Our Team

Jim has been an active member of Newfoundland’s tourism community for 35 years – helping his wife Regina commence with the start up of McCarthy’s Party Tours in 1982.

Born in Northern Bay, Newfoundland, he attended university at St. Dunstan’s (PEI) and Memorial (NL) where he earned bachelors’ degrees in economics and history. Jim taught high school in St. John’s for 30 years and spent summer breaks traveling throughout Newfoundland and Labrador with his young family while he worked as a paving inspector. His intimate knowledge of the province helped the family develop McCarthy’s signature tour packages and his teaching experience set the standard of respect and consideration we provide for all our guests. As Jim always says – “If you’re going to be in the hospitality industry you’d best be hospitable!”

Jim has participated in many aspects of Newfoundland’s tourism industry and is especially proud of his wife and four sons, all of whom grew up working in the family business. Jim is very well known throughout Newfoundland’s tourism community where he has developed many wonderful friendships with most all our business partners.

Jim remains very active in the family business where he takes a very personal role in training new escorts and still guides several trips himself.