Tour Director

Become a top-notch Tour Director and show others once-in-a-lifetime travel experiences!

With emerit training, your passion for travel, love of discovering new places, and proven leadership skills will help further your career! emerit-trained Tour Directors are flexible, perceptive to traveller needs and ensure the smooth day-to-day running of planned itineraries. Deliver memorable tours, build your reputation as a knowledgeable tourism professional, and be recognized as providing one of the top guided tours in your industry.

With emerit Tour Director training, you can study the following modules:

  • Tourism Awareness
  • Professionalism
  • General Knowledge
  • Presentation
  • Procedures
  • Problem Solving

Whatever your goals, emerit allows you to pick and choose the training options and resources that work for you!

Tour Director Training Products:

emerit Tour Guide/Tour Director National Occupational Standards

  • Represent the collective expertise of Tour Directors and industry leaders across Canada.
  • Identify the most important essential skills you need to excel as a Tour Director.
  • Outline the key elements of preparing and conducting memorable tours.
  • Discuss how to assist passengers on multi-day tours, manage arrangements and services, and provide specialized information and commentary.

emerit Tour Director Workbook

Become a tourism ambassador with this fantastic self-study guide! It covers all of the knowledge you need to create the perfect tour – from planning travel itineraries to coordinating travel arrivals and departures. This workbook is one you will always want to have with you, as it contains valuable resources and information to help advance your tourism career.

Professional Certification:

Be recognized nationally as an exemplary Tour Director with the Tourism Certified Professional (TCP) credential, and be counted amongst the elite in the industry! Your path is clear: pass an industry-endorsed knowledge exam and performance evaluation, and possess the required hours of relevant Tour Director experience. You have the option of using one of the above emerit Tour Director training options to prepare for certification or you can challenge the process if you feel prepared. 

Related Products:

Advance your career in Tourism Travel Services and develop industry-leading performance with the emerit Tour Guide training product!

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