The World Federation Tourist Guide Association (WFTGA) is a non-profit, non-political organization which groups together, around the world tourist guide associations; Individual tourist guides where no association exists; Tourism partners of both the WFTGA and member associations; educational institutes in tourism for tourist guides; convention and visitors bureau and affiliated members who have direct or indirect association with tourist guides. WFTGA is an Affiliate Member of UNWTO and an NGO in Operational Relations with UNESCO.

The WFTGA's main purpose is to promote, market and ensure that tourist guides are recognized as the ambassadors of a region. They are the first and sometimes the only representation of the population a visitor will meet. WFTGA offers services to our members but also communicates to those in search of the services of professional, area specific tourist guides, and where to hire them. We also actively promote our members' associations and industry partners worldwide.

WFTGA encourages and supports the use of only area-specific tourist guides to member regions which keeps the local tourist guides working and ensures that visitors have accurate and professional services from our members' regions.

The day-to-day running of the World Federation is the responsibility of the Executive Board whose members are elected by delegates of the member countries for a two- year period at each Convention. To take a position on the Executive Board one has to know that such a position means complete involvement, dedication and many hours of work. Executive Board members who are elected must be actively practicing tourist guides who are not tour operators, or tourist guide employers.

 

 

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