16 GUESTS OR FEWER
Small enough to feel the difference.
Smaller groups create access to more personal hotels, local tables, flexible moments and conversations that larger tours simply miss.
Why Small Groups →
FeaturedThe Beauty of Small-Group Travel
Your 30-second introduction
Help us get to know the person behind the résumé. Record a short, natural introduction with a simple background.
What to share
Introduce yourself, your career and interests, plus where you’ve traveled in the past three years.
How to upload
Use YouTube or Vimeo. Set the video to unlisted—not public, and without a password.
Title the video AuditionVideo-YourName. Please don’t include “Now Journey” in the title.
Email your video to Mark@NowJourney.com →Please don’t call about submissions.We review every video and will contact candidates selected for the next step.
A clear path to audition day
Send your unlisted video
Email the YouTube or Vimeo link using the instructions above.
We review every submission
Selected candidates receive an invitation. If you don’t hear from us by October 31, 2026, we welcome you to apply for the 2028 season.
Join us in Denver
Invited candidates may attend the in-person audition on December 1. Travel, lodging, and meals are your responsibility.
Receive the full briefing
We’ll share the venue, hotel suggestions, dress code, and complete audition schedule with invitees.
A note about airfareUp to $300 may be reimbursed after your first tour deployment.
Part storyteller. Part host. Always a step ahead.
Tour Captain is our name for the modern Tour Director—an intuitive leader who makes complex travel feel seamless, personal, and alive.
Guest experience first
Create meaningful moments that help guests feel the story of a place, not simply hear facts about it.
Entertainment & insight
Move comfortably between storyteller, historian, cultural interpreter, and quick-witted local friend.
Flawless coordination
Keep hotels, transport, experiences, and transitions running smoothly—even when the unexpected arrives.
Personal hospitality
Read the room, anticipate needs, and build the connections guests remember long after the trip ends.
Verify hotel, restaurant, museum, show, and experience reservations.
Coordinate special events, baggage handling, and transportation.
Orient travelers and guide the daily flow of the itinerary.
Resolve guest requests and in-field issues with composure.
Inspire guests to imagine their next Now Journey adventure.
Judgment, warmth, and uncommon composure
There is no single academic path to this work. A diploma or degree is preferred, and experience in hospitality, travel, tour management, or a related field is especially valuable. CITM or similar accreditation is welcome, but not required.
Flexible, creative, and visibly calm under pressure.
Exceptionally attentive to details and punctual—meaning early.
A strong communicator, negotiator, and relationship builder.
Comfortable with Google Drive, Excel, internet, and Wi-Fi tools.
Physically ready for walking, luggage handling, and active days.
Able to work up to 14 hours a day and deploy internationally for up to 3+ months; average assignments are six weeks.
What Now Journey provides
Training
Initial and annual training at Now Journey headquarters.
Travel
Air transportation to and from your trip assignment.
On-tour essentials
Accommodation and select meals while on assignment.
“The best Tour Captains don’t just know where the journey is going. They understand how it should feel.”— Mark Story, Managing Director