The typical day of a Tourist Guide/Manager involves following activities:

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  Starting day early and checking the emails to see if there is urgent attention required. They have to get back to the clients with all the information that they require.


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  They often have to conduct a lot of research to collect the relevant information about a tourist place and get all the details. They may have to talk to people to get all that information.

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  A lot of planning and scheduling activities go behind the tours and the trips. They do it carefully.


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  Now comes the best part of their work. They have to travel. Andhavetravel a lot.

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  Managing the staff and other resources is a responsible task and they have to do it with perfection. A small mistake, and they can lose a lot.


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  They provide the information to the tourists and help them in touring the place.

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  They have to take care of the various products and services that have been ordered for their clients.


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  They have to show hospitality to their clients and have to treat them well.

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  They have to maintain regular communication with their clients and prospective clients. Therefore they are connected through emails and phone throughout the day.


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  Wrapping up the work at the end of the day is quite a task. The day is always hectic, but full of fun.

Tour guides work in the travel industry, giving guided tours to groups of visitors. They are experts on the history of the location and offer their tour groups interesting or enlightening information about points of interest at nature attractions, historic sites, museums, scenic locations, and other travel destinations. Guides may give walking tours, bus tours, or even lead river tours on a boat. Often hired by visitors' bureaus or travel companies, tour guides are typically residents of the region in which they give tours