tour director – Starr Tours & Charters https://www.starrtours.com Bus Charter & Bus Tours in New Jersey, Philadephia, New York and Delaware Sat, 02 Oct 2021 19:22:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.1.11 On Being a Tour Director https://www.starrtours.com/blog/on-being-a-tour-director/ https://www.starrtours.com/blog/on-being-a-tour-director/#comments Thu, 29 Aug 2019 19:43:16 +0000 https://www.starrtours.com/?p=4378 When someone finds out I’m a Tour Director for Starr’s bus tours, one of their first comments is usually, “That must be fun. What do you need to know to be a Tour Director?”  All my Starr Tour Director counterparts have heard the same question over and over. Below are some answers along with additional […]

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]]> https://www.starrtours.com/blog/on-being-a-tour-director/feed/ 3 Quebec City & Montreal – Two of My Favorite Cities https://www.starrtours.com/blog/quebec-city-montreal-french-canada/ https://www.starrtours.com/blog/quebec-city-montreal-french-canada/#respond Wed, 03 Jul 2019 16:48:40 +0000 https://www.starrtours.com/?p=6793 A short drive across our northern border are two wonderful and undoubtedly French cities. My heart skips a beat just thinking about them. With their history, culture and architecture dating back to the 1600s you will surely feel as if you are in a French European city. Montreal is a world class city, 2nd most […]

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]]> https://www.starrtours.com/blog/quebec-city-montreal-french-canada/feed/ 0 How Not to “Pack It On” When Getting Away For a Week or a Day https://www.starrtours.com/blog/how-not-to-pack-it-on-when-traveling/ https://www.starrtours.com/blog/how-not-to-pack-it-on-when-traveling/#respond Fri, 21 Jun 2019 19:53:55 +0000 https://www.starrtours.com/?p=6769 You’ve been doing your 10,000 steps each day, eating healthy, and just moved your belt buckle in two notches.  You are feeling good and looking even better!  Then your calendar reminds you that you are booked on one of Starr Tours fabulous day or overnight bus trips.  No need to panic!   You can still […]

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]]> https://www.starrtours.com/blog/how-not-to-pack-it-on-when-traveling/feed/ 0 When the Seat is Reversed… Traveling Solo https://www.starrtours.com/blog/seat-reversed-traveling-solo/ https://www.starrtours.com/blog/seat-reversed-traveling-solo/#comments Fri, 12 Apr 2019 17:30:23 +0000 https://www.starrtours.com/?p=6663 As a long-time Tour Director with Starr, I am a real advocate for traveling solo, especially on our wonderfully-planned bus tours.  So much so, that I wrote an article about it – “I Want To Be Alone…Really” –  to encourage more solo traveling.  As I mentioned in my previous blog post, too often people are […]

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]]> https://www.starrtours.com/blog/seat-reversed-traveling-solo/feed/ 10 It’s Who You Meet Along the Way https://www.starrtours.com/blog/its-who-you-meet-along-the-way/ https://www.starrtours.com/blog/its-who-you-meet-along-the-way/#comments Fri, 29 Mar 2019 15:48:26 +0000 https://www.starrtours.com/?p=6614 It’s said that it’s not the journey but who you meet along the way that is important in life. Well, as Tour Directors, we are fortunate to be able to do both: travel and meet interesting people along the way! Sometimes we meet people at our various stops and attractions, but most often it’s right […]

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]]> https://www.starrtours.com/blog/its-who-you-meet-along-the-way/feed/ 1 Get Ready For An Overnight in The City That Never Sleeps! https://www.starrtours.com/blog/get-ready-for-an-overnight-in-the-city-that-never-sleeps/ https://www.starrtours.com/blog/get-ready-for-an-overnight-in-the-city-that-never-sleeps/#comments Fri, 01 Mar 2019 18:02:05 +0000 https://www.starrtours.com/?p=6561 This summer, for the first time, Starr is offering a weekend bus trip to NYC!  I will be the tour director/tour guide for this 2-day getaway so let me tell you a few things about it and why it is a really cool trip… even if it is August in New York! In addition to […]

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]]> https://www.starrtours.com/blog/get-ready-for-an-overnight-in-the-city-that-never-sleeps/feed/ 5 Tour Directing – A Labor of Love https://www.starrtours.com/blog/tour-directing-a-labor-of-love/ https://www.starrtours.com/blog/tour-directing-a-labor-of-love/#comments Fri, 22 Jun 2018 16:21:11 +0000 https://www.starrtours.com/?p=5636 Passengers often ask me the same question again and again… “Do you work full-time?” I explain that being a Tour Director for Starr is not a full-time job. (Although some times it feels like it is – while I on tour I am working 24/7!)  As much as I like to think I could escort […]

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]]> https://www.starrtours.com/blog/tour-directing-a-labor-of-love/feed/ 4 BFFs and Bus Travel https://www.starrtours.com/blog/bffs-bus-travel/ https://www.starrtours.com/blog/bffs-bus-travel/#respond Fri, 11 Aug 2017 18:52:48 +0000 https://www.starrtours.com/?p=4948 To tell how I came to work at Starr, I have to go back to July 1981 and the beginning of my 36 year friendship with fellow Starr Tour Director, Jane Peters Estes. Jane and I met at Hightstown High School (as employees, not students!). We both were new employees in the principal’s office so […]

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]]> https://www.starrtours.com/blog/bffs-bus-travel/feed/ 0 Savannah & Charleston… A Must Do Trip! https://www.starrtours.com/blog/savannah-charleston-must-trip/ https://www.starrtours.com/blog/savannah-charleston-must-trip/#respond Thu, 27 Apr 2017 15:33:38 +0000 https://www.starrtours.com/?p=4646 One of the first multi-day trips by bus I escorted as a Tour Director for Starr, about 12 years ago, was to Savannah and Charleston.  I had never been to either city before but had heard so much about both southern destinations. I was excited to go and, of course, so were my passengers.  Savannah […]

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]]> https://www.starrtours.com/blog/savannah-charleston-must-trip/feed/ 0 5 Best Practices I Learned When I Acted as a Tour Director https://www.starrtours.com/blog/5-best-practices-learned-acted-tour-director/ https://www.starrtours.com/blog/5-best-practices-learned-acted-tour-director/#comments Fri, 31 Mar 2017 15:42:12 +0000 https://www.starrtours.com/?p=4393 Managing a group of valuable Tour Directors is a responsibility I take very seriously. After taking on this responsibility in 2005, my only prior experience in Tour Directing was as a college student, home for the summer, and helping out a couple times at the last minute. Yes, I grew up hearing “on the road” […]

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