Cycle Tour Leader in Portugal Grasshopper Adventures, Lisboa Lisboa

Cycle Tour Leader in Portugal Grasshopper Adventures, Lisboa
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Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal

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Cycle Tour Leader in Portugal Grasshopper Adventures, Lisboa

Client: Confidential

Location: Lisboa, Portugal

Job Category: Other

Salary: $0-0/monthly

EU work permit required: Yes

Job Views: 10

Posted: 22. 01. 2025

Expiry Date: 08. 03. 2025

Job Description:

Grasshopper Adventures - Global Touring

At Global Touring, we embrace curiosity, authenticity, ownership, and collaboration. We are looking for someone to join the team that aligns perfectly with our organisation vision and values, and has the energy and passion to bring it to life for our teams and our customers.

As a part of the Global Touring team, you will inspire travellers through
- changing travel experiences. We have three dynamic brands – Grasshopper Adventures, Topdeck Travel & Back-Roads Touring, each catering to different customer segments in unique ways.

Our newest brand – Grasshopper Adventures – has specialised in cycling and
- active tours across Asia for the past 20 years, and we are now launching a brand new product range for GHA in Europe. Our initial destinations will be Portugal (Douro Valley), Spain (Costa Brava), Italy (Sicily), and Croatia (the Dalmatian Coast), with plans to add more destinations over the coming years.

The Role of a Grasshopper Adventures Tour Leader

Our Tour Leaders are responsible for the
-
- day running of the tours on the roads, paths, and trails of our wonderful destinations. This involves:

• Leading a cycling group on
  - defined routes in a safe, inclusive, and enjoyable manner.
• Directing the activities of tour drivers, bike mechanics, and/or assistant tour leaders.
• Providing
  - depth commentary relevant to the destination, the route, the experiences, local life, and everything seen along the way.
• Managing all
  - related paperwork and expenditure, completing the relevant accounting and administrative paperwork.
• Leading all group activities and socialising with the group.
• Interacting with various suppliers and accommodation providers daily.
• Ensuring group safety and enjoyment, being the first point of contact in case of incidents or crises.
• Addressing
  - route bicycle mechanical issues to keep guests riding where possible.
• Continually managing risk during daily activities and adapting to conditions that may affect group safety and enjoyment.

It is a big responsibility as you are directly responsible for the successful operation of the tour.

Our Tour Leaders:

• Have
  - depth local knowledge of the place where you would lead tours and a genuine interest and passion for our destinations.
• Make safety a priority daily.
• Are highly organised with the ability to plan ahead.
• Possess
  - developed
  - solving skills.
• Demonstrate a professional attitude and behaviour at all times.
• Exhibit a high level of customer service and great people skills.

The Season:

We will be operating in the cooler, quieter months of the year, which should offer better riding conditions. Tour Leaders will need to be available for some or all of the following dates:

• Apr 20, 2025
• May 4, 2025
• May 25, 2025
• Jun 22, 2025
• Jul 6, 2025
• Oct 19, 2025

Please indicate in your application which destination and dates you would be available for a
- day tour.

Interviews will be held in our London offices in early December 2024, and candidates will be asked to join in person. Successful candidates must attend a training tour in early February, likely in Spain. Additionally, prospective candidates for destinations other than Spain will need to undertake recce tours scheduled from late February to late March. Contracted tour leaders must be able to undertake these commitments.

The deadline for application submission is 22nd November 2024.

Thank you for your interest, and we look forward to hearing from you.