BRITAIN AND IRELAND STUDY PROGRAMME NEWS
The first BISP course ran from 23rd to 27th February 2009 and was, I believe, a great success.
The 19 people who took the first course were all given an (anonymous) questionnaire and, asked whether they would recommend the course, all ticked the 'Yes' box, which - as I emphasised on the course - is the test of a tour director/manager. This is the difference between 'top down' guiding and 'bottom up' tour directing. The first involves earning the qualification, the second involves proving yourself on the road to the average tourist who is realtively uninterested in your qualifications, more on whether he/she is having a good time and being looked after.
I will use this site for my regular in-depth analysis of incoming tourism and its practitioners (ie the usual witterings into the ether) and all information on the BISP course can be found at:
britainandirelandstudyprogramme.blogspot.com
Now back to making a living... Any real tourists out there?
The 19 people who took the first course were all given an (anonymous) questionnaire and, asked whether they would recommend the course, all ticked the 'Yes' box, which - as I emphasised on the course - is the test of a tour director/manager. This is the difference between 'top down' guiding and 'bottom up' tour directing. The first involves earning the qualification, the second involves proving yourself on the road to the average tourist who is realtively uninterested in your qualifications, more on whether he/she is having a good time and being looked after.
I will use this site for my regular in-depth analysis of incoming tourism and its practitioners (ie the usual witterings into the ether) and all information on the BISP course can be found at:
britainandirelandstudyprogramme.blogspot.com
Now back to making a living... Any real tourists out there?
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