Women's travel company uniforms: jacket, skirt or trousers?

For women who work at a travel company, trousers usually suit tour guides, who walk, climb on and off coaches and stand in the sun all day. Jackets and skirts suit ticket-office staff, who sit at a counter facing customers. Both groups should share one colour framework and one recognisable detail, such as a scarf, so travellers can spot the company at any stop on the itinerary.

Tour guides: a long day on the road

Follow a guide through one day. She collects the group from the hotel at six, rides for hours, gets down at a sightseeing stop, walks in full sun, holds up a flag, takes photographs, eats lunch and boards again. The evening may bring a formal dinner for the group. A uniform for this person has four jobs:

• Staying uncreased after hours in a seat: blended fabrics are often described as holding their shape better than pure cotton, although the real effect depends on the blend.
• Moving freely on and off steps: trousers with a little stretch and a waistband that does not pinch when seated. A close-fitting skirt makes coach steps awkward.
• Coping with sun and sudden rain: a breathable top in a mid-tone colour that shows damp and road dust less readily.
• Being easy to find in a crowd: a scarf or a distinctive shirt colour helps travellers locate their guide at a busy site.

Ticket-office staff: seated, customer-facing

At a counter, customers mostly see the upper half of the person serving them. The upper half is therefore where this group's uniform deserves the most attention: shirt, collar, jacket or waistcoat, name badge and scarf. A women's business jacket over a shirt looks composed while advising on tours, quoting and confirming tickets, and because offices run cold, a jacket or waistcoat is a useful layer as well.

The lower half still matters. Someone seated all day needs a waistband that does not bite and a skirt long enough that she is not tugging it down. Try sitting in the sample before approving it. Hotels and restaurants also face guests directly, and our hotel and restaurant uniforms page shows how those teams are dressed.

Here is a Mon Amie Uniform project.

Choosing by situation

Situation	Suggestion	Why	Watch out for
Lots of walking at sights	Trousers, breathable shirt or polo	Easy to stride in	Flat or low shoes; measure trousers against them
Hours on a coach	Trousers, or a pleated skirt in low-crease cloth	Holds shape after the journey	Check the skirt seated, not only standing
Seated at the counter	Jacket or waistcoat with shirt and trousers or skirt	Neat where customers look	Waistband not tight, jacket sleeves comfortable
Group dinner or welcome ceremony	Jacket with an identifying scarf	Formal yet in the company colour	Choose a lighter jacket cloth if the day is hot

Footwear, pregnancy and other personal details

• Shoes: trouser and skirt length shifts with heel height. A guide who walks a lot should be measured in the flat shoes she really wears, not her party shoes.
• Pregnancy: if a colleague is expecting, say so before the measuring session so Mon Amie can advise how to handle it, rather than leaving her to manage with a larger size. Measurements change from stage to stage.
• Colour: brand tones or neutrals; avoid pure white, which tends to show road dust and damp after hours outdoors.
• Scarf: both an identifying detail and an accessory that makes the ticket office and the guides look like one team.

Budgeting and requesting a quote

To picture the cost, guides will typically need trousers or skirts (from 600,000 VND, minimum 20) and scarves (from 150,000 VND, minimum 20), while the ticket office may add women's business suits (from 1,500,000 VND, minimum 5 sets). These are starting prices for each category; the real figure varies with fabric, style and quantity. You can look through the fabric library and the design library in advance. Once you know how many people will wear the uniform, send your details through the quote page or call 0888.111.118.

Frequently asked questions

Should female tour guides wear trousers or skirts?

Trousers are usually the more practical choice for walking, boarding and long coach rides. If the company still wants skirts for formal occasions, let people choose trousers or a skirt with the same shirt and colour so the group stays coordinated.

Is a scarf necessary in a travel company uniform?

Not required, but a scarf helps travellers recognise staff quickly in a crowd and ties the ticket office to the guides. Mon Amie offers accessories (ties, scarves and similar) from 150,000 VND, minimum 20.

What shoes should a guide wear to be measured for trousers?

The pair she wears most often on tour, usually flat or low shoes. Trouser length will then be right for them, so hems are neither short nor trailing on the ground.

How does a new guide get a uniform after the first order?

A new guide is measured individually, and her uniform is made to the sample the company has already settled on. Measurements from earlier fittings stay on file under employee IDs for future orders.