Our Tauck Directors are the heart and soul of the Tauck experience – and they never cease to amaze with
their wealth of interests and experience. I find it most interesting that there is always one unique interest,
past profession or accomplishment that surprises!
C’mon in…
the water’s warm
Carla Weston
Born in Costa Rica, Carla
Alice in
studied Tourism and Wonderland...
received a Master’s Degree in
He wrote the
Nancy Davis
Eco-tourism. She is a PADI
book…
certified scuba diver and
By the sea,
Doug Brookes
always goes snorkeling in
By the numbers...
Nancy Davis (left) has a deep
and varied background. She
by the sea…
the Galápagos Islands with
Literally. When it comes to
Peter Pappas
worked as an actress for many
Tim and Elise Lentz
her guests – often joined by
the Ottoman Empire, Doug is
years, including performing
sea lions and sea turtles!
an expert. He is the author of
Peter started with Tauck in
on a children’s television
Ditching careers in the IT
She particularly enjoys 1989, and has conducted
show, and eventually got
arena with major corporations,
The Concubine, the Princess,
introducing Latin foods and 31 different tours in over 40
into stage management –
Tim and Elise have pursued
and the Teacher: Voices from
flavors on tour – and she countries; he has opened up
one of her most memorable
their passion for travel by
the Ottoman Harem – the
loves to cook.
first English translation of
24 new programs for Tauck,
productions was an annual
working as cruise directors in
three rare memoirs. Some
including our first riverboat
holiday program that focused
major ports of call along the
more unique facts: he has
program in 2003. Personal
on different countries’
coasts of the Mediterranean
a Ph.D from the University
travel has taken him to
Christmas or winter solstice
and Baltic seas, Croatia,
of California in Ottoman
over 150 countries; lifelong
celebrations. Nancy’s world
Greece and Turkey, along
and Turkish history, was a
interests include all of the
travels have taken her to
with transatlantic crossings
museum director and curator –
arts, literature, contemporary
many different countries, and
and numerous Caribbean
and plays the bagpipes!
culture – and scuba diving!
she has visited 49 of 50 U.S.
islands. They are graduates
states. And yes, Alice in
of the International Tour
Alice
Management Academy in
in Wonderland was one of her
favorite roles!
Colorado.
Sales Ambassador, 1958 – Forever
Scotty Johnston
After a 50-year career at Tauck, our long-time Sales Ambassador officially retired
in 2009. Of course, Scotty became the President of the Tauck Alumni Club the
following day and will always remain our beloved Sales Ambassador. His amusing
stories and anecdotes highlight every conversation with him. We recently asked
Scotty about his early days with Tauck, and he shared the following:
“I was the Bell Captain at The Pines Hotel in Digby, Nova Scotia, when Arthur
Tauck Jr. pioneered the first air charter and tour in 1958. The first tour director
was Mr. Jack O’Brien, from Massachusetts, who clearly defined the relationship
he wanted to have with our hotel – and me. Simply – everything had to be ‘done
right.’ Well, yes sir, it sure was from that first day onward – we had the best
relationship with the best tour operator that ever walked into our hotel. I was only
a teenager, but I saw a difference – happier guests, smoother check-in procedure
(all done in advance), more engaged and informed tour directors… I remember
one time when five different motor coaches arrived together – and Jack O’Brien
was the only tour director who phoned ahead to get his room assignments. I told
my bellmen “take #5 first” – and we were through delivering the Tauck luggage mentioned, no days of work, no letters of reference, no resume and no contract.
before the other companies had finished at the front desk! He suggested I meet the office staff, and announced ‘Scotty is going to be a Tour
Director with us this summer.’ That was the first I knew I had been hired. Arthur,
The following year Jack encouraged me to apply for the job of Tour Director in 49 years later, told me: ‘You weren’t the only one who was nervous. That was my
Nova Scotia. In December of 1959 I took an overnight train from Montreal to New first interview, and I wasn’t too sure of the procedures.’ Not a bad deal for two
York, checked into the Roosevelt Hotel, and nervously went to see Arthur C. Tauck rookies – no paperwork, just a handshake that led to half a century of employment
Jr. the next morning. We chatted for a wee while, with no job confirmed, no salary that changed my life forever.”
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