1. Objective 1. To define the term tour guide 2. To create
awareness between the different kinds and classifications as well
as the duties and responsibilities of a tour guides. 3.To learn the
brief History of tour guiding
2. Conceptual Framework
3. World Tourism Growth
4. Travel and Tourism grow by 4% per year Travel and Tourism
will continue to expand faster than the economy as a whole and
faster than comparable industries By 2018 travel & tourism is
expected to account for $ 10.9 Trillion 296.3 million employees
Growth depends on enlightened government policy
5. Brief History Herodotus The first travel writer
6. The Ancient Empire The era of the great empire from 3,000 BC
to 500AD.generated travel. The ancient Persians ,Assyrians and
Egyptians travelled in a organized manner. During the era of the
Greek Empire, tourism flourished. Festivals and shows ,among them
the Olympic Games which begun in 776 B.C.
7. The Middle Ages The period between the fall of Rome and the
Renaissance is known as the Middle Ages, approximately between 500
A.D. and 1508 A.D. It is also known as the ages. The fall of Rome
led to the decline of trade and the economy in general and decrease
in the desire to travel.
8. The Renaissance and the Grand Tour It was during this period
that young men of the upper class travelled from Britain on the
Grand Tour, a prescribed route from England through France,
Germany, Austria, Switzerland to Italy which was the
destination.
9. The Modern Age The three well known European writers who
visited the New World in the nineteenth century Charles Dickens,
Francis Trollope and Alexis de Tocqueville
10. Founded the modern tourist industry Thomas Cook Thomas Cook
(22 November 1808 18 July 1892) of Melbourne, Derbyshire, England
founded the travel agency Thomas Cook & Son (popularly
nicknamed Cook's Tours) that became Thomas Cook AG before
eventually becoming Thomas Cook Group in 2007
11. Thomas Cook Excursion Panels
12. Brief history cont. In 1850s he offered the grand circular
tours OF Europe In 1866 ,he introduced the hotel coupon From 1847-
to 1922 Thomas Cook & Sons published Tourists handbooks for the
different countries of Europe.
13. Tour Operator A tour operator typically combines tour and
travel components to create a package holiday. They advertise and
produce brochures to promote their products, holidays and
itineraries
14. Tour Guide & Tourist Guide
15. Tour Guide Meaning a person employed to show tourists
around places of interest.
16. Tourist Guide Tourist Guide: A person who guides visitors
in the language of their choice and interprets the cultural and
natural heritage of an area which person normally possesses an
area-specific qualification usually issued and/or recognised by the
appropriate authority.
17. WFTGA-World Federation of Tourist Guide Associations WFTGA
Executive Board 2015-2017 Pictured L to R: Ivana Curuvija (Serbia)
Head of Training; Ruby Roy (Canada) Vice President; Felicitas
Wressnig (Austria) President; Hermann Friedsam (Austria) Treasurer;
Esther Banike (USA) Secretary; Roger Rajah (Malaysia) Area
Representative Coordinator; Alushca Ritchie (South Africa)
Administrator
18. WFTGA Tour Manager/Tour Director or Escort: A Person who
manages an itinerary on behalf of the tour operator ensuring the
programme is carried out as described in the tour operator's
literature and sold to the traveller/consumer and who gives local
practical information.
19. International Tourist Guide Day: February 21st A Must for
Local Citizens and Local Tourism and Travel Industry Partners. Get
to Know the Professional Tourist Guides and Your Ambassadors to the
world! February 21st. an initiative of WFTGA, the International
Tourist Guide Day is held on 21st February each year. In 1990, Mrs.
Titina Loizides, president of the WFTGA was involved when it was
held for the first time, 15 countries participated. Since then,
tourist guides in an ever growing number of countries have been
giving help to their local communities, conducting tours for
disabled persons, disadvantaged persons, for children, industry
partners, officials and the general public.
20. Philippine Tour Guide Day Third Monday of June: National
Tour Guides Day (Proclamation No. 574, s. 2013)
21. The Role of the Tour Guide Cohen ( 1985) states that
traditionally the role of the guide has been focussed on two issues
one of Pathfinder and one of MENTOR
22. A path finder is described as one who leader others through
social and natural areas unknown to its followers
23. A tour manager is a person who manages an itinerary on
behalf of the tour described ensuring the programme is carried out
as described in the tour operators literature and sold to the
traveller / consumer and who gives local practical information
24. Tour Conducting versus Tour Guiding For students seeking
adventure in tourism, "Conducting Tours" offers essential,
contemporary guidance needed for success in this exciting,
expanding industry. Beginning with basic, valuable information
about guiding, escorting, and tour planning, the text progresses
with discussions on subtler topics such as guide commentary
"tricks" for effective touring, psychology of group behavior,
successful itineraries, and ethical challenges presented to tour
leaders
25. Tour Conducting versus Tour Guiding Tour guides play a
central role in the overall success of any coach holiday. They have
to possess professional, organisational, didactic and social
competencies. Escorted- and study tour guides look after their
groups for the complete duration of a sightseeing or study
trip.
