World Federation of Tourist Guide Associations
The platform for professional tourist guides
WFTGA offers services to our members but also communicates to those in search of the services of professional area specific tourist guides and where to hire them.
tourist guides worldwide in 87 member associations
You are a tourist guide and want to become more professional?
We offer webinars, training courses and a lot of more for tools for your daily business as a guide.Β
You are an association and need support?
We offer regular networking sessions, tools and documents to make your daily associations life easier.Β
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Global Tea Chat – August 2023
Global Tea Chats are informal, on-line conversations amongst tourist guides, friends and colleagues hosted by WFTGA President – Alushca Ritchie.
International Friendship Day
The International Day of Friendship was proclaimed in 2011 by the UN General Assembly with the idea that friendship between
20th WFTGA Convention
18 - 29 January 2024
Italy - Siracusa
The family meeting of tourist guides with around 450 participants from over 60 countries.Β
Lectures & Workshopsβ
Inspiring speakers, pitches from Tourism Companies and
Excursions
State of the art experiences around Sicily: Mount Etna, Catania, Palermo ...
Networking
Lern best practice from guides around the world
Fun, Dance, Foodβ
The holiday with colleagues
Activities Calendarβ
Webinars, Workshops, Meetings ...β
21st February
International Tourist Guide Day
To celebrate the skills of professional tourist guides in their localities the WFTGA initiated the ITGD β the International Tourist Guides Day β on or near the 21st February every year.
It is a public relations event par excellence, drawing the attention of local authorities, fellow citizens and the media to the quality and value of the work of professional tourist guides.
Statements from our partner
Why a certified tourist guide
is important for tourism?
