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The story of their visit quickly spread among the ‘Gringo Trail’ and McFadden lucked into a business as the unofficial tour guide.

The two cross paths with a local tour guide/con artist, Rydal (Oscar Isaac), who takes a liking to them—in particular Colette.

TEL AVIV – If hell were a travel destination, Qusay Omran would be its unofficial tour guide.

“Welcome to the amnesiac wing,” he begins, in the voice of a tour guide.

“When I was a tour guide in the army, I was taught not to say my opinion,” she says.

“You shoulda said,” he said, then turned back to the tour guide.

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Synonyms for tour guide tour guide, this thesaurus page includes all potential synonyms, words with the same meaning and similar terms for the word tour guide ., princeton's wordnet.

• tour guide noun

a guide who leads others on a tour

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Guided Tours Gain Popularity Among Millennials and Gen Z

Jesse Chase-Lubitz , Skift

June 26th, 2024 at 12:29 PM EDT

A new survey by GetYourGuide found that 70% of respondents have a plan to book a guided tour in the next year.

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Guided tours are experiencing a resurgence, with Millennials and Gen Z leading the trend, according to a new survey from Berlin-based GetYourGuide.

Of 1,000 U.S. individuals who traveled for leisure at least once in the past 12 months, 70% planned to book a guided tour for the next year, the survey found. Roughly two in five of Millennials and Gen Z travelers surveyed booked a guided tour in the past year, the results show – that’s 40% of Gen Z and 42% of Millennials compared to 22% of Gen X and 22% of Boomers.

“Across the board, we see travelers expressing interest in authentic experiences where local experts can unlock something deeper about a destination,” GetYourGuide’s chief marketing officer Emil Martinsek told Skift.

Authentic Experiences

Travelers seemed particularly drawn to tours that brought them closer to the society or geography they visited. They prioritized a deep dive into the history of a city or landmark, experiencing local cuisine, and the opportunity to meet locals.

Walking tours were most popular with bus or boat tours following closely behind.

Out of those surveyed, 89% of travelers believed that a local guide is essential for exploring a new destination.

An Ongoing Trend

The findings track with a previous report , published by research and events company Arival in January. This study showed that Millennials and Gen Z are prioritizing guided tours, from culinary and shopping tours to eco and adventure tours. 

Arival’s 2024 U.S. Tour Taker Report found that the younger generation is shifting from sightseeing to experiential tours. Sightseeing tours remain the most popular overall, but that popularity is driven by people over the age of 55. Younger travelers are looking for something more active, experiential, or educational.

The trend is likely to stay positive. GetYourGuide’s latest study also showed that nearly all leisure travelers who booked a guided tour in 2023 plan to do so again this year. 

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Tour de France 2024 stage-by-stage guide: Route maps and profiles for all 21 days

T he 2024 Tour de France will be a truly unique race when it begins in Florence on Saturday and ends – for the first time in its 121-year history – outside Paris .

This year’s Tour will wrap up without the usual procession to the Champs-Elysees, where security resources will be focused on the Paris Olympics starting five days later. Instead, organisers have opted to end the race with an individual time-trial in Nice, adding the possibility of the yellow jersey changing hands on a dramatic final day.

Before that, riders face a typically gruelling challenge, with a hilly start in Italy before crossing to France where a perilous gravel stage awaits in Troyes. Week two leads the peloton south to the Pryenees and the monstrous Col du Tourmalet, before a series of days in the Alps including a particularly brutal stage 19 with a summit finish in Isola.

It all concludes in Nice on Sunday 21 July, where the race winner will be crowned.

Stage 1: Florence to Rimini (hilly, 206km) | Saturday 29 June

The opening stage of the 2024 Tour de France will be a beautiful ride, starting with the Grand Depart on the banks of the Arno river in the centre of Florence before heading through Tuscany to the finish line on Italy’s east coast, on the beachfront of Rimini. The route also takes in San Marino, the Tour’s 13th country. But it will be tough on what is the most hilly first stage in the race’s history with 3,600m of climbing to conquer. It could be a day for Tadej Pogacar to immediately make his mark, or for an outstanding classics rider like Mathieu van der Poel to target, while young puncheurs like Ireland’s Ben Healy and Belgium’s Maxim Van Gils could be outside bets.

• Stage 1: Romain Bardet shakes off peloton to finally claim yellow jersey

Stage 2: Cesenatico to Bologna, (hilly, 199km) | Sunday 30 June

The second day throws up a more gentle ride, though it still contains six categorised climbs to test the legs. The purest sprinters will get left behind but the small ascents are unlikely to put off the more hardy fast men, like Wout van Aert , who will like the look of the fast finish in Bologna.

