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Picking up foreign tourists
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Picking up foreign tourists

Be on the look out for chicks attending conferences too.

I smashed this Greek chick in less than 3 hours because she was visiting DC for a conference and wanted some advice on where to go, so I took her on a bit of a tour and then, of course, she didn't know how to get back to her hotel so I took her back as well.
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#27

Picking up foreign tourists

Props to look for:

Cheap tear off attraction maps from tourist orientated hotels. Tourists often get turned completely around with these. Smile, looking at their map, point at it with a question on your face, and if they open to you, orientating the map to where they are is a real help --many tourists get so turned around they can't tell where they are on the map. Point at a street and where it is on the map. From here will come, "What do you like to see here." Make sure you have an answer. Me, depending on what's close, I like the view from the top of a hill on a park, or out over water, or inside of a church that's open and has good artwork inside. Notice these are all free and close to where we are now.

Theater programs. After tourists have done sightseeing and gone to a museum or two, they want to go see live theater on a stage. Around 4:30pm-5pm the 2pm performances on Saturday and Sunday let out. They will be lost and hungry. Position yourself to blend where the show lets out. Point at the theater program and ask what show did they see? (Even if you've seen it, you haven't seen it and are curious if it's worth your dollar seeing it) Was the show good? How was the sound --feedback squeals hurt your ears. Were any of the cast substituted this weekend? How did they get their tickets? Did anyone seem to have a discount deal on tickets? You know a cafe nearby with great pastries and you're hungry. Do they know a better cafe nearby? (You're always looking for the best deal) DON'T, repeat NO NOT ask what hotel they're staying in. It sets off too many luggage thief bells.

"Alpha children wear grey. They work much harder than we do, because they're so frightfully clever. I'm awfully glad I'm a Beta, because I don't work so hard. And then we are much better than the Gammas and Deltas. Gammas are stupid. They all wear green, and Delta children wear khaki. Oh no, I don't want to play with Delta children. And Epsilons are still worse. They're too stupid to be able to read or write. Besides they wear black, which is such a beastly color. I'm so glad I'm a Beta."
--Aldous Huxley, Brave New World
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Picking up foreign tourists

Quote: (06-18-2013 02:20 AM)Blackhawk Wrote:  

Props to look for:

Cheap tear off attraction maps from tourist orientated hotels. Tourists often get turned completely around with these. Smile, looking at their map, point at it with a question on your face, and if they open to you, orientating the map to where they are is a real help --many tourists get so turned around they can't tell where they are on the map. Point at a street and where it is on the map. From here will come, "What do you like to see here."

Theater programs. After tourists have done sightseeing and gone to a museum or two, they want to go see live theater on a stage. Around 4:30pm-5pm the 2pm performances on Saturday and Sunday let out. They will be lost and hungry. Position yourself to blend where the show lets out. Point at the theater program and ask what show did they see? (Even if you've seen it, you haven't seen it and are curious if it's worth your dollar seeing it) Was the show good? How was the sound --feedback squeals hurt your ears. Were any of the cast substituted this weekend?

Good pointers, no doubt. But dont you think asking too many questions about the live theatre make you look not local and wussy?

Quote: (06-05-2013 06:09 AM)MattC Wrote:  

You're placing too much emphasis on the opener. It doesn't really matter.

"How good is your English?"
"You look lost"
"What's a crazy foreigner doing in my town?"
"Are you from x?"
"You don't look like you're from around here"

That won't get them attracted to you, approaching them and displaying your value will. It's not all about lines, it's about you.

MattC, I couldnt have said it better myself.
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