Matt Arietta
*** ******* ***, *** *********, CA *4114
415-***-**** • ***********@*****.***
Gateway City: San Francisco Citizenship: United States ITMI Certified Tour Director
Career Objective Tour Director / Guide / Cruise Host Event Planning / Convention / Incentive Staff
Language: Semi-Fluent: Spanish (Meet and Greet)
Tour Director / Guide Experience
San Francisco City Tour (16 yrs) Private Tours
San Francisco / Sausalito / Sonoma Wine Country Tour ITMI FAM
Northern California / Mt Lassen Volcanic National Park (2 days) ITMI FAM
Los Angeles Grand City Tour (2 yrs) Super Star Tours
Alaska / Inside Passage / Hawaiian Islands / Caribbean / Mediterranean / Central & South America / Africa / Europe (2 yrs) Assistant Cruise Director / Cruise Staff, Holland America Meeting and Event Planning
Director of Honor Awards (4 yrs) International Interior Design Associates
Board of Directors / Event Coordinator (2 yrs) International Interior Design Associates
Senior Manager (5 yrs) Coordinate Major Industry Presentations / Events, Architectural & Design Market
VIP Greeter / Liaison / Point of Contact (3 yrs) Celebrity Additional Experience and Skills
Concierge (5 yrs) Hilton, Disneyland, Wyndham Bel Age, West Hollywood
Front Office Staff (5 yrs) Disneyland, West Hollywood
Restaurant Server (12 yrs) California, New York City
Singing Waiter (4 yrs) Spirit of NY, New York City
Harbor Cruise Server (2 yrs) Spirit of Los Angeles
Volunteer (3 yrs) Rocket Dog Rescue, San Francisco
Church Volunteer Meal Server for the Homeless, Glide Memorial Church Domestic Travel / Destination Knowledge
California / Nevada Redwood Highway, Sacramento, Lake Tahoe, Yosemite, Carmel, Monterey, Big Sur, Hearst Castle, Solvang, Santa Barbara, Disneyland, Universal Studios, Hollywood, Beverly Hills, San Diego, Palm Springs, Las Vegas; Arizona / New Mexico Tucson, Albuquerque; Alaska / Inside Passage Sitka, Juneau, Ketchikan, Glacier Bay; Hawaii Oahu, Kauai, Maui, Big Island; Washington / Oregon / Idaho Seattle, Portland, Coeur d’Alene; British Columbia / Canadian Rockies Victoria, Vancouver, Kamloops, Yellowhead Highway, Jasper, Columbia Icefields, Lake Louise, Banff, Calgary; Wyoming Yellowstone; Michigan Holland; Illinois Chicago; Texas Houston, Dallas; Florida Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, Key West, Tampa, Orlando, Disney World, EPCOT, Daytona; Louisiana New Orleans; New York / New Jersey New York City, Atlantic City; Washington, D.C. / Virginia Mt. Vernon; Massachusetts Boston; Eastern Canada Toronto
International Travel / Destination Knowledge
Mexico / Central America / South America / Caribbean Mexico, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Venezuela, Bahamas, Cayman Islands, Dominica, Jamaica, St. Thomas, St. John, Bermuda, Puerto Rico, Tortola, Virgin Gorda, Grenada, Aruba, Curacao, Colombia, Barbados, Martinique; Europe / British Isles United Kingdom (many times), Ireland (many times), France, Italy, Tenerife, Portugal, Spain, Monaco, Holland, Greece Education
International Tour Management Institute, San Francisco – Certified Tour Director
American Musical & Dramatic Academy – Certificate Program, New York City
Cypress College – (3 yrs), Theater Major, Orange County, CA
Red Cross / CPR Certified
Personal Interests / Hobbies
Music, Yoga, History, Dogs, Cruise Ships, Documentaries, Singing