WFTGA Executive Board
FIND A QUALIFIED TOURIST GUIDE WORLDWIDE


WFTGA Promotional Campaign


WFTGA supports the use of qualified and licensed tourist guides. Download our poster below.
for more info contact us at  info@wftga.org 
 

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The 14th WFTGA Convention:

WFTGA Convention 2011: Culture as a Unifying Guide
30th January to 4th February
REGISTRATION NOW OPEN
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Successful WFTGA Convention 2009
Bali, Indonesia
 
 
The 13th WFTGA Convention
was finished in Bali Indonesia the convention was from Monday Jan 12, 2009 until Friday Jan 16, 2009 - Eco -tourism: The Tourist Guides Role. The Bali convention was a great success.
 
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UNESCO/WFTGA Training in Aksum - Ethiopia

 
In 2009, courses have been held in Abu Dhabi, Brunei, Cyprus, Ethiopia, Jamaica and Saudi Arabia. For information about future courses please contact info@wftga.org or download our 2009 brochure. We plan Train the Trainer Part I, II and III courses at our Regional Training Centre in Cyprus from 30th May to 13th July 2010

Download a copy of the Training Brochure

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Checklist for Professional Tourist Guides Checklist for Professional Tourist Guides
This checklist gives useful tips and hints for tourist guides and is a good reminder on everything we need to do from the moment we accept a booking and includes tips on how to survive as a tourist guide!
The cost is 10.00 Euros including postage from Vienna.

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The Jane Orde Scholarship
APPLICATION FOR JANE ORDE SCHOLARSHIP FOR WFTGA CONVENTION !

WFTGA Culture Cards
 
offered for WFTGA Tourist guides who are members of an association who is a member of the WFTGA are entitled to complimentary entrance to museums who are partners around the world with the WFTGA. Members receive discounts at hotels, car rentals and more. The Cultour Card and Hospitality Programme is a special membership benefit for tourist guides. To see what museums and industry partners are available
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The International Tourist Guide Day
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

Guidelines Internetion@l
Highlights are  the cultural and linguistic aspects, new books and special offers for tourist guides.
 
  
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The 14th WFTGA Convention  

Culture as a Unifying Guide will take place in Tallinn, Estonia  from 30th January to 4th February 2011: For further details see: www.tgy.ee      
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Responsible Tourism Day
 
WFTGA has signed up with UNWTO to support the World Responsible Tourism Day at the World Travel Market in November 2009
 
This was the third successful year of this initiative, the only global day of action of its kind  supported by the UNWTO.
 
WTM World Responsible Tourism Day on Wednesday 11th November was a huge success.

 
News and Events about Members Worldwide

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Acknowledgement
The WFTGA would like to thank our sponsors:
 The Cyprus Tourism Organization, the Vienna Chamber of Commerce, Vienna Guide Service, the Androus Foundation for their support and sponsorship.