March Tour News
Hi from Rick: Guiding Unforgettable Tours
I just got home from Rome after wrapping up a tour. Not just any tour — my very favorite kind of tour…a mentoring tour, where I was the guide and the tour members were our newest Rick Steves' Europe tour guides. Twenty-four of them reported to Rome for a week of hands-on experience to learn how to lead in the "Rick Steves style."
We're fortunate to attract top-quality guides to our company. Why? Because our guides are teachers, not salespeople. They're paid well up front, so they can lead without angling for tips, selling optional sightseeing, or getting kickbacks on group shopping. (On a Rick Steves tour, none of this happens: All tips and group sightseeing are included — and there is no "group shopping.")
Most of our "new" guides are only new to us — they're already seasoned guides in their own right. On this tour, we gathered to share with them the vivid little experiences that make a Rick Steves tour sparkle… Read more
