Hi! I’m Kim. Let’s Explore Together!
ITMI-Certified Tour Director with adult and student tour experience across North America & a 15-year career in tourism and hospitality marketing.
For My Guests: Let’s Travel Together Again!
Thanks for your interest in keeping in touch.
I am currently leading tours for Bluebird Guided Tours. My destinations include Alaska, Southwestern National Parks, New Mexico, and the Northeast (fall foliage).
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Me in a Nutshell:
Travel is my passion—and luckily for me, I’ve been able to make it my career!
My wanderlust was born during a study abroad in Florence, Italy, that led to a 15-year travel PR career. In 2024, I said “ciao” to my corporate life, with my eyes set on the road. My ITMI Tour Directing certification in hand, I started leading student tours in NYC and Washington, D.C. for Green Light Group Tours. Then in spring 2025, I moved to Anchorage, Alaska, for a summer season working with Premier Alaska Tours. I led high-end land tours for Viking Cruises, Regent Seven Seas Cruises, Silversea, Celebrity Cruises, and others. I am currently leading tours for Bluebird Guided Tours.
I have an insatiable curiosity for new places and am a lifelong learner. I am well-versed in New England, and have a love of nature-driven places, especially National Parks.
My background in travel marketing makes me distinctly qualified to understand the ways in which a Tour Director is the “face” of your brand, and a guest’s connection to your values and mission.
My greatest joy is unlocking the world for others, ensuring logistics and travel anxieties don’t stand between them and their bucket-list destinations. Let’s live life beyond our comfort zones and go see the world!
Why Me To Direct Your Tours?
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TESTIMONIALS
I’ve taken 1500 people on vacation. Here’s what some of them said.
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"She was a sensational guide"
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"Perfect upbeat personality"
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"She made everything enjoyable"
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"Extremely on top of her game"
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"Her knowledge was outstanding"
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"An absolute angel, funny, helpful, and everything nice"
• "She was a sensational guide" • "Perfect upbeat personality" • "She made everything enjoyable" • "Extremely on top of her game" • "Her knowledge was outstanding" • "An absolute angel, funny, helpful, and everything nice"
From Guests of Bluebird Guided Tours
“It is hard to find enough words to describe the outstanding job that Kim provided. Amazing! She poured her heart into this tour, always going above and beyond. Her attention to detail, anticipating our needs, extra special touches, and personal connections with each of us made the trip perfect. She genuinely cared about us and our experience. Her knowledge and resources are amazing. The daily communications both verbal and written were organized and meaningful, making the travel less stressful and more enjoyable. The use of Photo Circle is ingenious. She brought us together as a group of good friends--very comfortable, very quickly . Her ability to address and solve every little issue that arose prevented larger challenging issues. Her patience in answering questions and addressing issues is unbelievable. The poem she wrote and shared at the end of our journey touched my heart. I am super impressed. I can't say enough good and would give the highest recommendation to Kim.”
“Words cannot say enough about Kim and her ability to anticipate needs before they happened, relieved stress and find ways to bring the travelers together. She truly made this vacation what it was with her knowledge, ability to follow through on questions, her giving personality and excellent organization skills. She is an excellent tour Director and her passion shows. We will definitely book another trip that she is the tour director for.”
“Every day she shined: Her ‘I'm here for you’ personality, her knowledge of the areas and history along with fun facts, her willingness to oblige and go the extra mile in any circumstance, her actions to the unexpected ‘ishes,’ her creativity in creating daily itineraries and "words of wisdom", her continuous smile very early in the mornings to late in the evenings never wavered :). She had a large group and yet each of us were treated as special individuals. We were blessed by her presence for sure.”
“Excellent tour director, so personable, never rattled, always had us prepared for the next stage in the trip. She is always smiling. We really, really enjoyed her.”
“Kim Thompson was absolutely FAB-U-LOUS! She took care of all of us, even when we didn't know we needed to be taken care of!”
From Guests on Green Light Group Tours:
Chaperones:
“Kim was absolutely amazing. She was informative and the kids loved her.”
“Kim was full of knowledge and interesting facts at every location. Answered all the questions. She was so patient with the kids and adults. Gave grace when needed. By the end of the trip, we were all sad to see her go, but very much enjoyed her presence and demeanor.”
“Kim was the best! She acts like she’s been doing this for 20 years. She is organized, kind, and thoughtful.”
“Kim was truly amazing. She has wonderful energy, very knowledgeable, and was just an overall great person.”
Students:
“She’s an angel sent down from heaven.”
“Kim was amazing and very informative. She was enthusiastic the whole time, even in the early mornings. She was so, so freaking good at her job.”
“Kim was so nice and sweet and adapted to us so quickly. She was overall just a ray of sunshine.”
“I had SOOO much fun and don’t want to leave. I wish we could have longer with our tour guide, Kim. I love Kim, please tell her that. Once again, Kim is awesome.”
“Absolutely adored her. Very personable and engaging with all of us and made this a very positive experience.”
“Kim was absolutely the best tour guide ever. Made sure we knew all about what we were going to experience, and made it feel very special and real in the moment.”
“Very exciting, engaging, and organized person. She made this trip even better than I thought it was going to be.”
“She is absolutely amazing, and a total angel. She is so sweet while also being incredibly informative. She did a great job of guiding us through New York without letting us die at the ripe age of 14.”
“Kim is so much fun. Just as silly as us."
“Flippin’ amazing. 100000/10.”
From Guests of Premier Alaska Tours:
“Kim is the best tour director we have ever experienced. She’s the perfect person for this job. You can tell she loves her work. She is so knowledgeable and she tries to make the trip exciting and fun. She has great consideration for the people that she is showing what Alaska is about. We will greatly miss her and I wish she could be on every trip we took. We love you, Kim.”
“As long as I have been traveling I have never had a tour guide with such a great personality, and the knowledge of the land around her. She takes care of every little detail to make sure her guests are relaxed and don’t have to sweat the small stuff. You have a great employee.”
“Kim was exceptional. Very people-oriented, courteous, & helpful. Always available. Top-notch. I may do other excursions because of her. She is a credit to your company.”
“Kim is a fabulous tour director. Her knowledge, professionalism, and friendliness made my tour better than expected.”
“Kim was so organized, fun, & funny and made the traveling interesting and entertaining! She turned our vacation into an adventure!”
“Kim was exceptionally professional and very friendly at all times. Her knowledge was outstanding. Thoroughly enjoyed our time with her.”
“We loved having Kim as our tour director! She was very knowledgeable, kind, and really went above and beyond to make sure we had a great experience. She got to know us on an individual level, and it felt like making a new friend! She made us feel like we didn’t need to stress about anything, and gave us very clear communication and expectations.”
“Kim was an excellent guide! Very friendly, personable, and knowledgeable. I would highly recommend her as guide anywhere!”
“Her ability to handle stressful situations with calm and poise showed her excellence in her job.”
“Kim was wonderful, informative, and a joy to travel with.”
Travel Communications & PR
Do you need colorful copywriting for your
website or next catalog?
I can lead your tour AND help with your marketing!
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