Stage 3: Plaisance to Turin (flat, 231km) | Monday 1 July

The long third stage will be the first opportunity for a bunch sprint to the finish line. Expect Alpecin-Deceuninck to try and control the final kilometres in an effort to position Jasper Philipsen for the win, but there is a stacked list of sprinters ready to challenge him including Arnaud de Lie, Dylan Groenewegen, Sam Bennett, Wout van Aert and Mark Cavendish, chasing a record 35th stage win to finally eclipse the great Eddy Merckx.

Stage 4: Pinerolo to Valloire (mountainous, 140km) | Tuesday 2 July

A tough fourth stage takes the riders into France via a couple of testing category-two climbs and to the foot of the Col du Galibier – the first hors categorie ascent of the race. The gradient averages only 5.3% but at 23km long, it is a draining slog of a climb to the top and the strongest climbers will come to the fore. Expect some attacks among the big hitters like Tadej Pogacar and Jonas Vingegaard as we get our first real sense of the battle for overall victory.

Stage 5: Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne to Saint-Vulbas (flat, 177km) | Wednesday 3 July

The second sprint finish of this year’s Tour contains some small hills but nothing that should disrupt the power riders from reaching the finish near the front, where they will expect to battle for victory.

Stage 6: Macon to Dijon (flat, 163km) | Thursday 4 July

An even flatter day looks ripe for a bunch sprint on the streets of Dijon. One small categorised climb early in the stage precedes an intermediate sprint which might be targeted by those hunting the green jersey, and a breakaway will almost certainly then take to the front of the race. But it is likely to be caught by the sprinters’ teams before the finish as the peloton’s power riders fight for the stage win.

Stage 7: Nuits-Saint-Georges to Gevrey-Chambertin, (ITT, 25km) | Friday 5 July

The first individual time-trial of this year’s Tour de France sweeps through thick forest before opening out into the picturesque vineyards of Burgundy. The only climb is the short Cote de Curtil-Vergy (1.6km at 6.1%), followed by a descent into Gevrey-Chambertin, and here Remco Evenepoel – the reigning time-trial world champion – will plan to take some time from his general classification rivals who are less adept against the clock.

Stage 8: Semur-en-Auxois to Colombey-les-Deux-Eglises (flat, 176km) | Saturday 6 July

It may be officially listed as a flat day, but stage eight contains five categorised climbs and plenty more undulation, along with an uphill drag to the finish which should be enough to shake out some of the pure sprinters from contention. This could be a bunch sprint, a day for the breakaway or even a bold solo attack if the situation presents itself for an opportunist near the front of the race.

Stage 9: Troyes to Troyes (hilly, 199km) | Sunday 7 July

The Tour de France takes on the gravel roads of the Champagne region to see out the first week, and the white dusty terrain could take down a few unfortunate victims. The 14 sections of gravel span 32km in all, and they are similar to the roads of the iconic Italian race, Strade-Bianche. The past winners of Strade-Bianche – Tom Pidcock, Mathieu van der Poel, Wout van Aert and Tadej Pogacar – will fancy their chances here.

Rest day: Orleans | Monday 8 July

Stage 10: Orleans to Saint-Amand-Montrond (flat, 187km) | Tuesday 9 July

The Tour heads down to the centre of France, where on paper it is a nice-looking day for the sprinters, but they will need to stay alert to winds which could split the pack along this twisting route south to Saint-Amand-Montrond in the Loire Valley. A short, sharp climb 8km from the finish could be the launchpad for a brave attack, though the muscle men of the peloton will hope to fight it out against each other at the finish in Saint-Amand-Montrond.

Stage 11: Evaux-les-Bains to Le Lioran, (mountainous, 211km) | Wednesday 10 July

Six categorised climbs pepper a hard up-and-down day through the Massif Central. The third-from-last ascent is the toughest, the Puy Mary Pas de Peyrol (5.4km at 8.1%), with a painfully steep final 2km to conquer, and strong climbing legs will be needed to win the stage. A good day for a breakaway to escape and potentially stay away to the end.

Stage 12: Aurillac to Villeneuve-sur-Lot, (flat, 204km) | Thursday 11 July

The ‘flat’ categorisation disguises the numerous small hills dotted through this picturesque route to Villeneuve which will drain legs if the pace is high. Expect a determined breakaway to make it difficult for those teams hoping to set up a bunch sprint at the finish – twice before, the day has been won by a rider in the breakaway here.

