The TripSchool Blog

What life crisis brought you into this industry?
Uncategorized
January 16, 2024
How to lead tour groups through Times Square
Uncategorized
January 16, 2024
10 Ways a Tour Guide Can Practice Sustainability on Tour
TripSchool Blog
December 18, 2023
The Psychology of Offering Choices to Your Tour Group
Tour Director & Guide Skills
July 22, 2023
The Pitfalls of Being Too Experienced as a Tour Guide
Tour Director & Guide Skills
June 14, 2023
How to Improve Your Tours by Incorporating the Senses
Tour Director & Guide Skills
September 18, 2022
Introducing New Team Member Don Littlefield
Tour Director & Guide Skills, Tour Operators
September 16, 2022
Tour Guide & Tour Director Insurance Options
Tour Director & Guide Skills
September 9, 2022
How To Practice Self-Care During Tour Season
Tour Director & Guide Skills
April 23, 2022
What is an average tour guide salary?
Tour Director & Guide Skills
January 6, 2022
How to Choose your Tour Operator Booking Software
Tour Operators
January 2, 2022
5 Tips for Guiding in Busy Places
Tour Director & Guide Skills
November 16, 2021
How to Create a Free Tour Guide Availability Calendar
Tour Director & Guide Skills
November 8, 2021
[Press Release] The Pathways Project: Diversifying the Travel Industry
Diversity & Inclusion
October 17, 2021
Going Local Tours and Experiences: 5 Lessons for Launching a Tour Business from a TripSchool Entrepreneur
Student Spotlight, Tour Operators
August 16, 2021
4 Ways to Elevate Your Storytelling as a Tour Guide
Storytelling & Wow Moments, Tour Director & Guide Skills
July 8, 2021
Scripting Your Video Introduction for Tour Directors and Guides
Getting Hired, Technology Tips
April 12, 2021
Questions from Tour Directors about Covid Era Group Travel
Covid-19
April 6, 2021
A History of Troubles at the U.S. Capitol
Student Spotlight
January 10, 2021
What did tour guides do in 2020?
Covid-19, Tour Director & Guide Skills
December 20, 2020
Diversity Talk: Drag History of LGBTQ NYC
Diversity & Inclusion
October 29, 2020
Tour Guide Spotlight: Jeff Gray
Student Spotlight
October 29, 2020
Entrepreneur Spotlight: Denise Swain – Scenethat Tours
Student Spotlight, Tour Operators
October 29, 2020
Tips for Navigating the Arival 360 Virtual Conference
Tour Operators
October 26, 2020
5 Reasons Why Your YouTube Channel Lacks Engagement
Technology Tips, Tour Operators
October 25, 2020
Diversity Talk: Philadelphia and the Underground Railroad
Diversity & Inclusion
October 20, 2020
List of International Tour Guide Associations
Tour Director & Guide Skills
October 11, 2020
How to Build a Tour Business Website in Wordpress
Technology Tips, Tour Operators
October 4, 2020
Diversity Talk: The Story of a Real Civil Rights Foot Soldier
Diversity & Inclusion
October 4, 2020
Diversity Talk: African American Troops in the Normandy Campaign
Diversity & Inclusion
October 4, 2020
Diversity Talk: Becoming Familiar with Civilization’s Strange Fruit
Diversity & Inclusion
October 4, 2020
Diversity Talk: The Unknown History of Cambridge, MA
Diversity & Inclusion
October 4, 2020
Diversity Talk: The Global Leadership Academy of West Philadelphia
Diversity & Inclusion
October 4, 2020
Diversity Talk: From the Slave Ship to City Hall — Africans in Philadelphia
Diversity & Inclusion
October 4, 2020
Diversity Talk: The Black Gold Rush
Diversity & Inclusion
October 4, 2020
Diversity Talk: Washington D.C. & the Quander Family
Diversity & Inclusion
October 4, 2020
Diversity Talks: Mississippi and the Rise of Jim Crow
Diversity & Inclusion
October 4, 2020
Diversity Talk: Taylor’s Story – Washington D.C.
Diversity & Inclusion
October 4, 2020
Diversity Talk: Unexplored Afrocentric Los Angeles
Diversity & Inclusion
October 4, 2020
Diversity Talk – Paris in the Jazz Age
Diversity & Inclusion
October 1, 2020
Responsible Travel: Be Part of the Solution to Overtourism
The Future Of Travel
October 1, 2020
The Robots Are Coming! AI, Mobile and the Future of Tour Guiding
The Future Of Travel
October 1, 2020
The Importance of Diversity in a Tour Guide’s Storytelling
Diversity & Inclusion, Storytelling & Wow Moments, Tour Director & Guide Skills
September 30, 2020
The Future of Large Group Travel
The Future Of Travel
September 30, 2020
The Disgruntled Tour Director
Covid-19
August 6, 2020
Video Introduction Live Critique for Tour Directors
Getting Hired, Technology Tips
June 29, 2020
Business Cards for Tour Guides & Directors
Getting Hired
June 28, 2020
How to Create a Virtual Tour: A Beginner’s Guide
Technology Tips, Tour Operators
June 23, 2020
List of Reopening Guidelines for the Travel Industry
Covid-19
June 23, 2020
What should my cover letter look like?
Getting Hired
June 7, 2020
Mastering the Tour Director Elevator Pitch
Getting Hired
June 3, 2020
How Developing Virtual Tours Can Help Your In-Person Guiding Business
Technology Tips, Tour Operators
May 30, 2020
Tour Guide Job Interview Test Questions!
Getting Hired
May 24, 2020
What makes a great tour director resume?
Getting Hired
May 21, 2020
Photography Tips for Tour Guides
Technology Tips
May 14, 2020
Virtual Tour Directory – Free and Paid Online Experiences
Technology Tips
May 5, 2020
Free Online Tour Guide Training & Learning Resources
Tour Director & Guide Skills, Tour Operators
April 28, 2020
TED Talks for the Travel Industry: Storytelling
Storytelling & Wow Moments
April 27, 2020
What makes a great tour guide or tour director?
Getting Hired, Tour Director & Guide Skills
August 17, 2019
The Best Podcasts for Tour Guides & Tour Leaders
Technology Tips, Tour Director & Guide Skills
March 16, 2019
Preparing for a Tour Director Hiring Conference
Getting Hired
October 20, 2018
Tour Guide Storytelling Tips
Storytelling & Wow Moments, Tour Director & Guide Skills
October 3, 2018
Preparing for a TripSchool Destination Training
Tour Director & Guide Skills
June 24, 2018