Itmi - International Tour Management Institute

training leaders to enrich & inspire the human perspective through travel at itmi, we help people realize their dreams by turning their passion for travel into a fulfilling career. we train and certify people to become tour and travel professionals. we’ve been doing it since 1976. in fact, itmi was the first u.s. school designed specifically to train professional tour directors and tour guides. since its inception, itmi has proudly graduated over 8,000 students from across the globe. and we’re thrilled to claim a 92% job placement rate for our graduates. many tour operators will only hire itmi graduates, because they recognize that they have received the highest quality and most extensive hands-on training in the industry. the 15-day tour director certification course is held in san francisco, washington d.c., boston, seattle or chicago. it consists of 40% classroom and 60% in-the-field training. because of the real-world, hands-on training needed, this course is only available in pers