Stage 13: Agen to Pau, (flat, 165km) | Friday 12 July

Pau is a staple of the Tour de France over the years, acting as the gateway to the Pyrenees mountains. The hilly finish to the stage might slow down some of the pure sprinters but they will be determined to reel in a breakaway – especially if they failed to do so a day earlier, and with so much hard climbing to come.

Stage 14: Pau to Saint-Lary-Soulan Pla d’Adet, (mountainous, 152km) | Saturday 13 July

The iconic Col du Tourmalet stands in the middle of this mountain stage, with the road peaking at 2,115m above sea level. The 19km climb averages 7.4% gradient and once it’s conquered, two more big climbs await including a summit finish at Pla d’Adet. The GC contenders will surely trade blows on this brutal day.

Stage 15: Loudenvielle to Plateau de Beille (mountainous, 198km) | Sunday 14 July

A nice relaxing weekend in the Pyrenees is rounded off with five climbs over a 200km route, all rated category one or harder. Expect fireworks among the yellow jersey contenders as they race to the finish atop Plateau de Beille.

Rest day: Gruissan | Monday 15 July

Stage 16: Gruissan to Nimes (flat, 189km) | Tuesday 16 July

This is the final chance for the sprinters to bag a stage before the road kicks up into the mountains once more. Those in contention for the win will need to keep their composure as roundabouts punctuate the long final strip into the line in Nimes.

Stage 17: Saint-Paul-Trois-Chateaux to Superdevoluy (mountainous, 178km) | Wednesday 17 July

The peloton reaches the Alps for a day that will be draining as the road tilts from the start. There are bonus seconds to be collected at the top of the category-one Col du Noyer, before a fast descent to a small summit finish which caps a tough second half to this stage.

Stage 18: Gap to Barcelonnette (hilly, 180km) | Thursday 18 July

A breakaway will certainly have a go at escaping up the road to clinch this stage, and they should be able to make it stick. The five official climbs are all category-three ascents which might mean some of the well-rounded sprinters, like Wout van Aert, can clamber over them and be a threat at the finish.

Stage 19: Embrun to Isola 2000 (mountainous, 145km) | Friday 19 July

Perhaps the most eye-catching stage when the 2014 route was unveiled was this one: three monstrous Alpine climbs, back to back, with a summit finish at Isola. The middle climb of the trio is the giant Cime de la Bonette (22.9km at 6.9%), the highest road in France at 2,802m. If the fight for the yellow jersey is still alive at this point in the race, this will be a thrilling stage for the story to unfold.

Stage 20: Nice to Col de la Couillole (mountainous, 133km) | Saturday 20 July

It may be a little shorter at only 133km, but this is another brutally tough mountain stage featuring four climbs and another summit finish, atop the Col de la Couillole, and it is another day when the yellow jersey could be won or lost.

Stage 21: Monaco to Nice (ITT, 34km) | Sunday 21 July

The race will finish without the usual procession through Paris and instead see the riders contest an individual time-trial from Monaco to Nice that could decide the outcome of the Tour. The last time-trial finale saw Greg Lemond pinch the yellow jersey on the Champs-Elysees, beating Laurent Fignon by eight seconds. This route is longer than the stage-seven time-trial, and a little more hilly too, so there is potential for some significant time gaps.

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The far right is on the rise ahead of elections in France. Here’s what you need to know.

France is on the cusp of voting in a far-right government for the first time since World War II, as the national mood appears to be souring on President Emmanuel Macron’s brand of mainstream centrism and lurching toward fiery anti-establishment populism. It’s a familiar story for anyone watching the political drama from the bitterly polarized U.S.

France’s anti-immigrant National Rally party is edging out the competition in opinion polls in the run-up to a two-round snap legislative vote on Sunday and July 7. Macron dissolved the French Parliament and called the snap election after his liberal Renaissance coalition was routed by the National Rally in European Parliament elections earlier this month.

Macron will remain president after the snap election, but the 46-year-old leader will need to select a prime minister from the ranks of whichever political group nabs a majority in the National Assembly, the French equivalent of the U.S. House. If the far right triumphs, Macron could enter the Paris Summer Olympics under a cloud of political embarrassment, humbled by a fraught power-sharing arrangement.

Here’s a guide to the snap election, the major players vying for victory, and what the results could portend for the U.S. as the nation looks ahead to November.

What led to this election?

Macron’s tenure in office has always been shadowed by the rise of the far right.

He was elected to the French presidency in 2017 and re-elected in 2022, both times defeating Marine Le Pen , the face of the National Rally and the daughter of the late Jean-Marie Le Pen, a fervent far-right politician who was notorious for his antisemitic and Islamophobic views. Macron won handily in 2017 on a conventional pro-business platform, but his margin of victory was tighter five years later.

