Sessions
Friday, November 6 2020 | 00:00 AM
Meet the Operator | ToursByLocals
Guides, come meet the guide recruiter from ToursByLocals. Research their platform in advance; the are looking to recruite guides from around the world. Stop in and introduce yourself! Feel free…
Friday, November 6 2020 | 00:00 AM
A Continental Perspective, Selling & Creating Heritage Tours in Europe
Join Julia from Walking the Spirit Tours as she shares her experience creating Black history tours throughout Europe; she'll share her experience packaging itineraries and working with markets from wholesalers…
Friday, November 6 2020 | 00:00 AM
Making Everyone Feel Welcome on Your Tours
The purpose of this session is to help participants evaluate their professional and personal lives through a people, place, and purpose framework designed to help guides view their own balance…
Friday, November 6 2020 | 00:00 AM
More than Just a Rainbow Flag: Building Actually Inclusive Tours
The LGBTQ travel market is over $200 billion annually. Making your LGBTQ+ guests feel truly part of your tour experience goes deeper than marketing. It speaks to the way you…
Friday, November 6 2020 | 00:00 AM
Leveraging and Selling Cultural Heritage Tour Itineraries
Cultural heritage tourism, one of the fastest-growing segments of the travel industry, is now gaining momentum in the U.S. as destinations now have the desire to engage community stakeholders who…
Friday, November 6 2020 | 00:00 AM
How a small tour business uses equity, inclusion and diversity to make a big impact in our community
Torin Kexel (Owner) and Daniel Suber (Lead Guide and Tour Designer) of The Flying Bike will discuss the practical ways that equity, inclusion and diversity have been built into our…
Friday, November 6 2020 | 00:00 AM
Telling Stories That Matter, Strategies for going deeper
Our tour experiences are only as good and meaningful as the stories told. Join in the discussion with Leon Burnette, founder of TripSchool's Diversity Project and leader of Civil Rights…
Friday, November 6 2020 | 00:00 AM
Entrepreneurship, Connecting Your Company and Community
Katika Experiences is a different kind of tour company; one that seeks to "organize and facilitate the interaction between people of all backgrounds" through both unique tours and events. Come…
Friday, November 6 2020 | 00:00 AM
Finding Your ‘Why’, Change the World Through Your Tours
Do you remember why you got into tours & activities? Was it the flexible hours, the idea you would be outdoors, socializing, or to meet people from around the world?…
Friday, November 6 2020 | 00:00 AM
Bringing out Your Best, Practical Strategies for Improving your Delivery on Tour
Every great tour guide has great stories. But delivering those stories in a compelling and engaging way can be difficult. In this session we will look at techniques that will…