u/-sylveon — reddlx

I'm not looking for a full-time tour guide job, but rather a part-time gig where I can travel and lead group tours 1-2 times a year. I'm not worried about pay, I'm interested in the experience. I have 10+ years of Japan-focused professional experience (lived/worked there, continue to work in Japanese education now) so I'm hoping to find an opportunity guiding tours in Japan during my off-time.

I came across and applied for WeRoad's travel coordinator role (claims all expenses paid for leading tours) and it seems like an idyllic fit but it kind of sounds too good to be true. Looking for some insight.

For context, I was invited to a Selection weekend in the US (this might be the first time they're doing it in the states?) and it looks like they cover 1 night accommodation and a couple meals. I'm willing to pay some of my way but I'm obviously skeptical and have questions.

For anyone with experience being at this company...

Do they ask you to pay the company directly at any point? Like for 'required' trainings?
Do they actually pay 100% of your trip expenses? No surprise fees?
Do they expect you to pay upfront for anything for them to reimburse later?

Thanks all.

I have been looking into opportunities to travel abroad while maintaining my full-time job and stumbled upon WeRoad, put in an app and was invited to 'Selection Week' in Austin in 2 weeks... it feels kind of too good to be true, but I'm seeing tons of mixed reviews.

First off, I'm not looking for money, just travel experiences and I've always really enjoyed acting as a tour guide on trips with friends/family, etc. which is what this is at least being advertised as. Seems like lack of/low payment is a main criticism, so I'm not interested in hearing about that.

This is what I'd like clarity on -

- I'd have to pay part of my way to the Selection Weekend (flight/maybe one night of accommodations). Apart from this, are there any surprise expenses or direct requests for money from the company, like for future training sessions?

- Trips are advertised as full expenses covered. For those of you who have worked at WeRoad, how true is this?

TLDR, I'm willing to pay part of my way to the selection week given

a) I'm not expected to pay money directly to the company at any point

b) trips are 100% covered with no surprise additional expenses