Tour Manager Cover Letter Examples

Dear Mr. Simmonds:

With this letter and the attached resume, I would like to submit my credentials to you with the goal of pursuing a position with your organization as a Tour Manager. As a highly skilled and experienced professional with more than eight years of experience organizing and leading international trips for tourists, I possess a wide range of knowledge and qualifications that will allow me to contribute toward your team’s success.

My background in international travel includes eight years of leadership as a Tour Guide/Manager with Essex Global Adventures, based in New York. Leveraging my excellent planning skills as well as my personal international travel experience and my fluency in multiple languages, I was able to successfully structure, organize, and lead tours in locations including Italy, France, England, Turkey, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, and Japan. Furthermore, my outgoing nature, my strong communication and organization talents, and my proven knowledge of various cultures and environments are certain to render me an immediate asset to your team at GeGetEm Travel.

The following achievements highlight my qualifications:

Planning and leading trips of up to 25 participants to locations around the world, developing tourist packages, scheduling accommodations, securing insurance, organizing transportation, and location-specific cultural and geographic experiences.

Interacting directly, continually, and professionally with tour participants, identifying their needs and hopes for their travel experience and ensuring continuous customer care throughout their trip.

Supporting the development of strategies to optimize tour outcomes as well as to determine time frames, funding limitations, hospitality/transportation, and resource allocation.

Forging and building on relationships with vendors and partners such as restaurants, hotels, tour bus companies, and other establishments; securing contractual agreements and relaying any concerns from tourists to achieve the most enjoyable experience for everyone.

Demonstrating top-level skills in budget management, marketing and promotions, staff recruitment and coaching, and cross-functional team collaboration and leadership.

My proven ability to skillfully organize, manage, and lead international tours, along with my outstanding leadership and interpersonal abilities, will contribute immensely to the success of GoGetEm Travel. Thank you for your consideration, and I look forward to speaking with you soon.

Sincerely,

Marco C. Piner