TRAVEL BUSINESS CONFERENCE

Get inspired, and meet your next tour industry business partner.

TourWeek will transform your travel business, guaranteed. And nothing beats meeting in-person when you're looking for new partnerships and inspiration. So join the whole tour & activity industry November 10-13 in Charleston, SC for a conference focused on connecting tour operators, guides, DMCs, advisors and creators to grow your businesses through partnerships and inspiration!

What is TourWeek?

TourWeek is a "decentralized conference" — multiple events, tours, meetings all taking place in one central city campus in Charleston, South Carolina. It's meant to bring together the entire experiences industry: day tour operators, multi-day operators, DMCs, Advisors, Creators, Guides and Tour Leaders for partnership building, inspiration, & learning by doing.

  • Take tours!

    TourWeek is a celebration of the tour & activity industry. At the heart of the event is a week-long opportunity to see fellow travel businesses & guides in action!

  • Peer-led learning

    We promise panels, keynotes, and small group conversations that are trasnformative for your business. Our speakers are your peers who have succeeded in a specific way; they'll come to share their strategies and guide your business's growth. 

  • 1-1 Meetings for new partnerships.

    Need a DMC? Want to meet a Travel advisor? Partner with a content creator or social media expert? Need to hire a tour guide or tour leader? TourWeek is about partnership building.

Who is TourWeek for?

TourWeek is all about connecting all the diverse parts of the tour & activity industry, to learn together and build new partnerships. If you're in the tour & activity industry, TourWeek is for you!

Day & Multi-Day Tour operators

We have education tracks specifically tailored to both kinds of tour operators. Whether you lead a food tour, or watersports activity, retreats or long trips through Europe, there's value for everyone.

Tour Guides & Tour Directors/Leaders

We have a standalone event just for guides! Our TripSchool TripCon event focuses exclusively on tour guide skills, plus job interviews with 40 of the world's leading multi-day tour companies looking to hire tour directors.

Receptive/Inbound DMCs

Partnerships are everything. Come meet multi-day tour companies looking to connect with local ground partners like yourself. Book 1-1 meetings through our app.

Travel Advisors

Do you want to meet the most unique tour businesses & local guides that can make your itineraries stand out above the rest? Nothing beats personal connections, and we have a special ticket just for travel advisors.

Professional Content Creators

Tour businesses & travel advisors use creators for content marketing needs. Come connect with your next partner, we have a special ticket just for you.

People love TourWeek...

(And we promise it will transform how you create travel experiences)

Manish Sinha
Unhotel

“The event had all the essential ingredients of the Tourpreneur community: knowledge, energy, warmth, camaraderie, business connections and a sense of belongingness.”

Edin Ogresevic
Meet Bosnia Tours

“Your unwavering support and patience throughout the conference were commendable, making the entire event more enjoyable and insightful. Your dedication to creating a positive and inclusive environment did not go unnoticed.”

Luksa Malohodzic
Rewind Dubrovnik

Pure magic! Nothing short of a whirlwind adventure into the world of multi-day tour operations. But here’s the real deal: it wasn’t just about the learning (though that was top-notch) The biggest treasure? The incredible folks I met and the partnerships we brewed. Here’s to new friendships, groundbreaking collaborations, and many more escapades!”

Adam White
Atlas Workshops

“The event was an incredible opportunity to build relationships with new and thoughtful tour operators around the world. We’ve already been able to work with a few of to arrange some incredible experiences for our travelers and are looking forward to continuing to grow the partnerships we formed.”

Iris Serbanescu
wmnsWORK

“It was SUCH a great conference and such a breath of fresh air.”

Two Conferences, together.

We're connecting two great events into one big celebration. Choose a ticket to attend one or both events: one for businesses new and old, and one for tour guides and tour directors/leaders.

Business skills, and guiding skills. Plus recruitment, meetings, parties and tours all together.

  • For Tour Operators, DMCs, Technology & Agencies

    TourpreneurCONNECT Business Conference

    CONNECT is for tour & activity business owners and those wanting to partner with them.

  • For Guides & Tour Directors/Leaders

    TripSchool TripCon Guide & Tour Director Conference

    Meet the global community of the frontline workers of our industry: guides & tour leaders. Get jobs through 1-1 recruitment interviews with the world's leading global tour companies.

    Learn More About TripCon
  • Parties, together.

    Everyone's welcome together at the opening and closing gala events, designed to foster connection with everyone.

  • Tours, together.

    Everyone's welcome to take the dozens of different kinds of tours that will showcase great guides, great experiences, and incredible activities. They're bonding moments with fellow attendees, and a way to get inspired for your own business.

  • Host or sponsor an event!

    We're now accepting requests to partner for an event during TourWeek, or sponsorship! Reach out to hello (at) tourpreneur.com and let's talk! 

Charleston is an incredible city, and our campus is right in the heart of an incredible city.

Do you know Charleston? Prepare to be blown away. It’s a gem of the US. Walkable, delicious food, rich in history and right on the water. 

Everything happens around our ‘Tour Week campus’ on Marion Square, a beautiful green space right in the center of downtown Charleston.

