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Sustainability of Kyushu Island: Move Japan Forward from Kyushu

During his tenure as Chairman of the Kyushu Economic Federation, Mr. Aso prioritised tourism and agriculture, recognising them as Kyushu’s key strengths. In his keynote speech, he will discuss some of the initiatives he implemented in these two areas. In terms of tourism, the idea behind the “Tour de Kyushu” was that holding cycling races in […]

WFTGA 2026 Convention Programme Finalised – Live Walkthrough & Sign-Up Guide

Dear friends! ❤️ Thank you to everyone who registered for the WFTGA 2026 Convention! We are excited to announce that the Main Convention Programme is now finalized. There are a variety of options of workshops, study tours, and city tours to choose from. To help you navigate your choices, we will hold a detailed walkthrough […]

Global Networking Forum 2026- Hosted By WFTGA Team Europe

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WFTGA Global Networking Forum 2026 – Team Europe WFTGA is back with the Global Networking Forum 2026, starting with Team Europe. This inclusive online forum brings together professional guides and visitor-facing tourism professionals from around the world for deeper discussions, practical guidance, and meaningful connections. Open to all guiding and interpretation professionals, the forum offers […]

Fukuoka’s Eastern Seashore

A Shikaumi jinja haiden

Meeting Point and time depend on your group which you will be informed about shortly. Fukuoka City’s eastern seashore is rooted in a rich blend of ancient Shinto tradition, historical significance, and sprawling nature along its sand bridge and adjacent islands. Surrounded by the ocean, this tour visits two sites that exemplify how this proximity […]

Roundtables

During the WFTGA International Convention in Japan, all participants are invited to take part in a series of moderated Global Round Tables, which will be held both on-site and online to ensure inclusive participation from our worldwide guiding community. Ten key themes—identified throughout the past year during the Global Networking Forums—will form the basis of […]

Virtual General Assembly – October 2025

Dear Members, Trainers and Colleagues, On behalf of the Executive Board (ExBo) of the World Federation of Tourist Guide Associations (WFTGA), I invite you to join our Extraordinary Virtual General Assembly, to be held online as an essential step towards ensuring the continued functionality and stability of our Federation. Over the past year, the ExBo […]

Trainer Convention 2025 – Plenary Session

08:30 Welcome in Sabah Style 08:40 Welcoming Remarks by Roger Rajah, President, Sabah Tourist Guides Association 08:50 Opening Remarks by Sebastian Frankenberger, WFTGA President 09:00 Officiating Address by Guest of Honour: Datuk Joniston Bangkuai Assistant Minister, Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Environment 09:10 Keynote: Julinus Jeffery Jimit (CEO of Sabah Tourism Board) – Topic: Sustainable […]

Overview of WFTGA Training and the Vision for the Future

Overview of WFTGA Training and the Vision for the Future (Sustainable Training without Borders), led by WFTGA President Sebastian Frankenberger and WFTGA ExBo Member and Head of Training Viola Lewis – with an intervention on Cultural Dexterity by Hussein Dehghan (WFTGA Internationnal Trainer) – open to all convention participants – compulsory for returning WFTGA Trainers […]

Training Committee February 17th

Dear TC Colleagues, Please find attached the agenda for our upcoming in-person meeting. As usual this included the link to the papers in g-drive. Thanks, Mateusz, for your two papers. James, the meeting will be at 22:00 San Francisco time. Are you able to and would you like to join? Many best wishes Viola 00 […]

Training Division Meeting (hybrid) during Sabah Trainer Convention

Being a business meeting, the Training Division Meeting is free to attend for all fully-paid up members of the Training Division.  The meeting will take place from 13:00 to 17:00 Sabah time at the Ming Garden Hotel, meeting room ‘Kota Kinabalu’ on floor 2. This time corresponds to early morning in Europe, where many of […]

TC Tech Tutorial

Our homework for this meeting is: Familiarise ourselves with www.wftga.org plus the internal (intern) part Login – WFTGA (you can request a password from the system) Please also try to sign the Code of Conduct for WFTGA Trainers via your trainer profile. For this you need to log in with your own e-mail address NOT […]

Trainer Festive Gathering – 12 December 2024

Trainer Festive Gathering - 12 December 2024

Join your Trainer Representative, Demetra, for a delightful session where you can share your cherished holiday traditions and customs for Christmas & New Years Eve with your fellow colleagues.  Bring along your smile and a few favourite recipes to share! This is event is for Trainers and the link will be shared in the November […]

Virtual Volunteer Appreciation Day

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This is to inform you all that we are preparing for our Virtual Volunteer Appreciation Day – VIVA 2024 and the theme is Peace Through Guiding –   Marian is our host  Endy is our co host  Important to showcase symbols of peace  in our guiding by preparing a short video. Endy has sent a […]

Area Reps Empowering Feedback session

Warm greetings as you prepare for your in-person meetings in sunny Cyprus and begin your important strategic planning for 2025-2026. Attached is an executive summary I’ve prepared to encapsulate our Area Rep activities from March to November 2024. I would like to present this during tomorrow’s meeting, alongside the available Area Representatives who will share […]

Area-Rep Meeting November

1) General Welcome and Apologies a) Housekeeping b) Apologies from Emma and Sarah 2) WFTGA Membership & Admin Updates- Sonya/Cristina a) Status of Membership: b) Hongkong c) Bhutan d) India Individual member (Lalchha Meiwahl) e) Chengmai f) North Macedonia g) Admin support- 26 Sept minutes on G drive 3. General WFTGA Updates a) Association Journeys […]

Training Committee Meeting October

Priority items will include: CPD proposal by MT Details HD’s role as TC Area Rep liaison Up-date on TD liaison by DAV Up-date on Cyprus Courses by VL Financial year end (training) by SB Kindly add any other items you wish to discuss.

informal online trainer gathering

Invitation

Join your Trainer Representative – Demetra Argyrou Viguier. Come and join me for our next informal online trainer gathering on Friday 06 September at 18:00 CET / Vienna time. Let’s talk about the Olympic Games. We will continue to share stories and customs. Wishing you well until we meet (again). Meanwhile you can reach me […]

Area Reps meet the Training Committee

Thank you for giving the Training Committee the opportunity to meet with the Area Reps to introduce ourselves and for a short briefing and Q&A session with a view of strengthening our co-operation. After the meeting every Area Rep should be feeling more confident in introducing WFTGA Training offers and signposting to the TC. Please […]