{"id":514,"date":"2023-01-23T23:34:36","date_gmt":"2023-01-23T23:34:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tommybyrne.ca\/?page_id=514"},"modified":"2023-04-17T14:57:58","modified_gmt":"2023-04-17T14:57:58","slug":"about-me","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/tommybyrne.ca\/fr\/about-me\/","title":{"rendered":"QUI SUIS-JE?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"514\" class=\"elementor elementor-514\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e855dc1 elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"e855dc1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0624a1f\" data-id=\"0624a1f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7b6743 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d7b6743\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">QUI SUIS-JE?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b9582ba elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"b9582ba\" 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data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Ayant une formation universitaire en \u00e9tudes internationales, comprenant une maitrise en histoire et en politique internationale, ma sp\u00e9cialit\u00e9 est d\u2019expliquer l\u2019histoire de la ville de Qu\u00e9bec non seulement d\u2019un point de vue local, mais \u00e9galement en soulignant le contexte international des 5 derniers si\u00e8cles.<\/p><p>Avant d\u2019\u00eatre guide touristique, j\u2019ai moi aussi voyag\u00e9\u2026 Apr\u00e8s une escapade de 13 ans, qui m\u2019a fait passer par Toronto, la Suisse, l\u2019Espagne et le Mexique, je suis revenu m\u2019\u00e9tablir \u00e0 Qu\u00e9bec, ma ville natale, en 2013. \u00c9tant un touche-\u00e0-tout dans mon domaine, j\u2019ai travaill\u00e9 au sein de diverses organisations internationales, dont l\u2019Organisation mondiale du tourisme (UNWTO) et le Centre mondial d\u2019excellence des destinations 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au-del\u00e0 de ces grandes organisations. De 2009 \u00e0 2013, j\u2019ai \u00e9t\u00e9 directeur g\u00e9n\u00e9ral et copropri\u00e9taire d\u2019un h\u00f4tel-boutique, restaurant et galerie d\u2019art au Mexique : La Hacienda del Gobernador. Sous la supervision de l\u2019Institut national d\u2019anthropologie et d\u2019histoire du Mexique (INAH), j'ai reconverti une ancienne r\u00e9sidence de prestige en ruine, class\u00e9e monument historique national, en appliquant les principes de conservation du patrimoine b\u00e2ti et de d\u00e9veloppement durable.<\/p><p>\u00c0 mon retour \u00e0 Qu\u00e9bec, j\u2019ai dirig\u00e9 plusieurs ann\u00e9es les op\u00e9rations touristiques et culturelles du magnifique site de la cath\u00e9drale Holy Trinity, lieu historique national. Tr\u00e8s impliqu\u00e9 dans le domaine touristique, de la culture et du patrimoine, j\u2019ai \u00e9t\u00e9 vice-pr\u00e9sident et directeur g\u00e9n\u00e9ral int\u00e9rimaire de la Corporation du patrimoine et du tourisme religieux de Qu\u00e9bec, vice-pr\u00e9sident du conseil de quartier du Vieux-Qu\u00e9bec\u2013Cap-Blanc\u2013Colline Parlementaire et membre du conseil d\u2019administration de Destination Qu\u00e9bec cit\u00e9.<\/p><p>Tommy Byrne.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-025cc82 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no\" data-id=\"025cc82\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_top&quot;:&quot;triangle&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-top\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-negative=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 1000 100\" preserveaspectratio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M500,98.9L0,6.1V0h1000v6.1L500,98.9z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-22642c4\" data-id=\"22642c4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebd237a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ebd237a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ES EN FR ES EN FR ABOUT ME With an academic background in international studies including a master&#8217;s degree in international history and politics, my specialty is explaining Quebec City\u2019s history not only from a local point of view, but also by highlighting the international context of the last five centuries. Before being a tour guide, I too traveled\u2026After 13 years away that took me to Toronto, Switzerland, Spain, and Mexico, I returned to settle in my hometown of Quebec City in 2013. As a jack-of-all-trades (in the good sense!), long before becoming a certified tour guide, I worked for various international organizations including the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and the World Centre of Excellence for Destinations (CED). My professional experience goes beyond the institutional sector. From 2009 to 2013, I was general manager and co-owner of La Hacienda del Gobernador, a boutique hotel, restaurant, and art gallery in Mexico. Under the supervision of Mexico\u2019s National Institute of Anthropology and History,\u00a0 by applying principles of conservation of built heritage and sustainable development. When I returned to Quebec City, I directed the tourist and cultural operations of the magnificent Cathedral of the Holy Trinity, a National Historic Site, for several years. I also served as vice president and interim general manager of Quebec City\u2019s religious heritage and tourism council, vice president of Old Quebec\u2019s borough council, and board member for Destination Qu\u00e9bec Cit\u00e9, the city\u2019s tourism board. 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