Parties, dinners, breakout sessions, meetings, all in a historic, beautiful, walkable space.

You’re free to stay where you’d like, but we have hotel room blocks at two hotels right on the square (information below)

AGENDA

The Schedule

Tour Week is a conference of conferences…. tours, 1-1 meetings, dinners, parties, gatherings and education sessions all throughout the week.
The full agenda will be released closer to Tour Week, through our event app. But this outline will help you book your flights and understand the flow of the days.

Our finale gala party will take place aboard the USS Yorktown aircraft carrier!

Sunday, November 9

Today is a day to take tours. Choose from dozens of experiences offered and learn from fellow guides, and see how a world-class city like Charleston does it!

Tours will be bookable on our event app.

6pm Informal Pre-Event Meetup

Monday, November 10

Registration & Arrivals all day
Tours & activities all day

3pm Pre-Welcome for Introverts! We’ll host an hour of easy ice breaker activities for those who don’t do well at networking parties.
3pm Tour Guide & Tour Leader First Impressions Event

6-9pm Official Welcome to TourWeek party

Tuesday, November 11

9am TourWeek Opening Keynote

Choose from education tracks all day:

  • Multi-day tour track
  • Day tour track
  • Marketing track
  • Technology track
  • Tour Guide/Leader track

Wednesday, November 12

1-1 Booked Appointments

Today’s the day to book your meetings with:

  • DMCs & multi-day operators, day tour operators, travel advisors looking to meet operators, tour leaders/guides for your next tour and content creators.

If you’re not in meetings, join the Business Clinic, tech demo sessions, or take a tour!

7pm THE BIG FAREWELL GALA!
We end with a bang. Our farewell party will be aboard an aircraft carrier parked along the waterfront!

Thursday, November 13

9-12pm:

  • The Business Clinic – Tourpreneur Ambassadors will be on hand to help you take everything you’ve absorbed, and package it into three actionable takeaways to transform your business.
  • Opportunity for 1-1 Meetings
  • Breakout Sessions (topics as voted on by attendees)
  • Technology Demos
  • More tours throughout the day

afternoon departures at your leisure, or take more tours!

Choose your ticket type.

TourWeek welcomes everyone in the industry, and there's a ticket for everyone.

FOR Tour BUSINESSES

Whether you're brand new to tour operating, or a seasoned pro, we have programming for you.

  • Day & Multi-Day Education Tracks
  • Opening & Closing Parties
  • Unlimited Tours & Activities
  • 1-1 Meetings
Register

Tour GUIDE/TOUR DIRECTOR

This ticket allows full access to both the Tourpreneur business conference and the TripSchool TripCon tour director & guide conference.

  • All-access Combo ticket
  • Tourpreneur business event
  • TripCon tour director & guide event
  • All meetings & parties
  • Recruit tour directors & guides
Register

ADVISOR/CREATOR TICKET

This discounted ticket is application-only, requiring that you book 1-1 meetings with attending operators, guides, DMCs, etc.

  • Book 1-1 Meetings
  • Attend the Parties
  • Special Mixers for Agents & Creators
  • Meet Tour Operators & DMCs
Register

Frequently Asked Questions

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Your registration is non-refundable, but you can transfer your ticket free of charge to someone else. Just email [email protected] and let us know the new person’s name. In the event of a sold-out conference, we will transfer your ticket for you for a fee of $50.

Probably! TourWeek is an inclusive experience for professionals involved in the tour & activity industry, or curious about starting a tour business or becoming a tour guide/leader. We welcome day & multi-day tour operators, DMCs, travel advisors, content creators, guides, tour directors, and travel technology & service companies that serve this industry.

We have hotel room blocks (see below), or stay wherever you’d like in downtown Charleston.

TourWeek educational events & 1-1 meetings take place at the Francis Marion Hotel and Charleston Museum, both centered around Marion Square.

That depends on what your needs are.

Are you interested purely in improving your business and making new partnerships? Then the standard ticket is good for you.

Are you interested in also joining the tour director/guide job fair and educational content for guides at TripSchool TripCon? Then get the combo ticket.

And if you’re a travel advisor and/or content creator that’s interested in attending to book 1-1 partnership meetings with operators and DMCs, then apply for a $99 creator/advisor ticket!

If you’d like to fully partake in the tours without missing education or meetings, then come in on the 9th.

The official opening party is 6pm on the 10th.

Depart the afternoon of the 13th.

Great! Email [email protected] and we’ll chat.

Will we see you there?

TourWeek sells out. We have limited hotel and event space, so don't miss your chance!

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Hotel Partners

We have two partner hotels, with limited space. You're also free to book anywhere you'd like in Charleston!

Francis Marion Hotel

The core hotel for the event. It's beautiful and historic! Room space is limited, book it while it lasts.

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Hampton Inn Historic District

Right around the corner from the Francis Marion, this hotel offers free breakfast and large rooms.

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Other Lodging

There are so many hotels and short term rentals in Charleston. So stay where you'd like! The central campus is around Marion Square, so the closer you are to that, the better.

Marion Square Location