The Professional Guide's Handbook

How to Lead Adventure Travel Trips and Expeditions

By: Colby Brokvist

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Paperback | 15 May 2022

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Professional guides have a lot of skills to learn and perfect to become successful. In the first book of its kind, The Professional Guideâs Handbook covers everything contemporary guides need to know to become successful in their profession. Professional Guide and educator Colby Brokvist covers skills for success, ethical standards, sustainability issues, leadership, and how to utilize all these skills when on the job.

The Professional Guideâs Handbook offers insight, wisdom, and real-life anecdotes from the authorâs own worldwide adventures as an expedition leader. Readers will find a thorough and thoughtful text that looks at everything from leadership skills to the importance of stewardship practices in the outdoor industry. They will develop a better understanding of travelers and their expectations to group management frameworks. It will leave readers empowered, enlightened, and ready to lead their next trip with renewed confidence. Colby Brokvist has more than 20 years of experience in the travel and expedition industry and is a technically competent and accomplished outdoorist.

Industry Reviews

"The Professional Guide's Handbook offers insight, wisdom, and real-life anecdotes from the Colby's own worldwide adventures as an expedition leader...Exceptionally well written, organized and presented." --James Cox, Midwest Review of Books

"The Professional Guide's Handbook is required reading for all adventure travel guides. Colby Brokvist not only shares the vital and complicated skills required to guide adventure travelers to the most remote corners of the planet, but he also captures the essence of guiding as a profession and the burning passions required to succeed at the highest level. If you want to be a great guide, read this book and pay attention." --Ben Bressler, Founder & President of Natural Habitat Adventures

"If you believe that adventure tourism can and must be a force of good in the world, then The Professional Guide's Handbook is a must read."--Matt Kareus, Executive Director, International Galapagos Tour Operators Association
"The Professional Guide's Handbook manages to be a theoretical book with an extremely concrete and hands-on usage. It is encouraging, reaching a broad spectrum of guides with various experiences. It allows you to self-reflect and learn, motivating you to "be your best guide."--Pernille Soegaard, Co-Founder and Instructor, Expedition Guide Academy

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