• Guide Summit group with Rick, August 2024

August Tour News

Hi from Rick: Here Come the Guides!

When I moved into my house, overlooking the Puget Sound and my hometown of Edmonds, it had no deck. I knew I needed a world-class deck…one that could hold an entire team of tour guides. I spared no expense on building that deck, knowing that it would be put to very good use. Well, we finally did that last week, throwing an unforgettable party for more than 100 tour guides. And as I looked out at our family of guides, standing together on that deck, with the sun setting behind them, I thought of the joy I get entrusting the travel dreams of over 30,000 travelers (who entrust their dreams to me) to this amazing and talented team of tour guides.

It's been a challenging few years. When we went into lockdown in early 2020, we reassured our guides (mostly based in Europe) that our one and only goal was to keep the company alive until we could start running tours again… Read more

In this issue


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Slideshow: Our Fun-Filled Guide Summit

A hundred of our mission-driven guides recently got together at our headquarters in Edmonds, WA, to compare notes and celebrate our tours, and we're sharing the photos in this fun-filled slideshow… Read more


Meet a Few of Our Great Guides

It takes a top-notch guide to turn a great-sounding itinerary into a truly life-changing experience. We know our guides are great and that's one big reason why more than 40 percent of our tour members… Read more


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Video of the Month: A Great Guide Makes a Difference

No matter where you travel on a tour, the quality of your guide can make or break your vacation. Rick is adamant about hiring guides he personally knows and trusts, and who share his love for Europe… Watch video


Slideshow: Best of Europe, Day by Day

Our classic, three-week Best of Europe tour packs more travel thrills into a single vacation than you can imagine. Starting in the Netherlands with your Rick Steves guide, you'll experience the best… Read more


Raves About Our Best of Europe Tours

What's it like to connect the "wows" of Europe's greatest sights in a single two- to three-week trip? Pretty amazing, to say the least! But don't take our word for it, read what our tour members have to say… Read more


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Is a Rick Steves Tour Right for Me?

If you've ever thought about joining a Rick Steves' Europe tour and want to learn more about what to expect, we're hosting a tour information session on Zoom, Thursday, August 22… Register


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Iceland and Ireland on Monday Night Travel

On August 19, Rick and Cameron Hewitt take us behind the scenes of our newest public TV show about Iceland and on August 26, Ireland guide Stephen McPhilemy gives us a tour of Dublin… Register