26. Kinds of Tour Guide Free Lance- not permanently connected
with any travel agency and paid per tip. Staff Guide permanently
connected with a travel agency ,receives monthly salary
27. Types of Tour Guide On site or local guides A person
competent enough to guide in a certain locality area.
28. City Guide or Escort A person who accompanies a group of
tourist from the point of origin to the destination ,and back to
the origin .Usually hand lies groups check in and check out.
29. Specialized Guide A guide who specializes in a certain
field such as botany ,architecture ,marine life etc.
30. Step on Guide A guide who joining a tour bus for a local
sightseeing excursion.
31. Naturalist Guide Guides are trained in a variety of
material to best prepare them to show you around the archipelago
while educating you on the wildlife and land around you in addition
to help conservation
32. Qualities of an effective tour guide 1. Christ- centred
2.Charism 3. Love of country 4. Pleasing personality 5. Must have a
genuine interest in people 6. Resourcefulness 7. Trustworthy 8.
Civic minded 9. Respectful 10. Good sense of Leadership
33. Philippine Tour Guide John Charles Edward "Carlos"
Pamintuan Celdran (born November 10, 1972) is a Filipino tour
guide, cultural activist, and performing artist. His tour offerings
have included "If these Walls Could Talk," a half-day walking tour
of Intramuros, wearing the Spanish-colonial garb of an illustrado
and the "Living la Vida Imelda!" tour, where he dons bell bottoms
for a tour of the 1970s- built Cultural Center of the
Philippines
34. Ivan Man Dy Ivan Man Dy Conceptualized, manufactured, bred
and educated in the city of Manila, Ivan is the feet behind Old
Manila Walks. Before he finally took to the streets, he was an
active museum guide as well as a staunch heritage preservation
activist. Now, he has found his calling being seasoned urbanite, a
self- designated life-long citizen and ambassador of Manila. Since
2005, he has led the thousands of happy walking hordes down his
city's most historic quarters. Four years on and countless calluses
later, he is still loving every step of the way.
35. Balbino Ka Bino Pada Guerrero He never imagined making a
living out of tour guiding. However, the universe has a seemingly
magical way of leading this Tanjay native, showing him around as he
moved from being an accredited freelancer to working with several
tour operators in Cebu by way of assisting tourist/guest upon
arrival and hotel check-in and conducting the tour as per guest
itinerary. I took up Political Science in 1994 at the Silliman
University (Dumaguete City), but I did not finish the course. I
became an activist, Balbino Ka Bino Pada Guerrero narrated. Then I
went back to school and took up BS Secondary Education with History
as my major in Diaz College (Tanjay City). After which, an
opportunity plucked me off Negros (Oriental) and transplanted me
here in Cebu.
36. Mr. Jan Carlo Caldito He is one of the most requested &
visible guides of Ilocos Norte. He is not only guiding but helps in
product development. He also share his skills & expertise by
conducting talks to the youth who are interested to be future
guides & he is usually accountable & dedicated to all his
guests with a zest.
37. ROGER Lucero ROGER Lucero has a funny way of telling the
story about The Ruins in Talisay City, Negros Occidental. Roger
Lucero, 26, has become a sensation on YouTube, a video- sharing
website, after someone identified only as orsalia uploaded a
footage of him conducting a tour on The Ruins that left the guests
in stitches. Titled Roger the funny guide of The Ruins Negros
Occidental, the video has so far garnered 150,634 hits and 236
comments as of Aug. 11.
38. Francisco PacoGuerrero Francisco Guerrero was born in
Manila to Spanish-Filipino parents in 1975. His father works in the
hotel industry and as a child the family lived in Manila, Bangkok,
Kuala Lumpur, Singapore and Spain. His initial interest in
photography started on hot summer day when at the age of 12 he
borrowed his fathers camera and took pictures of chickens the
family had in their backyard. While studying high school in
Singapore, Francisco started assisting photographer Luca
Tettoni
39. Josefino Kuya Penn Larena Jr. Nominated in the Tourism Star
Philippines 2015 Professional Tour Guide 17 years Tour Guiding
Instructor 9 years Consumer Advocate Local Historian & Heritage
Advocate Civic Leader 16 years
40. Andoy Dalimag , Tourism Star Philippines 2015 Dalimag, a
college student who serves as a local volunteer guide around the
famous Callao Caves in Cagayan. At a very young age, he has helped
in boosting the provinces local tourism by taking his guiding
responsibilities to heart, which earned him the respect and
commendation from various people and even the media.
