First “Hands On Guiding” and “Train the Trainer” course in Warsaw, Poland on October 17-30, 2015
First “Hands On Guiding” and “Train the Trainer” course was organised in Warsaw, Poland. Delivered from 17th till 30th October 2015 by WFTGA Lead International Trainer Iris Barry and International Trainer Radoslaw Szafranowicz-Maloziec. Supported by Polish Chamber of Tourism.
WFTGA International Trainer Jassim Zaiton and Cruise cooperation partner Grant Holmes contributed to the launch of “Tour Guides Open Day” in Bahrain, October 18, 2015
Under the patronage of His Excellency Mr. Zayed R. Alzayani, Minister of Industry, Commerce and Tourism the “Tour Guides Open Day” is launched Sunday morning at the Bahrain International Exhibition and Convention Centre. In his speech, the minister referred to the Ministry’s recent focus to implement plans and programs aimed at enhancing tourism sector in […]
Nuke pact sparks interest in destination Iran
Nuke pact sparks interest in destination Iran Nuke pact sparks interest in destination Iran
Train the Trainer Course in Nikosia, Cyprus on November 2nd – 13th, 2015
WFTGA Training Brochure Cyprus FW_0
First WFTGA Silk Road Heritage Guide Course in Khiva Uzbekistan
http://silkroad.unwto.org/news/2015-09-02/first-ever-silk-road-training-course-heritage-guides-taking-place-khiva-uzbekistan
UNWTO Area Meeting: Ghana – WFTGA Area Representative Report
WFTGA Members Sam Baddo and Paul Romeo Assessi attended the UNWTO Regional Conference in Accra Ghana from 17-19August 2015 UNWTO Regional conference
British Embassy Re-opens in Tehran
The foreign secretary of the United Kingdom (Philip Hammond) has travelled to Iran to reopen the embassy. He will be Britain’s first top diplomat to visit the Iranian capital in nearly 14 years. And the Iranian embassy in London will be opened likewise. It is expected that Tehran-London relations will be normalized, including in consular […]
Visa On Arrival: Iran
Iran Extends Upon arrival Visa Validity to 30 Days for 58 Countries and soon, will rise to 190 countries Iran has extended airport visa validity from 15 to 30 days and tourists will be able to ask airport visa for 30 days in all border airports. Iranian government’s recent decision to increase the validity length […]
Travel in Iran
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-33706015
“Tourism in Iran Set to Rise”: Guardian Newspaper Article
The following article appeared in the Guardian Newspaper in the UK http://www.theguardian.com/travel/2015/jul/17/tourism-to-iran-rise-sharply-nuclear-deal-vienna
