The mental image that most people have of tour conductors is quite similar to the picture the movie industry typically paints.
Yet just a little more thought suggests that there can be a downside, too: lost luggage, Overbooked planes, overwrought clients.
To lead a tour can be a delight, but it often a well-paying job, yet at the same time it is a demanding career.
Without question, though, to be tour conductors is to be in one of the most exhilarating, potentially rewarding, and intensely sought-after positions in the travel industry, and to work in any capacity at a tour company often leads to genuinely creative and satisfying experiences.