Food Tour Pros Student Survey (#1)

We’re trying to understand the impact that Food Tour Pros has had with our Student’s Food Tour Businesses, as well as find areas for improvement while continuing to expand the Food Tour Industry.

By completing this form, Food Tour Pros will send you a One-Page Report on the state of the Food Tour industry including how you compare to the “average” Food Tour Pros Student. The more accurate the information that you can provide will help immensely in our efforts in putting together statistical data points that are fair and balanced. We recommend using any in-house / 3rd party ticketing service reporting tools to aid you in providing accurate information.

Thank you for taking the time to share your progress with us!

Note: To ensure your total privacy, your answers will be grouped together with those of others who completed the same survey and the information you provide will be used for statistical and analytical purposes only. We will not share your Survey results with any third party.

About You
Your Name
First Last
Gender
Your Birthday (MM/DD/YYYY format)
The Calendar will automatically appear; but you can enter your birth date directly using the MM/DD/YYYY format on your keyboard.
Highest level of education completed ...
Did you have experience in the culinary industry prior to starting a Food Tour Business?
- Yes, I had 5+ years of experience
- Yes, I had 1-5 years experience
- Somewhat, I had a bit of culinary experience
- No, I had no culinary experience
Are you a first time entrepreneur?
- Yes, starting a Food Tour is my first business
- No, I've started / ran other business(es)

About Your Tour
Company Name
City Name
State / Province
Country
City Population
i.e. 1,000,000
Tour Launch Date (Grand Opening)
(MM/DD/YYYY format)*
Company Website
Website Launch Date
(MM/DD/YYYY format)*
Did you purchase and use the FTP Website Solution?
- Yes
- No
How much did you spend (in dollars) to build and launch your website?
Do not include any additional, ongoing maintenance fees since website went live. Only costs/fees associated with the website build-out through launch. i.e. 2,500.00
How many weeks did your website take to build?
Be precise- Total time from selecting your website developer or team (project start date) until your business website was live and online (launch date)?
How much did you spend approximately (in dollars) to launch your business (i.e. R&D costs, legal, accounting, marketing, Insurance, etc.)?
Please DO NOT INCLUDE any FTP Course related expenses; i.e. Course fees, travel accommodations and FTP Website Solutions if you purchased from FTP.
Do you have business partners?
- No, I am a solo entrepreneur
- Yes, I have one co-founder
- Yes, I started this company with 2+ people
How many months per year do you run tours?
Please enter a number between 1 and 12.
How many hours per week do you typically spend working on/in your Food Tour Business?
- 40+ Hours
- 20 - 40 Hours
- 10 - 20 Hours
- 0 - 10 Hours
Is your Food Tour Business ...
- A full-time job
- A part-time job
Do you have any additional employees?
- Yes, I have hired help
- No, I am running the tour on my own
If you have hired help (i.e. tour guides), how many people do you currently employ in total?
- 1-3
- 4-6
- 7-10
- 10+

Your Sales Information
How many years have you been in business?
How many tickets did you sell in your first 12 months of business following completion of the Course?
How many tickets did you sell in your second full season/year of business following the completion of the Course?
How many tickets did you sell in your third full season/year of business following the completion of the Course?
What is your average monthly tickets sales during the peak period of your season/year?
What is your average monthly tickets sales during the low period of your season/year?
Approximately what percent of the tours you operate each week over the course of a full season/year are operated on Saturdays and Sundays?
- Less then 25%
- Between 25% and 50%
- Between 50% and 75%
- More than 75%
i.e. If you run on average 10 tours a week and 6 of them are operated on Saturday & Sunday, then approximately 60% of your tours each week are run on the weekends only.
Approximately what percent of the tours you operate each week over the course of a full season/year are operated between Monday and Friday?
- Less then 25%
- Between 25% and 50%
- Between 50% and 75%
- More than 75%
What is the current price of your tickets (in dollars) for your primary, signature tour?
What is the maximum number of tickets you offer per tour on your primary, signature tour?
i.e. 16 tickets max
What is the current price of your tickets (in dollars) for your second tour route (if available)?
What is the maximum number of tickets you offer per tour on your second tour route (if available)?
What is the current price of your tickets (in dollars) for your third tour route (if available)?
What is the maximum number of tickets you offer per tour on your third tour route (if available))?
What is the current price of your tickets (in dollars) for your fourth tour route (if available)?
What is the maximum number of tickets you offer per tour on your fourth tour route (if available)?

Marketing Information
How are your customers finding you? (check all that apply)
- Google Adwords
- Organic Search / SEO
- Social Media
- Review Sites
- Brochure
- Word of Mouth
- Press - TV / Article / Print / Radio
- Other
What is the most effective marketing strategy you've leveraged and used from the Course?
What percentage of your customers are traveling 25+ miles to take your Food Tours (tourists)?
- 75-100% of my customers are tourists
- 50-75% of my customers are tourists
- 25-50% of my customers are tourists
- 0-25% of my customers are tourists
It may be difficult to collect this information, it's okay to make an estimate!

Your Food Tour Pros Experience
Which Food Tour Pros Course did you take?
- 3 Day New Business Owner Course
- 3 Day Advanced New Business Owner Course
- 2 Day New Business Owner Course
- 2 Day Advanced New Business Owner Course
- 2 Day Current Business Owner Course
- 1 Day Current Business Owner Course
What month and year did you complete the Course?
i.e. April, 2010
Did you use Food Tour Pros for any of the following? (check all that apply)
- Domain Purchase
- Company Logo
- Brochures
- Gift Certificate Design
- Social Media Graphics Package
I believe that taking a Food Tour Pros Course was the right decision for my company.
- Strongly Agree
- Agree
- Disagree
- Strongly Disagree
Food Tour Pros was critical in helping me create a more profitable tour.
- Strongly Agree
- Agree
- Disagree
- Strongly Disagree
I would recommend Food Tour Pros to a friend.
- Strongly Agree
- Agree
- Disagree
- Strongly Disagree
I would benefit from Additional Training and/or Discussion within a structured Food Tour Conference hosted by FTP, lasting between 2-3 days consisting of only previous FTP Students?
- Strongly Agree
- Agree
- Disagree
- Strongly Disagree
What topics at such a Conference would you be most interested in learning, collaborating and sharing on most? (i.e Best Practices, Knowledge Sharing, guest speakers, etc.)
How much do you expect to pay (per attendee) to attend such a Conference (assuming snacks, lunch and dinner are included in FTP Conference fees)?
Exclude travel and accommodation fees
Anything else you'd like to share with us?

Food Tour Pros Student Survey (#1)

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