Where the tour industry gathers.
TripCon brings together tour operators, tour directors, and guides for education, recruitment, and partnership building. We are the global conference for those who design & deliver the most unforgettable part of travel.
typical attendees
educational sessions: keynotes & breakouts
events per year
free tours & experiences
We don’t just host a conference — we take it on tour.
November 15-19, 2026
Louisville, KY
October 26-29, 2026
Porto, Portugal
TripCon is the collaboration of two organizations: Tourpreneur, the tour business education community, and TripSchool, the global tour director & guide school. Together we offer unparalleled opportunities for connection & inspiration.
GUIDE TRACK
Come meet your people, learn new skills, take tours, and participate in job interviews with leading tour operators.
BUSINESS TRACK
Grow your business with hands-on workshops, powerful networking, & recruitment opportunities.
Every year at TripCon, we roll out the metaphorical red carpet for the tours that truly WOW us — the weird, the wildly original, and the wonderfully awe-inspiring. If it makes jaws drop and guests rave, we’re celebrating it.
BUSINESS TRACK
Grow your business with hands-on workshops, powerful networking, & recruitment opportunities.
GUIDE TRACK
We partner with local tour companies and guides
1:1 Meetings & interviews
If you're a tour leader, meet 1:1 with companies that might hire you. If you're a tour operator, connect with new business & operation partner companies.
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You won’t just attend — you’ll transform. More inspired. More connected. More unstoppable.
Here is a list of quesions we get asked most
TripCon is where the entire travel world shows up — yes, the whole glamorous, jet-lagged, passport-stamped crew. Tour directors and guides? Come level up with education, interview, and soak up all the insider goodness. Tour operators? Come scout, schmooze, and interview the crème de la crème of directors and guides.
And if you run a tour business? Oh, you’re in the right room. Connect with fellow owners, marketers, and travel industry insiders who can help you grow, scale, and seriously level up your business.
We have courtesy blocks at partner hotels that you can choose from, however you are free to book anywhere you would like.
We’ve chosen hotels in the downtown area to make it easy to get to the immersive activities with easy access to transportation.
Tour Business owners — whether you’re running a boutique operation or a full-blown travel empire — you’ll get practical education sessions, powerful one-on-one business meetings, and real networking (not the awkward kind) designed to help you grow and strengthen your current business.
In short: if you want better connections, better hires, and a better travel busines, this conference is for you!
We’d love to have you join TripCon!
Tour operators can attend at no cost when participating in the job interviews. We do ask that each operator conduct a minimum of 35 interviews to make the most of the event. We offer one free spot, but depending on your hiring needs, will allow more. Want to bring a colleague along? Just drop us an email below, and we’ll get them set up!.
Reach out to team@thetripschool.com
We welcome a wide variety of sponsors who are interested in being discovered by the community of tour leaders, tour guides, and tour operators. Reach out to mitch@thetripschool.com to set up a conversation.
Email: team@thetripschool.com
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