+one two Three Good question! I guess there should also be a category added to that board called 'profit' as well but the two are similar enough that for the purposes of this video they can be considered similar: they're both a great base level earner that stay stable over the course of the tour (once people are signed up, you know exactly how much you're going to earn). Just like a wage, profit can go up and down depending on how much you value yourself, but you still stand to earn more from tips and commission in most cases. Thanks for the question!!
An increasing number of tour companies are starting to pay their guides a good wage. It's in the interest of those companies to employ guides at a set amount to stop the guides from begging for more money through tips at the end of the day. It can be a sore point for customers who have paid up front to then be asked to donate more cash to their tour manager. Also the tourists are here to visit places they want to see, not get shoved into a tat selling 'gift' shop for 20 minutes because the guide gets a kick back. And going to an "average" restaurant that the guide tries to sell you as being "great" because they get 10% per meal back in their pocket. Guides like that are better off being avoided. From what I can see tour companies, at least in the UK, pay their guides a good wage to stamp out this controversial issue of manipulating a tourists precious time for kickbacks and then expecting a tip as well.
Thank you. thinking about entering this industry. Just ordered your book. Good info!
Nice video💯 Could u do one more detail on how to start a tour business. And how to get your name out there thanks
Amazing video thank you very much )
thanks for the tips nick.. :)
I understand wages as a something being paid by the company which employs you.What If you re self-employed? Is it still called wages?
+one two Three Good question! I guess there should also be a category added to that board called 'profit' as well but the two are similar enough that for the purposes of this video they can be considered similar: they're both a great base level earner that stay stable over the course of the tour (once people are signed up, you know exactly how much you're going to earn). Just like a wage, profit can go up and down depending on how much you value yourself, but you still stand to earn more from tips and commission in most cases. Thanks for the question!!
An increasing number of tour companies are starting to pay their guides a good wage. It's in the interest of those companies to employ guides at a set amount to stop the guides from begging for more money through tips at the end of the day. It can be a sore point for customers who have paid up front to then be asked to donate more cash to their tour manager. Also the tourists are here to visit places they want to see, not get shoved into a tat selling 'gift' shop for 20 minutes because the guide gets a kick back. And going to an "average" restaurant that the guide tries to sell you as being "great" because they get 10% per meal back in their pocket. Guides like that are better off being avoided. From what I can see tour companies, at least in the UK, pay their guides a good wage to stamp out this controversial issue of manipulating a tourists precious time for kickbacks and then expecting a tip as well.
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