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WFTGA: Member of UNWTO

The Executive Council of UNWTO agreed at its 90th session in Mombassa, Kenya on 19-21st June 2011  to admit the World Federation of Tourist Guide Associations to Affiliate Membership. " It is with great satisfaction that we welcome the World Federation of
Tourist Guide Associations (WFTGA) and all of its employees to the World Tourism Organization. I am pleased to confirm that your entity's application for affiliation to UNWTO has recently been approved by the Executive Council at its 90th session held in Mombasa, Kenya on 19-21 June 2011. For us it is a real honor to count on your entity, its knowledge and potential for collaboration for creating a tourism sector that is more ethical, responsible and able to generate wealth around the world."
Javier Blanco, Director, UNWTO Affiliate Members

WFTGA thereby signs up to the UNWTO Global Code of Ethics:

Posted: 12/07/12

WFTGA President in Central America

Rosalind Newlands (WFTGA President) visited tourist guides in Central America during a cruise on Cunard ship Queen Victoria. She had a meeting with members of the Costa Rica Tourist Guides Association in Puntarenas and then joined a tour with local guide Davide. Puntarenas (Sandy Point) is a centre for Ecotourism which is very advanced - with 12% of the land of the country part of National Parks. There are 260 species of birds including the rare Scarlet Macau - which Davide managed to point out to us on our Skywalk tour

Posted: 04/23/12

International Tourist Guide Day 2012

International Tourist Guide Day is being celebrated all over the world. The day is an opportunity for tourist guides to show their local communities what they do. For more information contact info@wftga.org

Posted: 02/21/12

Train the Trainer Course 2012: WFTGA International Training Centre Cyprus: Registration now open!

TRAIN THE TRAINER COURSE: WFTGA International Training Centre: Cyprus

With great pleasure WFTGA can offer the WFTGA Train the Trainer Course in 2012.

 This course is designed for Tourist guides who would like to become Trainers or Tourist Guide Trainers who would like to improve their training skills and gain WFTGA accreditation to train tourist guides in their own country.

Posted: 01/16/12

WFTGA Training 2011

WFTGA  worked in partnership with UNWTO and the Indian Institute of Tourism and Travel Management (An Organisation of Ministry of Tourism, Government of India) to deliver practical tourist guide training for new guides in Amristar Punjab India in May/June 2011

WFTGA Trainers also ran courses in Armenia, Georgia, Greece, Serbia and Tanzania during 2011.

 For information on our training courses available on location worldwide please download our Training Brochure

For information on WFTGA Train the Trainer in Cyprus 

Posted: 12/30/11

4th UN Alliance of Civilizations Forum, Doha Qatar: WFTGA President Official Speaker

WFTGA President Rosalind Newlands was an official speaker at the 4th UNAOC Forum in Doha Qatar on Sunday 11th December 2011. Rosalind was part of the official UNWTO Delegation which led a workshop entitled Tourism & Travel: Celbrating Diversiy, Linking Cultures and Promoting Dialogue Between Civilizations.

Rosalind emphasised the importance of Tourist Guides as a bridge between the host country culture and the visitors. The meeting was opened by the UN Secretary General and attended by Heads of States from several countries including Germany, Portugal and Brazil.

Posted: 12/17/11

WFTGA HOT Course in Serbia

WFTGA International Lead Trainer Mary Kemp Clarke and WFTGA International Trainer Ivana Curuvija are delivering the first WFTGA HOT Course in Novi Sad Serbia.

Posted: 12/17/11

WFTGA Training 2011

WFTGA  worked in partnership with UNWTO and the Indian Institute of Tourism and Travel Management (An Organisation of Ministry of Tourism, Government of India) to deliver practical tourist guide training for new guides in Amristar Punjab India in May/June 2011

WFTGA Trainers also ran courses in Armenia, Georgia, Greece, Serbia and Tanzania during 2011.

For information on our training courses available on location worldwide please download our Training Brochures:

 WFTGA Train the Trainer Program in Cyprus 

 
Posted: 12/01/11

WFTGA Training in Zanzibar

WFTGA Lead International Trainer Mary Kemp Clarke led a Train the Trainer Course for tourist guides from Zanzibar and mainland Tanzania in October 2011.

 

Posted: 11/30/11
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