Our Pre-Trip Essentials and Research Caf sections also offer a wealth of tips, guides and resources to help you prepare. If your group is smaller, ACIS will combine you with other groups. This gives you a chance to meet people from other parts of the United States. Q. Tell us more about the tour manager. Unlike commercial tour guides, tour managers have broad educational backgrounds and an intellectual commitment to the trip.
Most tour managers are British, and all speak the languages of the countries visited on the trip.
Most are university or postgraduate age and develop a good rapport with student groups. Typical ACIS Tour Managers include humanities professors, artists, actors, musicians, journalists, international trade professionals and diplomats. Be sure this allowance includes money for purchasing gifts. Most of our travelers carry Visa TravelMoney cards, travelers cheques and credit cards. Packing suggestions and other preparation hints are in the literature travelers receive when they are accepted into the program.