UNIT 1: PRINCIPLES OF TOUR GUIDING: THE TOUR GUIDE (World Federation of Tourist Guide Associations/www.wtfga.

org)

TOUR TOUR MANAGER/TOUR DIRECTOR/TOUR ESCORT

 From the Latin word “tornare” and Greek “tornos”, meaning “to circle around”
 It means “to come back to the point of origin after going to a destination
elsewhere” (Theobald, 1998)
 In tourism “tour” refers to the activities of people when they go through a place
in order to see and learn about it in person (Merriam-Webster Dictionary)
TOUR GUIDE
 A person who guides people as they go through a foreign place to help them
gain better appreciation of the place and interesting things to see there
 Also helps people make efficient use of their time during the tour
 An individual who guides tourist, both foreign and domestic, for a fee,
commission, or any other from of awful remuneration (www.tourism.gov.ph
and Philippine DOT, 1995)
 A persom who guides groups or individual visitors from abroad or from the
home country around the monuments, sites, museums of a city or region; to
interpret in an inspiring and entertaining manner in the language of the
visitor's choice, including the cultural and natural heritage and environment
(International Association of Tour Managers and the European Federation of
Tourist Guide Association/EFTA 1998) www.feg-
touristguides.com/touristguideineurope.ph
 A tour guide (US) or a tourist guide (European) provides assistance,
information, and cultural, historical and contemporary heritage interpretation to
people on organized tours and individual clients at educational
establishments, religious and historical sites, museums, and venues of other
significant interest. (On the Job: A Seasoned Tour Guide Tells All,
JobMonkey.com
 A good tour guide has the self-assurance and tact of diplomat, the knowledge
of a scholar, the performace skills of an entertainer, and the organizational
abilities of a time management expert
- A person who manages an itinerary on behlaf of the tour operatopr ensuring
the program is carried out nas described in the tour operator's literature and
sold to the traveler/vonsumer and who gives local practical information
TOUR GUIDE VS TOUR ESCORT
Tour Guide
- One who conducts a tour or one with a broad knowledge of a particular area
whose primary duty is to inform. According to the Tour Guide Code of 1987
promulgated by the Department of Tourism, “tour guide is an individual who is
licensed by the local government and accredited by the Department of
Tourism to guide a tourist both foreign and domestic for a fee, commission or
any other form of lawful remuneration”
Tour Escort
- The tour escort is a qualified person who accompanies people traveling
through different countries and abroad to assure the regular running of the
planned trips, provides the necessary support services for its entire duration
and giving significant information of the site
UNIT 2: HISTORY OF TOUR GUIDING
 Guiding is one of the oldest professions in the world. There are plenty of
specific references to guides in the annals of history from Roman Empire to
the Middle Ages, throughout the Renaissance and into the modern age
THE ANCIENT EMPIRE (3,000 BC TO 500 AD)

TOUR GUIDING

- Refers to the provision of professional service to interpret the cultural and

natural heritage of an area; 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 recognized by the appropriate authority