Person who offers consulting services to organizations that provide leisure activities or recreational services, or who wish to establish one. She studies the data relating to the client organization (socio-economic environment, potential clientele, available budget, etc.), designs and proposes a program of activities, studies budgets or helps the
Person who organizes and supervises the activities of a tourism business for his own account or that of the owner. He determines the objectives of the company, develops, approves or directs the guidelines and programs, sees to the management of financial resources (preparation of budgets, control of operating costs, financial statements, staff compensation,
Person who, as manager, plans, organizes, directs and controls the activities of a team of tour guides. He assesses the company's situation (results, competition, industry trends, etc.), and takes part in determining prices as well as developing promotional strategies. He manages human resources (hiring staff, developing schedules, managing conflicts, etc.),
Person whose function is to welcome, guide, inform and advise visitors on the services, activities, attractions and tourist sites of a locality or region and to answer their questions. She usually works from a tourist information booth or office located in a regional tourist information center, an airport, a hotel or a tourist agency. She is thoroughly
Person whose function is to provide training to employees of all levels of the tourism industry using their own expertise or the sum of their research in order to increase their professional competence. To do this, she assesses the training needs of its clientele (tourist associations or businesses, students, etc.), establishes the training plan, then
A tourist guide or travel guide is a type of book containing information about a given place, which can be practical as well as cultural and historical, for use by tourists.
Person who, as manager, plans, organizes, directs and controls activities and programs intended to stimulate the tourism development of a region, province or country. She consults or carries out studies to analyze market trends, establishes development, marketing and commercialization strategies and participates in the establishment and execution of
Person who manages the operation of a tourist information center. She supervises the work of the tourist information officers, replenishes the center with documentation, compiles daily, weekly and monthly statistics in order to produce a report for the center operator. She assists the operator in the management of human, financial and material resources of
Person who designs programs of activities and who plans, directs and determines the human, financial and material resources necessary to offer recreational services to the various clienteles of outdoor centers and those of municipal, institutional, community, commercial and industrial organizations . To do this, it studies and
A tourism development director is a manager who plans, organizes, directs and controls activities and programs intended to stimulate the development of tourism for a given territory.