In recent years, Le Pen and her party have rallied voters against Macron’s presidency and what she views as the sociopolitical ills of the West, including immigration, globalization and multiculturalism. Le Pen has advocated for stricter limits on immigration, economic protectionism, and closer ties between France and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

The National Rally’s populist agitation now appears to be paying dividends. Le Pen’s party received double the votes of Macron’s centrists during European Parliament elections held from June 6 to June 9. Macron’s coalition was trounced so badly that he immediately called for snap elections in a risky bid to reassert his authority — and give voters a chance to declare which ideological path they want to follow.

“I have heard your message, your concerns, and I will not leave them unanswered,” Macron said in a speech to the nation after the vote to elect lawmakers to the European Union’s 720-seat Parliament. “France needs a clear majority to act in serenity and harmony.” He said he was “confident” voters would “make the right choice.”

Recent opinion polls measuring voting intention showed the National Rally with a commanding lead, followed by the leftist New Popular Front coalition. Macron’s liberal bloc trailed in third place.

The first round of voting will be held on Sunday. If a candidate wins a majority of votes in the first ballot, they win the seat. For the remaining candidates who did not win a decisive majority but polled highest, a run-off round will be held on July 7.

Who are the major players in the election?

Le Pen may be synonymous with the National Rally, but she is not the far-right movement’s contender for prime minister in the snap elections. The National Rally’s figurehead in the race is Jordan Bardella, a clean-cut, media-savvy 28-year-old and loyal Le Pen protégé who joined the right-wing party as a teenager. (Le Pen is believed to be angling for the presidency in 2027.)

Bardella, who was elected party president in 2022, touts his working-class roots and reaches disaffected voters through TikTok, where he has 1.7 million followers . In crisp suits, Bardella rails against mass immigration and demographic change. (“No French citizen would tolerate living in a house without doors or windows,” he said on French television this month , appearing to advocate for tighter restrictions on immigration. “Well, it’s the same thing with a country.”)

“What he sells is that his party has never been given a try and that it is the only true alternative, all others being affiliated with the so-called ‘system,’ a word that has a similar meaning to Trump’s ‘swamp,’” said Jean-Yves Camus, a French political scientist who studies nationalist movements in Europe, referring to the former U.S. president’s characterization of entrenched interests in Washington.

Bardella’s counterpart in the centrist Renaissance coalition is 35-year-old Gabriel Attal, who has been dubbed “Baby Macron” by some in the French press. Macron appointed Attal to the prime ministership in January , making him the youngest and first openly gay person to serve in the role.

Attal, a former member of the Socialist Party, grew his national stature when he worked as government spokesperson during the Covid-19 pandemic. He rose in prominence as budget minister and education minister before ascending to the prime minister’s office, where he has tried to broaden the Renaissance movement’s appeal in a time of simmering dissatisfaction with Macron’s brand of middle-ground liberalism.

In recent opinion polls, however, Macron’s party has lagged behind both the National Rally and the New Popular Front, an alliance of leftist factions that includes socialists, communists and other groups. If the National Rally crushes the competition in the snap elections, Attal would lose the prime ministership.

The far-left coalition has not publicly announced the selection of a candidate for prime minister, though high-profile figures on that end of the ideological spectrum include Manuel Bompard of the hard-left France Unbowed party and the Socialist Party’s Raphaël Glucksmann.

What would the results mean for the world?

If the far right prevails, Macron’s domestic agenda would almost certainly take a hit — and far-right nationalist movements around the world would likely feel emboldened. The European Parliament elections that proved so bruising for Macron were also rough on German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, whose Social Democrats turned in their worst result ever thanks in part to the success of the hard-right Alternative for Germany.

The triumph of the National Rally could foreshadow good fortune for former President Donald Trump as he seeks to recapture the White House as the presumptive Republican nominee. Eight summers ago, the success of the Brexit referendum in the United Kingdom — fueled in part by anti-immigrant fervor — hinted at a similar political atmosphere in the U.S.; Trump, for his part, once called himself “Mr. Brexit.”

The rise of the National Rally could also imperil French support for Ukraine and derail Macron’s efforts to stand up to Russian aggression, according to Camus, who described the far-right party as isolationist. “It wants France to opt out of NATO military command and says it rules out sending missiles and troops to Ukraine,” which would “amount to betrayal of the West’s interests,” Camus said.

Camus said that the National Rally and Trump would probably “get along pretty well” if the presumptive Republican nominee wins another term. “It will be tougher for a Democratic administration,” he added.

Daniel Arkin is a national reporter at NBC News.