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RE: Anyone here ever worked as a tourguide/tour manager ?
(07-19-2012 06:24 PM)Hawk Wrote: I'm employed in the tourist industry in Spain. It's not 3rd world (not yet), but I wanted to make some points:
-There are many ways to work in tourism. You can be a courier, a greeter, a tour host...
-Don't worry about how to get girls, they chase you (usually when travelling alone or in couples). Less frequent in summer, ironically.
-Pay varies a lot. I've had two jobs in this field: in one I earned half the national average wage; in the other, it's twice that average.
-Say goodbye to weekends and regular timetables.
-The more languages you speak, the better. Two of them are golden: Russian and Portuguese, as they're the ones spending more money and have no English skills. Maybe in South America the ranking of languages is different.
-If you're prone to intolerance, you can end up hating some nationalities.
I guessing your hating the Russians. They can be really nice or real ball busters. The girls like to test you and bust your balls. I love them tough, because they look good and fuck good!
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RE: Anyone here ever worked as a tourguide/tour manager ?
(07-17-2012 11:31 AM)Neil Skywalker Wrote: I'm thinking about working as a tourguide/manager in some hot country, I prefer South America or South East Asia.
Neil I got a fishing charter business and a hostel. It's shitty business money wise.
But bitches and good times it right up your alley.
If you want to run Neil Skywalker's Around the World in 80 Girls Hostel and Fishing Charter in Hawaii let me know.
Just promise you won't get into it and then go couch surfing in three months when you got a little cash in your pocket.
I think a snappy Dutchman like you could run this shit for me.
What's up?
Aloha!
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RE: Anyone here ever worked as a tourguide/tour manager ?
(07-20-2012 03:45 AM)Hawk Wrote: (07-20-2012 12:14 AM)brianmark Wrote: I guessing your hating the Russians. They can be really nice or real ball busters. The girls like to test you and bust your balls. I love them tough, because they look good and fuck good!
Haha, no, I'm rather patient, or that's what I like to think. Actually I like Russians, you win them over if you say something in their language, and their women are hot as hell. Anyway, their lack of language skills prevent them from being a pain in the neck.
I had some problems at the beginning with Indians (make many senseless questions), some countries in South America (let their children go wild) and Israelis (always complaining about the service), but I forgot it when I found out they're nice people. I guess I'm easy to win over too.
I like Russian people and had a couple of Russian gf's and even a serious one so that's not a problem. I could manage a bit in their language while traveling. Ask directions, negotiate a bit and have a bit of small talk.
The Indians and Israelis i will just have to deal with since they are giant cheapskates. Even worse than me. I just pay if it's a fixed price and won't make trouble if it seems normal to me. I have seen Indians bargain at 7-eleven in Thailand. Possible one of the cheapest places on earth. There were just price tags on the articles and still they want to haggle a few bath of the price.
Can you tell me a bit more about your free time or lack of free time? Also important, were you a tourguide as in taking people from city to city or a host in a steady place?
I'm sure which one i want to do. I tend to aim for a tourguiding position since that's a bit more adventurous.
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(This post was last modified: 07-20-2012 06:24 AM by Spike.)
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Hawk
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RE: Anyone here ever worked as a tourguide/tour manager ?
(07-20-2012 06:22 AM)Neil Skywalker Wrote: Can you tell me a bit more about your free time or lack of free time? Also important, were you a tourguide as in taking people from city to city or a host in a steady place?
I'm sure which one i want to do. I tend to aim for a tourguiding position since that's a bit more adventurous.
Right now I work 6 days on and 2 days off. If my boss call me to work on a free day, I can't say no or they won't renew my 3 month contract (thank you, Milton Friedman). I work in 3 shifts, changing every week: morning (from 9 to 14, 15 or 18), evening (from 13 or 14 to 22) and split (from 9 to 22, with 4 free hours in the middle). I've worked in a tourist office and in the panoramic city buses, always sleeping at home.
My sister and other people I know have been tourguides and they hate it, you work a lot and are available even at sleeping for your customers (if they have a nail broken or similar); however, if you're a courier (a Western tourguide living in a foreign country) you can make good money; Spanish guides only get those positions through connections, don't know about Holland.
Have you thought about becoming an English teacher? You can live anywhere in the world with more free time and, when you get tired of 3rd world, you can easily relocate. A friend of mine recently got a title (a 120 hour course in Teflexpress), even if she's Spanish.
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RE: Anyone here ever worked as a tourguide/tour manager ?
(07-20-2012 01:51 PM)Hawk Wrote: (07-20-2012 06:22 AM)Neil Skywalker Wrote: Can you tell me a bit more about your free time or lack of free time? Also important, were you a tourguide as in taking people from city to city or a host in a steady place?
I'm sure which one i want to do. I tend to aim for a tourguiding position since that's a bit more adventurous.
Right now I work 6 days on and 2 days off. If my boss call me to work on a free day, I can't say no or they won't renew my 3 month contract (thank you, Milton Friedman). I work in 3 shifts, changing every week: morning (from 9 to 14, 15 or 18), evening (from 13 or 14 to 22) and split (from 9 to 22, with 4 free hours in the middle). I've worked in a tourist office and in the panoramic city buses, always sleeping at home.
My sister and other people I know have been tourguides and they hate it, you work a lot and are available even at sleeping for your customers (if they have a nail broken or similar); however, if you're a courier (a Western tourguide living in a foreign country) you can make good money; Spanish guides only get those positions through connections, don't know about Holland.
Have you thought about becoming an English teacher? You can live anywhere in the world with more free time and, when you get tired of 3rd world, you can easily relocate. A friend of mine recently got a title (a 120 hour course in Teflexpress), even if she's Spanish.
Thanks for the info.
Yep, i want to be a courier, the western tourguide living in a foreign country. I've looked up a lot of info in Holland and will start making phonecalls on Monday. I need to know the requirements since i have no education in tourism. I can't see how a fresh rookie with a college degree in tourism is better than a 35 year old guy who has been in over 50 countries and has many years of working experience in other fields.
I'll see what they have to say on Monday.
Everyone i meet says that i need to get work as an English teacher but i don't fancy that kind of work so much. I'm not a native speaker and would have to study hard to get a degree and a job. It would cost a couple of thousand dollars also.
Besides that i don't like working with spoiled kids.
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