The Signpost

Adventure guide hiring season for 2027 is starting to ramp up, particularly among larger trip operators.

If you’re hoping to land an adventure guide job next year, now is the time to get serious about your application.

But there’s a challenge: Most of the other qualified applicants have the sam...

We talk a lot in adventure travel about investing in new products, equipment, infrastructure, and novel guest experiences.

I’d love to see the same level of intention applied to the people actually delivering those experiences.

As someone who spends a lot of time training and working alongside ...

As the summer season winds down, most tour operators are understandably focused on finishing strong.

There are still trips to run, schedules to manage, gear to repair, guests to take care of, and probably a few unexpected problems still waiting to appear.

But before everyone scatters, there’s o...

If you run an adventure travel company, outdoor program, expedition operation, or tour business, you already know how much has to be covered before a season begins.

Guide training usually focuses on company inductions, destination specifics, safety systems and logistics.

All of it matters.

But th...

A new study on professional tour leaders confirms something many of us already know: the work changes us. In From stress to strength and fulfilment, researchers explored how experienced international tour leaders are shaped by “peak experiences” in the field — intense moments of stress, awe, or huma...

If you work as an outdoor leader, you already know this: leading trips amounts to a long series of decisions.

Some are small and routine, while some reshape the entire trip experience. Your decisions affect safety, operational flow, and whether your guests are actually happy with the trip experienc...

If you work in adventure travel, you’ve probably felt a shift over the past years: simply visiting places and seeing the sights isn’t enough anymore. Travelers are trying to reconcile their love of travel with habitat loss, wildlife protection, natural resource management, and climate change.

This ...