Tour Leader – China

🕒 May 26

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G Adventures

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1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 1990

💰 Private Equity Round on 2021-02

Travel

G Adventures is a leader in small group adventure travel, offering a variety of tours and travel experiences across multiple continents including North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Oceania, and Antarctica. Established over 30 years ago, the company is dedicated to providing sustainable and responsible travel options that benefit local communities. They offer various travel styles such as solo adventures, family trips, and themed journeys like the National Geographic and Jane Goodall Collections. G Adventures focuses on delivering flexible itineraries, using locally based guides, and ensuring a positive impact through initiatives like Planeterra and G for Good.

📋 Description

• Consistently deliver a high level of customer service and traveller satisfaction. • Provide leadership for our travellers and be responsible for their well-being. • Continually increase your knowledge about the visited country, its culture, religion, current affairs, environment, etc. • Have detailed knowledge of hotels, sights, restaurants, transport, souvenirs, prices, etc. • Develop a series of information sources and contacts that can be of assistance when required. • Maintain a valid passport and visa. • Stay up to date on any travel restrictions based on nationality. • Keep vaccinations and preventive medication up to date. • Act as day-to-day guide, interpreter and manager of the group. • Ensure traveller satisfaction is effectively achieved. • Maintain the established travel itinerary, making changes only when necessary. • Make reservations for accommodation, transportation and activities as required. • Advise travellers on suitable restaurants and purchase of souvenirs. • Maintain daily expenditure accounts, retain receipts and keep expenses within the trip budget provided. • Provide a report for each trip, in the requested format. • Train new Leaders as requested, passing on as much trip-related information as possible. • Provide assistance to the regional offices when requested by Managers or by the Toronto office.

🎯 Requirements

• A Love for Adventure Travel: We are the Adventure specialists and we only hire CEOs who have a genuine passion for travelling to vibrant, exciting areas of the world. • Previous experience living, travelling, studying or working abroad is an essential requirement for this position. • Able to legally work in Central Asia • Language skills: All of G Adventures tours are operated in English so a good command of the English language is mandatory. The region specific language is also very important. • Excellent Leadership and Communication Skills: We look for people who have experience in leadership roles, with a proven ability to communicate effectively in a wide range of contexts. • Resourcefulness: We need CEOs who have a good head on their shoulders, who can remain calm and collected under unpredictable and stressful circumstances. • Awareness of and Commitment to Sustainable Tourism: Our CEOs need to be committed to environmentally and culturally responsible tourism. • Good Health and High Energy Level: Our CEOs must be prepared to handle the daily stresses, both mental and physical, of long and tiring days. • First Aid/CPR Certification: CEOs must hold Standard First Aid Certification and CPR at the start of the contract. • Background in basic accounting/budgeting: Experience working with budgets is an asset. • Computer literacy: A working knowledge of the Internet, E-mail, Microsoft Word, and Microsoft Excel is essential. • Able to travel across China.

🏖️ Benefits

• Health insurance • Flexible working hours • Professional development opportunities