Tourism

Tour leader CV: example and template

This example is for tour leaders on domestic and foreign trips, holiday reps working for tour operators, leaders of school and corporate groups, and for people who want to start working in tourism after a tour leader course.

The tour operator wants to know which destinations you know, which groups you have travelled with, how many trips you have led, which languages you speak and how you deal with problems on the road. We show you how to describe this on your CV.

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Example CV: tour leader

All the details in this example are fictional. Treat it as a model of layout and wording, and replace the content with your own experience.

Robert Michalak

Tour leader

Katowice +48 123 456 789 robert.michalak@example.com

Professional profile

Tour leader with 10 years of experience on coach tours around Europe and as a holiday rep on Crete. I have led more than 150 trips for groups of up to 50 people: touring holidays, school trips, corporate trips and pilgrimages. I speak English, Italian and Spanish and know Italy, Spain, Portugal and the Balkans well.

Work experience

Tour leader

03.2016 - present

Tour operator, touring holidays, Europe

  • More than 150 touring trips for groups of up to 50 people.
  • Running the itinerary, contact with hotels, coach operators and local guides.
  • Commentary on the coach about the history and culture of the places visited.
  • Solving problems on the road: booking changes, sick travellers, lost luggage.
  • Settling the trip accounts and reporting to the operator afterwards.

Holiday rep

05.2014 - 10.2015, seasonal

Tour operator, Crete, Greece

  • Looking after customers in 6 hotels.
  • Airport transfers and welcome meetings.
  • Selling optional excursions.

Education

Master's degree, Italian philology

2009 - 2014

University of Silesia

Skills

  • Leading touring trips
  • Looking after a group
  • Contact with hotels and coach operators
  • Solving problems on the road
  • Destination knowledge
  • Selling optional excursions

Courses

  • Tour leader course
  • First aid course, 2024
  • Holiday camp leader course

Languages

  • English: C1
  • Italian: C1
  • Spanish: B2

Additional information

  • Available to travel all year round

I hereby consent to the processing of my personal data for the purposes necessary to carry out the recruitment process, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 (GDPR).

How to write a tour leader CV

Professional summary

Write how long you have worked as a tour leader, how many trips you have led, with which groups and which destinations you know. Add languages, because they decide where the operator can send you. Mention work as a holiday rep if you have it.

Tourism graduate after a tour leader course with experience leading school groups in Poland. I have led 12 trips to Krakow, Gdansk and the Tatras. I speak English and want to travel abroad with groups.

Experience: duties and achievements

Describe the number of trips, types of groups, destinations and your tasks on the road. Show how you solve problems, because it is a tour leader's most important skill. Add accounts and selling optional excursions.

Weaker: Leading trips.

Better: More than 150 touring trips for groups of up to 50 people.

Weaker: Organisation.

Better: Running the itinerary, contact with hotels, coach operators and local guides.

Weaker: Problems on the road.

Better: Solving problems on the road: booking changes, sick travellers, lost luggage.

Skills worth listing

List destinations, languages, types of trips and organisational tasks. In your soft skills show calm, patience and the ability to work with a large group of people, because a tour leader is with the group all day.

Professional skills

  • Touring trips
  • Destinations
  • Foreign languages
  • Bookings and logistics
  • Accounts
  • First aid

Personal skills

  • Calm
  • Patience
  • Working with a group
  • Problem solving
  • Storytelling

Courses

List a tour leader course, a first aid course and a holiday camp leader course if you travel with children. The tour leader profession no longer requires a state licence in Poland, but operators like to see a completed course.

Tour leader CV with no experience

Describe your travels, languages, work with people, volunteering and looking after groups, for example at summer camps. Add a tour leader course.

Start with domestic and school trips. Operators often give new tour leaders short routes before sending them on a touring holiday.

Tailoring your CV to the job offer

An operator with touring holidays looks for destinations and languages, an operator with school trips for looking after young people and a camp leader course, and an operator with holiday reps for selling excursions and work in hotels. Move to the top what the job ad is about.

The most common mistakes on a tour leader CV

Questions and answers

What should a tour leader put on a CV?

The number of trips, types of groups, destinations, languages, tasks on the road, work as a holiday rep, courses and availability.

Does a tour leader need a licence?

A state licence is no longer required in Poland, but a tour leader course and languages help a lot.

Can you become a tour leader with no experience?

Yes. Start with domestic and school trips, and on your CV show work with groups and languages.

How does a tour leader differ from a holiday rep?

A tour leader travels with the group for the whole trip, while a holiday rep looks after customers in one place for the season.

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