How to Find Summer Jobs as a Tour Guide

If you want to get paid to see the world, being a tour guide is the perfect job for you. Tour guides take groups of people on tourist visits. You tell the group about the area's history, environment, culture and architecture. You also trouble shoot problems, settle differences and keep everyone on schedule.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

1. Decide if you want to work as tour guide close to home or abroad. Take into account your schedule, family commitment and travel goals.

2. Figure out where tour guides work in your area. This includes historical homes, museums, historical villages and libraries. They may also be hiring tour guides to lead bus trips in your region.

3. Create a resume that depicts your skills and knowledge of the topic you'd be giving tours about. Your professionalism, organizational skills and customer service are of utmost importance.

4. Emphasize your specialized area of interest. It may make you a more desirable tour guide if you are an expert in architecture, history or art.

5. Stop by local museums, libraries and homes and submit your resume. The manager may also have you fill out an application. Ask what their hiring plans are during the summer.

6. Go online and look for traveling tour guide opportunities. Many cruise ships hire tour guides to handle the excursions that passengers pay for. You'd get to lead walking, biking and driving tours through major cities all around the world.

7. Contact U.S. tour guide companies. Ask about the application process and follow it.

Tips & Warnings

• Dress professionally for interviews.
• Start applying for jobs as early as possible.

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