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Especially for Tour Directors & Guides
A growing collection of information for those who lead travel groups
Survey Responses
I asked...you answered! Professionals share their perspectives, solutions and recommendations
Top Tips for Organization
Most Important Professional Skills
NEW! Pro Tips for Washington D.C.
Destination Recon Videos
Put your eyes to a site before bringing guests. Links to Playlists on the GuideGuides YouTube channel.
CAPE COD
WASHINGTON DC (and Region)
BOSTON
NYC
NEW ENGLAND (Fall Foliage focus)
NIAGARA FALLS
**FULL COLLECTION**
A terrific colleague, Lisa Shoemaker, also has a YouTube channel where she shares her passion for historical sites. She has a number of city-focused playlists, and her videos would be very helpful for development of commentary. Click here to reach her channel.
Sharable Maps
Share Maps with your guests or discover yourself.
*Scatter Meals
* Independent Exploring
* Shopping & Entertainment
Certainly not exhaustive, but recommendations that take groups into account. Links can be copied & shared with anyone.
DC (near Omni Shorham)
Dearborn, MI (near DoubleTree)
Frankenmuth, MI
Hyannis, MA (near Cape Codder)
Kennebunkport, ME
Newport, RI (Commercial Wharf)
Newport, RI (near Hampton Inn)
North Conway (near outlet mall)
Ogunquit, ME
Plymouth, MA (near the pier)
Richmond, VA (near Hilton Downtown)
Springfield, MA (near Marriott)
Location-Specific "CHALLENGES"
Fun activities-games-competitions you can present to keep guests active at sites. Designed to be offered as options to incentivize engagement.
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