MTC Professional Tour Directors
At the Director's Side Music Travel Superheroes
Music Travel Consultants professional Tour Directors use their commitment and experience to ensure the trip is successful. Rest assured, if the unpredictable happens, the Tour Director will change into their MTC Superhero outfit and find a solution!
A professional Music Travel Consultants Tour Director travels with most student music groups, handling transportation, hotels, meals, performances and the unexpected so the music director can focus on the students.
What does a Music Travel Consultants Tour Director do?
An MTC Tour Director manages the minute-by-minute coordination of travel arrangements for groups of 50 or more, communicating with coach drivers, hotels, restaurants, attractions, guides, performance venues and transportation providers. They also mingle with the group, give clear instructions, answer questions and provide assistance so music directors and group leaders can focus on their own tasks.
Does every trip include a Tour Director?
Professional Tour Directors conduct most Music Travel Consultants groups. Each is carefully selected for people, organizational and management skills, and each is empowered to make the trip run smoothly, finding solutions when the unpredictable happens.
What skills do MTC Tour Directors have?
MTC Tour Directors are chosen for their people, organizational and management skills, backed by extensive on-the-road experience and attention to detail. Much like a music director, they work to keep the group on schedule with clear communication so travelers enjoy every element promised on the trip.
What happens after the group retires for the night?
After the group is down for the night, the Tour Director spends time filing receipts, recording transactions and planning for the next day's activities, so each day of the trip runs smoothly.
How do I apply to become an MTC Tour Director?
Use the Tour Director application on this page to tell Music Travel Consultants about yourself. The application asks for your contact information, nearest or preferred airport, passport status and why you think you would be awesome at the job.
Leading a group tour may not seem like rocket science to the casual observer. After all, you've loaded the coolers and suitcases, pets and kids in the car and taken the family on plenty of road trips, most of which weren't absolute disasters. However, handling the minute-by-minute coordination of travel arrangements for a group of 50 or more offers special challenges, requires experience and demands full-time attention.
Music Travel Consultants Tour Directors have been carefully selected for their people, organizational and management skills. Much like a music director, a professional Tour Director works hard to make certain the group receives clear communication and stays on schedule, so they may enjoy all of the elements promised on the trip. Although the Tour Director might not know who that river is named after or the kind of tree in the park, their primary job is to make the trip run smoothly. Each MTC Tour Director is empowered to do so.
Doing so involves communication and check-ins with coach drivers, hotels, restaurants, attractions, guides, performance venues, other transportation providers, rental agencies and much more. In addition to this behind-the-scenes work, the Tour Director also mingles with the group, gauges the pulse of the travelers, gives clear instructions, answers questions and provides needed assistance. These actions allow music directors and group leaders to perform their own tasks while enjoying the trip. After the group is down for the night, your Music Travel Consultants Tour Director spends time filing receipts, recording transactions and planning for tomorrow's activities.
Extensive, on-the-road experience, attention to detail and plenty of homework enable your MTC Tour Director to provide a smooth, enjoyable trip for the traveler, full of fun and adventure.