Making A Living As A D.C. Tour Guide

[Jim Garrett]

The District of Columbia no longer even has a licensing office for tour guides. While at Ford's we would see firsthand the good, the bad and the ugly in tours. The 100 question test had lots of questions which most people really would not be interested in if they stand alone. It's the packaging of that information that makes tours come alive.

The company that I am proud to work for is Old Town Trolley. They operate tours in Key West (and indeed go out to Ft. Jefferson) St. Augustine, Savannah, Washington D.C., Boston, San Diego, and next year they will open Nashville. They were also awarded the exclusive contract to operate the tour services inside Arlington National Cemetery. I will say that OTT has much higher requirements for their tour conductors than the 100 question test simply because they have much more at stake.