A - Introductions

LOCAL GUIDING SERVICES
Introduction to Core Concepts in Tour Guiding Services

Core Concepts in Tour Guiding Services
Tourism – the practice and commercial business of travelling and

vacation around the world
According to WTO (World Tourism Organization), tourism is a
comprised activities of persons traveling to and staying in places
outside of their usual environment for not more than one
consecutive year for leisure, business and other purposes.
ORIGIN
DESTINATION
 Tour – coined from the Latin word “tornare” and Greek word
“tornos” meaning to circle around, the word tour means to come
back to the point of origin after going to a destination elsewhere.
In tourism, the word tour refers to the activities of people when

they go through a place in order to see and learn about it in person
 Tour Guide – a person who guides people as they go through a

foreign place to help them gain better appreciation of the place and
the interesting things to see there.
the Philippine Department pf Tourism (1995) defines a tour guide

as “an individual who guides tourists, both foreign and domestic, for a
fee, commission or any other form of remuneration.
 Tour guiding – the provision of professional service to

interpret the cultural and natural heritage of an area.
ROLES OF A TOUR GUIDE
 Meeting and greeting the tour participants upon arrival and facilitating
introductions
 Coordinating pre-arranged accommodation and transport and making sure
that participants are comfortable
 Coordinating pre-arranged tours including visits to local attractions, shops,
restaurants etc.
 Leading tour groups and pointing out places of interest
 Preparing and presenting tour guide spiels called tour commentaries
 Researching and sharing general information about the city and/or country
 Attending to operational problems, such as booking errors and changes, lost
bags, or sickness and providing first aid if needed
 Preparing and submitting written reports of how the day’s tour turned out,
including financial report and other administrative work
ELEMENTS OF TOUR GUIDING
1. Professionalism
2. Service
3. Interpretation
4. Physical elements
5. Characteristics of a tour guide
ELEMENTS OF TOUR GUIDING
1. Professionalism – Training
2. Service – Intangible, perishable and unique
3. Interpretation – Educate the tourist about the meanings and significance of
cultural and natural attractions
4. Physical Elements
Facilities of hotel
Modes of transportation
Attractions – parks and museums
5. Characteristics of a tour guide – mature, responsible, tactful, sensitive to
different cultures, articulate, quick-witted, organized and healthy
HISTORY OF TOUR GUIDING
___________ Renaissance 1 Ancient Times

___________ Dark Middle Ages 2 Dark-Middle Ages
___________ Ancient Times 3 Renaissance Times
___________ Modern Age 4 Modern Age
 Ancient Times – the information provide by tour guides during this time are prized
by historians, including Herodotus who valued guides who could recite with great
authority, dates, dialogues, and other specifics about people who had lived years
ago.
 Dark-middle Ages –this period emphasized the guides’ role as safety escorts for
travel pilgrims and businessmen
 Renaissance – educator or mentor in addition to the role of a protector. A
carefully appointed guide served as the young man’s tutor and chaperone as he
went on a journey through a prescribed route from England through France,
Germany, Austria, Switzerland, to Italy (GRAND TOUR) - CICERONES
 Modern Age – England is one of the first countries to regulate and train guides
in 1758. Thomas Cook began conducting tours to Paris and later around
Europe in the year 1840.
By the year 1850, railroad tour were already in operation
The Post-World War II period, beginning with the late 1940s and 1950s,
marked a dramatic change in the tourism industry because of low cost airlines.
TYPES OF TOUR GUIDE
Tour guides can be classified according to:
How they earn: Their specialization:

Employed Guide – are those employed Plant guide – employed by corporations, usually
as part of the public relations department
by a company who earn a regular income
Adventure guide – mostly hobbyist who love a
whether there are clients or none. particular sporting activity and introduce this
Freelance Guide – Self-employed guides activity to the tourists. They must have special
who make and sell their own tours. skills esp. relating to the guests’ SAFETY
Docile or Volunteer Guides - City Guides – guides who specialize in a
particular city or province. They guide tourist to
unemployed guides who are mostly
see places of interests while providing
hobbyists such as retirees and information on its history and heritage, and their
environmental advocates relevance to the socio-economic development
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES IN TOUR
GUIDING
 Requirements for the issuance of accreditation to a tour guide:
1. Seminar – authenticated
2. Certificate of good health
3. NBI clearance
4. Valid visa for alien applicants
5. Mayor’s permit or municipal license
6. Latest income tax return
7. Such other documents that Dot may require from time to time
RELEVANCE OF THE TOUR GUIDING
COURSE
Tour guides play an important role in the multibillion dollar tourism industry.
Tourism cannot progress without trained manpower. As professionalism is one of
the core elements of tour guiding, it is imperative to provide a well-defined
program for training aspiring tour guides. The inclusion of tour guiding as one of
the specialization tracks in the K to 12 curriculum in the Philippines is therefore
a significant advancement toward harnessing the potentials of tourism growth in
the country.
Tourism comprises the activities of persons traveling to and staying in
places outside their usual environment for not more than one
consecutive year for leisure, business and other purposes."
QUIZ #1
QUIZ #1
WORD POOL
Docile guide Tour Tour guiding Interpretation Employed guide
Training Tour guide Renaissance Dark-middle ages Plant guide
Safety Tourism Tourist Employed guide Freelance guide
1. The process of describing the meanings

and significance of cultural and natural
attractions.
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WORD POOL
2. A person who guide tourists.

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3. Activities of people when they go through

a place in order to see and learn about it in
person.
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WORD POOL
4. The provision of professional service to

interpret the cultural and natural heritage of
an area
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WORD POOL
5. The tour guide’s client

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WORD POOL
6. Needed before a tour guide becomes

professional
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7. Age between the ancient and renaissance

period.
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WORD POOL
8. A type of guide who earn a regular wage

whether there are clients or none
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WORD POOL
9. The main duty of an adventure guide is to

provide __________.
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WORD POOL
10. The period when tour guide serves as

mentor or accompaniment of children from
well to do families during a Grand Tour.
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WORD POOL
11. A type of guide who conduct tours in the

company’s plant or factory and usually part
of the public relations department.
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WORD POOL
12. The practice and commercial business of

vacations and travelling around the world.
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WORD POOL
13. They are unemployed guides who are

mostly hobbyists such as retirees and

environmental advocates and earn non
monetary rewards such as friendship,
experience, cultural exchange and may also
accept tips.
QUIZ #1
14-15. What are the physical elements of

tour guiding?
16-20. Cite at least five (5)

characteristics of a tour guide?

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LOCAL GUIDING SERVICES

Introduction to Core Concepts in Tour Guiding Services

Tourism – the practice and commercial business of travelling and

In tourism, the word tour refers to the activities of people when

 Tour Guide – a person who guides people as they go through a

the Philippine Department pf Tourism (1995) defines a tour guide

 Tour guiding – the provision of professional service to

___________ Renaissance 1 Ancient Times

How they earn: Their specialization:

1. The process of describing the meanings

2. A person who guide tourists.

3. Activities of people when they go through

4. The provision of professional service to

5. The tour guide’s client

6. Needed before a tour guide becomes

7. Age between the ancient and renaissance

8. A type of guide who earn a regular wage

9. The main duty of an adventure guide is to

10. The period when tour guide serves as

11. A type of guide who conduct tours in the

12. The practice and commercial business of

13. They are unemployed guides who are

mostly hobbyists such as retirees and

14-15. What are the physical elements of

16-20. Cite at least five (5)

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