Press Release from World Federation of Tourist Guides Associations
Is
Your Tourist Guide Qualified? We are the Professionals!
On International Tourist Guide Day, 21st February 2009, the World Federation of Tourist Guides Associations (WFTGA) is launching a campaign to encourage tourists around the world to question whether their tourist guide is qualified or licensed.
Throughout the world there is a continuing problem with illegal and unqualified tourist guides who do not have the necessary knowledge or skills to interpret the destination.
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“Qualified
tourist guides are ambassadors for their countries and are often the
only people that visitors really talk to and engage with. They can make
or break a destination.
In the current global economic climate, it is even more important that those who continue to travel receive the best quality products and services. Some unqualified guides work mostly through commissions and tips and do not offer a professional service to visitors. Members of the World Federation of Tourist Guides Associations (WFTGA) are all professional qualified tourist guides who adhere to a Code of Practice and Quality Charter." |