Japanese guides invite people to come to Japan!!
WFTGA President Rosalind Newlands and EXBO Member Govind Agrawal visit Macau
Rosalind Newlands and Govind Agrawal spent three days in Macau on a fact finding mission. We visited potential hotels and enjoyed fabulous Macanese food and hospitality. The programme will include pre and post tours to Hong Kong and a post tour to mainland China. Full programme and bookings coming...
International Tourist Guide Day in Vienna
In 1989, at its 3rd Convention the WORLD FEDERATION OF TOURIST GUIDE ASSOCIATIONS decided in Cyprus that the 21st of February shall be instituted as the “INTERNATIONAL TOURIST GUIDE DAY”, commemorating the foundation of its own organization back in 1985 in Israel where the first international convention...
International Tourist Guide Day in Iceland
The Iceland Tourist Guide Association in cooperation with a local tour operator and the Hunting Museum in the south of Iceland invited the blind and sight impaired on an excursion to “see” wild animals from Africa on International Tourist Guide Day 21 February 2006. Forty people accepted the invitation...
International Tourist Guide Day in Uganda
Uganda Tourist Guides celebreated the International Tourist Guide Day on Saturday 22nd April, 2006. Two major activities were carried out. Bird watching with young birders, and launching a cultural walk in the city. At the end of the birding activity, the young birder were given a simple asignment...
Victor Leal, our colleague from Gautemala and our Area Representative for the Spanish speaking Americas has passed away.
VICTOR LEAL ESTIVEZ
Born in Guatemala, he was a free lance tourist guide since 1978. At the end of his regular High School, he began tourism studies at Guatemala private school for Tourist Guides getting a degree in 1977. In 1978 he began studies to become professional tourist guide at the Technical...
CEN Meeting on International Tourist Guide Day in Cyprus
European Standardisation Committee (CEN) Photos in Cyprus
Tourist Guides of 10 European countries celebrated the 21st February 2006 in Cyprus by having the meeting of the European Standardisation Committee (CEN) for the standardisation of “Tourist Guide Services”.
International Tourist Guide Day in Rhodos island-Greece
On the occasion of celebrating the International Tourist Guide Day, the tourist guides of the Association of Dodecanese based in Rhodes, presented a new DVD about Rhodes island, in the presence of the head of Prefecture of Dodecanese, Mr. Mahairidis, the mayor of Rhodes, Mr. Giannopoulos and many...
International Tourist Guide Day in Dubai
The Dubai Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM) joined the world in celebrating the International Tour Guides Day. The Training Solution department organized a reception at the Nad Al Sheba Club House to recognize and honour the work of experienced and dedicated professional tour guides...
International Tourist Guide Day in Toronto
The Canadian Tour Guide Association of Toronto organized a free tour of downtown Toronto to celebrate International Tourist Guide Day on Tuesday, March 21, 2006.
