{"product_id":"9781619335035","title":"TALES and TRAVAILS of a TOUR DIRECTOR: A Guide for Tour Directors and Tips for the Traveler","description":"Join me on a journey through the U.S.     National Parks, California, and the            South Pacific as my tours’ adventures yield valuable insights. This is the first in a series of books chronicling the challenges I confronted and the revela- tions that transformed me during my   six-year global odyssey.  If misadventure is the best teacher, these vignettes instruct with wit, wisdom, and    humor. The calamities that befell my first tour, and my progress during the next seven tours form the basis for this memoir.                                                                     Laugh and learn how I: • juggled last-minute crises                                    • side-stepped pitfalls • conducted magical, memorable tours  Come discover my survival techniques                 that led to future tours in Alaska, Canada, Scandinavia, the Baltic States, and Russia.                                             Jeanne Howard has represented                                                          the cruise lines, airlines, hotels,                                            and resorts. Her career progressed                                            from travel agent to national sales                                             manager before conducting                                            domestic and international tours.                                            Currently, she teaches travel                                            courses.                                              jeannemhoward@verizon.net                                            jeannemhoward.com","brand":"FastPencil, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47180637208816,"sku":"9781619335035","price":5.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781619335035_p0.jpg?v=1763856665","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781619335035","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}