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Get Paid to Be a Tour Guide & Travel Free NEW (VIRTUAL)
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Many well-paying professional jobs are now available, both domestically & internationally! We are getting back to our travels and many Americans are motivated to travel all across the USA & worldwide. Before Covid foreign tourists were finding America to be a great value and this is returning quickly. Many people will not travel unless they book a tour, take a cruise or travel with you their friend who knows the destination. Travel & tourism is the world’s fastest growing industry, and relatively recession proof. If you love to travel, earn income as a tour director. Learn about tour director salaries and work part or full-time leading tours for major companies. Travel free on a tour by becoming an “affiliate” or “tour coordinator”, putting together a group of friends to go on a trip and you go free (& possibly earn extra income). Learn how to put together your own tours and market them to friends, family or the public, starting your own tour business. Learn the qualifications needed to be a tour guide, the “Five Easy Ways To Get A Job In the Tour Industry”, how to design excellent tours & negotiate group discounts, and “101 Ways To Promote Your Tour & Make It A Success” in this online class. Instructor, Gina Henry, founder of Go Global, Inc., leads tours worldwide, working with major tour companies as well as her operating her own tour business of 30 years. She is an INTERNATIONAL TOUR MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE (ITMI) certified tour director & teaches travel classes nationwide. Tuition includes instructors 100-page digital book "GET PAID TO BE A TOUR GUIDE & TRAVEL FREE” (a $39.95 value) which provides names, phone numbers, and websites of all of the contacts you need to put this practical information to use. Go to www.GinaHenry.com for more instructor information. Gina Henry

Make Money Mystery Shopping NEW (VIRTUAL)
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Do you like to shop? You can get paid to shop at almost every local store in your area, plus there are many online shopping assignments you can do from home. Mystery shop on vacation all across the USA and in over 70 countries worldwide - FREE hotels, restaurant meals, car rentals, sightseeing tours, etc. Mystery shopping has become the most cost-efficient way for stores & businesses to know their customers and stay in business, especially during these challenging economic times. Learn how to avoid scam companies and work for the best mystery shopping companies that pay the most. Get the names & contact information for the TOP 100 MYSTERY SHOPPING COMPANIES including addresses, websites, and phone numbers to make all these ideas practical. We review actual mystery shopping assignments so you know exactly what to do, including the paperwork. Get paid or keep the items you buy on assignment. A FREE dinner for two at a nice restaurant, a FREE hotel night, a FREE tank of gas, FREE groceries, FREE dry cleaning & more. Learn how to play up your qualifications for the best assignments, how to fit mystery shopping into your daily schedule, and how to earn the most income. Instructor, Gina Henry has been a professional mystery shopper for over twenty years. She teaches in 90 cities nationwide and wrote the book “How To Travel Free”. Tuition includes instructors 100-page digital book "Mystery Shopping - Get Paid to Shop” (a $39.95 value). Go to www.GinaHenry.com for more instructor information. Gina Henry

What to know when Planning a Disney Vacation NEW
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A trip to Walt Disney World creates so many memories. This course will cover what to consider to make your vacation magical. This includes discussing everything Walt Disney World has to offer, resorts and amenities, ticket options, dining options, events throughout the year, and how to minimize your time waiting in lines. Disneyland and Universal Studios will briefly be discussed. There will be Q & A in the class, and Rebecca will be available for questions after the course as well. Rebecca Ruprecht- Barrett For Classes at Skyview Park in the south lot and enter through door 6, signs indicate Activities Entrance

The Assassination of President John F. Kennedy: An in Depth Analysis NEW
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Examine the discrepancies between the Warren Commission that investigated the assassination for ten months and published their findings in September 1964; along with the conclusions reached by the United States House of Representatives that investigated the assassination for thirty-one months and published their report in March 1979. You will develop a rounded perspective regarding many of the controversies surrounding the assassination of President Kennedy. David Yorks For Classes at Gladstone Park in the main lot on Manton St and enter through door 1E. The classrooms are down the first hallway on the left.

Beginning French Level 1
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If you’ve never taken a French class before or have some prior experience, now’s your opportunity! You’ll learn to communicate about personal and concrete matters such as yourself, your preferences, and your activities. Additionally, you’ll gain basic vocabulary, pronunciation, and grammatical structures. This class is enjoyable and laid-back, so come join us and make new friends! Jordi Teillard-Cui For Classes at Gladstone Park in the main lot on Manton St and enter through door 1E. The classrooms are down the first hallway on the left.

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