
“In Shanghai, I could see from the guide’s bio on the website that she had studied in the United States. Article content Barbara Eisenberg has gone on more than 200 adventures with guides from ToursByLocals. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. “In Buenos Aires, we had a young girl who gave us a wonderful tour, even though it was pouring rain.”Īs well as booking private day tours for when their cruise ship stops at ports around the world, the Eisenbergs have hired guides from ToursByLocals for week-long trips to Beijing and Shanghai. “We just came back from Antarctica for the second time,” says Barbara of their most recent cruise. Florida couple Barbara Eisenberg and her husband has gone on more than 200 adventures with ToursByLocals. Since the company began, about 1.5 million people have hired one of their guides. Today, the company HQ takes up an entire floor at 1185 West Georgia Street, there are 185 employees, and satellite offices in Buenos Aires, Glasgow and Kuala Lumpur. In 2019 ToursByLocals’ 4,100 guides provided nearly 105,000 tours in 163 countries. Article content Dave Vincent and Paul Melhus started ToursbyLocals after a trip to China.

