten Island Ferry.
Fourth in a contuining series, USA Tour Pros latest Virtual Tour Director (VTD) video podcast instructs you on how to select, purchase, and use the NYC Subway Metrocard.
A third video in the Virtual Tour Director (VTD) series on USA Tour Pros shot and voiced-over by USATP Member Mike Showalter.
USA Tour Pros offers our second installment of Virtual Tour Director (VTD) with an idea for a fantastic photo op of Manhattan from New Jersey.
USA Tour Pros introduces their new Virtual Tour Director (VTD) series with a look at the Statue of Liberty Ferry location in Jersey City, New Jersey.
In Part III, Fran Boronski explains to new TDs that “diversification is key” in this business.
Veteran TD Fran Boronski explains a TD’s job is “to do it all!”
Education: Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario M.Ed., B.A., B.Ed.
Prior to tour directing, I worked as a teacher both internationally and domestically, spending 15 years living in numerous African countries—Chad, Namibia, Tunisia, and South Africa—and exploring many others. Dual Canadian and American citizenships have allowed me to live and work in both the U.S. and Canada over the years, and I have travelled throughout Europe and Israel, and to many parts of North America and the Caribbean. I speak French fluently.
Abroad and at home I have organized events and gatherings of all shapes and sizes, but the ones I’m probably most proud of have been those involving youth and children, including arts and recreation, conferences, and summer schools. Community service has long been a pleasure.
I am an ITMI-certified Tour Director looking to lead group tours both domestically and internationally. I have six years’ experience in the tourism industry and have traveled to more than 25 countries and lived in three. My areas of strong knowledge are New England, the Rocky Mountain States, and Southeast Asia, especially Thailand. I speak and read Thai and can get by in Spanish. I have over 20 years of business and customer-service background. In 2008 i added internatonal tours to my list of achievements, with tours to Russia and Southeast Asia (Thailand, Cambodia & Vietnam). A lot of fun with great groups!
I was born and raised in Massachusetts, halfway between Boston and Cape Cod. For the early part of my adult life, I managed my family’s heating/air conditioning/plumbing business. I also sold real estate in Boston for three years (paperwork and forms galore!!) and worked for an Internet banking software provider, downloading bank files onto our servers for Internet viewing. This job involved lots of problem-solving when computer glitches occurred (which we all know happens all too frequently).
A Texas-based Tour Operator seeks a bi-lingual Tour Pro for a January 2010 tour.
Canadian Tour Operator seeks a local DC Guide for group tour in March 2010.
Professional theater company needs a tour and stage manager (TSM) to manage the tour of our fall show and the rehearsals and subsequent tour of the…
A local Museum is seeking a part-time docent to conduct tours of the home once occupied by a famous short story writer.
A Touring Exhibition company is interviewing for several Visitor Services Associate positions at a major exhibition opening soon in Dallas.
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