Individual tour director
The profession appears before 2020
Professional guide able to develop and personally conduct unique tours according to the requests of individual clients. In a way, the job already exists and will become mainstream as traditional travel operators disappear.
Trends
Professional skills and abilities
Systems thinking (ability to define and work with complex systems, including system engineering).
Ability to manage projects and processes.
Multilingual and multicultural abilities (fluent English and knowledge of a second foreign language, understanding of the national and cultural context of partner countries, and understanding of job specifics in foreign industries).
Client focus, ability to address customer requests.
Creative abilities, developed aesthetic taste.