The International Guide Academy (IGA)
is approved and regulated by the Colorado Division of Private Occupational
Schools, Department of Higher Education. The IGA is also recognized
by the International Association of Tour Managers (London), the
World Tourism Organization (Madrid), and the National Tour Association
(Lexington, KY, USA). The Academy has been written about in various
newspapers throughout the world, recognized on the Job Monkey and
Cruise Job Finders web sites as having an excellent training and
free lifetime placement assistance program and was listed by Frommers
as one of the "Top 100 addresses to have in the Tourism industry."
CEO's Message:
Our company is committed to providing the tourism industry with the very best trained International
Tour Managers and Tour Guides who turn every tour into a more memorable travel
experience.
-----Frank M. Slater, CITM, CTG, Ph.D.
People Overview:
Daniel Slater, President, has 25 years experience
in international tourism, business, and education. In addition to
Tour Manager and Tour Guide experience, he has owned and operated
a tour company and a motorcoach company. His intimate knowledge
of what makes a tour successful allows him to train graduates who
are tour ready and able to handle every aspect of the job.
Frank M. Slater, Ph.D, owner and CEO, has 48 years
experience in international tourism, corporate business and education.
He has successfully trained International Tour Managers and Tour
Guides worldwide, and his personal commitments and achievements
have been recognized by leading authorities and companies throughout
the world.
Company Background:
The International Guide Academy of Denver, Colorado, USA
is an international training center specializing in training and
certifying professional International Tour Managers and Tour Guides.
The program was first started in 1973 in Australia, and then the
programs were conducted in Hong Kong and later in London. The company
has been in the USA since 1988 and in 2007 expanded to holding courses
in Mexico. In 2009 additional programs in the Spanish language,
conducting a program in China, and an International Tour Manager
certification program conducted while at sea have all been implemented.
Our Academy instructors are certified (CITM and/or CTG)
in their respective fields and bring over 300 years of
travel industry experience to the classroom. All of the
instructors are International Guide Academy graduates and
are currently employed as Tour Managers and/or Tour Guides. All
have international experience. Most of our instructors have a Master's
Degree or higher.
The concept of training and certification as an International
Tour Manager or Tour Guide has been in place in many other
parts of the world, for example: Israel, Italy, China, Puerto Rico,
Costa Rica, etc. There are a number of cities in the USA requiring
certification/license for Tour Guides, such as: New York City, Washington,
D.C., Savannah, Raleigh, New Orleans, and more.
We offer the lowest tuition and housing costs, the best curriculum
in the industry, and do it in a shorter time frame. Lower cost,
Faster, and Better. Could you ask for anything more?
No student left behind. Free lifetime placement assistance
for all of its graduates is the policy of the Academy. The tuition
covers all books, materials, class training trips, DVD's of each
student's presentations, etc.
The picture at right is Frank Slater at Association of Destination
Management Executives with Tour Guide Molly, and coach driver Leo.
Frank was a speaker at ADME.
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