ToursByLocals.com Reaches New Milestone - 50 Local Guides and 100 Tours
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on: January 13, 2009, 4:38 am
Press Release Author: Paul K Melhus - ToursByLocals.com
Industry: Travel
Press Release Summary: Take in a soccer game with a local Brazilian, see the
Northern Lights with an Icelander or visit a traditional Russian village northeast
of Moscow. Just some of the many tours offered at ToursByLocals.
Press Release Body: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - January 12, 2009 - Since
its launch in November of 2008, ToursByLocals has been kept busy talking to local
people interested in using the ToursByLocals system to offer their services as
private guides. According to Greg Scott, Content Manager for ToursbyLocals, "In the
past 2 months, we've received 97 applications and successfully processed 50 of them,
with each guide posting an average of 2 tours". Continues Scott, "Our vetting
process means that each guide must pass an interview and reference check before
being added to the system. We have a number of professional tour guides using the
system, but we're particularly pleased to see an increasing number of locals who are
using the system to offer 'their' experience in the place they live".
As you might expect, ToursByLocals offers an eclectic selection of tours. As well as
sightseeing tours, guides are encouraged to offer tours that reflect their interests
and passions. Says Scott, "We suggest each guide offer a tour that they might do if
a friend was visiting for the first time. But we also encourage them to offer
something out of the ordinary. The tours each guide lists on their profile are just
suggestions and travelers can always contact the guide if they have a special
request"
Some of the current offerings that fall into the 'unusual' category include a young
Brazilian man from Belo Horizonte who will take you to the local stadium where you
will experience the madness of 106,000 people at a Brazilian soccer match. Or an
Icelandic guide who will take you to the best place to see the Northern Lights.
Another tour features a young Russian woman from Rybinsk who will take you on a tour
of her traditional Russian village.
New guides and tours are being added on a daily basis.
For more information, visit http://www.ToursByLocals.com. The tours mentioned above
can be accessed as follows:
Brazilian Soccer Game - http://www.ToursByLocals.com/belohorizontefootballgame
Northern Lights in Iceland - http://www.ToursByLocals.com/NorthernLights
Russian Village Tour - http://www.ToursByLocals.com/RussianVillageTour
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About ToursByLocals
Launched in November, 2008, ToursByLocals.com helps travelers get a better travel
experience while directly benefiting the people who provide those travel
experiences. Our traveler customers want to do unique things, experience the reality
of a place and its culture through the eyes of a local person. They have a sense of
adventure, are socially conscious and want to see their travel spending directly
benefit the people who live in the communities they visit.
Our tours guides want to earn income by providing the experiences travelers are
seeking. They are entrepreneurial, passionate people who are proud of the place they
live. We serve those already in the travel industry as well as people who may not
have been able to participate before.
We provide these services through ToursByLocals.com. The website offers a convenient
way for tour guides to promote their travel services and availability and for
travelers to search for suitable tours and find out how other travelers rated them.
We handle the marketing of the tours, booking process, customer service, payment
processing and forwarding of money onto the tour guide.
Web Site: http://www.ToursByLocals.com
Contact Details: Contact: Paul Melhus
Email: pmelhus@ToursByLocals.com
Phone: +1 604 688-0914