USA Tour Pros is proud to announce our Second NYC Sightseeing Guide License Exam Study Session, set for March 21, 2010, at the NYC Seminar and Conference Center (at 23rd Street and 6th Avenue). If you are interested in getting your NYC License for use this Spring season, we would love to have you train with us. Alice Devereaux and I have edited/updated our NYC Study Pack (2nd Edition) and it is now available, whether you’re joining us for our Study Session or you just want the the document. We have expanded our 250 Suggested Study Topics to 300. We enjoyed a 100% passing rate with our last group in January 2010, with 95% earning a Star for scoring 120/or more correct (out of the 150 questions).
NYC Sightseeing License Exam Study Session $199 (THIS FEE INCLUDES THE NYC STUDY PACK) This all-day session will allow plenty of time for Alice and me to review every topic within the Study Pack with you as a group. It also will include a map of the various approaches to the Lincoln Tunnel (for your Coach) from both the NYC and NJ sides.
NYC Study Pack (only), 2nd Edition $125 We decided to offer this to everyone, whether you join us for the Study Session or not. Participation remains open for our Study Session. The fee would be an additional $74.
More information is available on our Facebook page at: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=291802834404
USA Tour Pros is North America’s leading Tour Professional’s resource and social-networking Web site and we will be TOTALLY FREE for Tour Pros starting March 15, 2010. Register today!
Tom Schoenewald President USA Tour Pros: Leading the Way.
We are pleased to announce following successful talks in Silicon Valley, USA Tour Pros will become a FREE* SERVICE for Tour Pros! That’s right, any Tour Pro who has a completed profile within our system will be retained, while those currently Registered under anonymous screen names will be deleted on March 15, 2010.
This new business model will benefit the Tour Pro in a number of ways:
1) No out-of-pocket Membership fee
2) An online presence that is easy to create and virtually maintenance free
3) Referral service you will only pay for IF we land you a job!
3) FREE personal profile to be utilized in our database searches for Tour Operators
4) FREE access to the most comprehensive and thorough Resource Library in the business
5) FREE access to our well-received and professionally-acclaimed Virtual Tour Director (VTD) series
6) FREE ability to post video resumes, printed resumes, and the all-important work availability calendar!
7) Seamless compatibility with Facebook, Twitter, and our Yahoo online group
And much more!
Those currently paying Membership dues will receive a pro-rated refund check from USA Tour Pros before April 1, 2010.
So what are you waiting for? Register at: http://www.usatourpros.com/index.php/forums/member/register/ and starting March 15, 2010, enjoy all we offer for a price everyone can afford: FREE!
*(All Business Friends Membership fees will remain in effect).
When it comes to compare USA Tour Pros to “the other guys”, the choice was as clear as a Broadway night.
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.
Detailed major tour city information including neighborhood profiles, tourism hot spots, motorcoach parking areas and regulations, subway and airport maps, museum locations and hours, and all the most up-to-date news and traffic.
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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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