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href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%B4%D8%AF_%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%AD%D9%8A" title="مرشد سياحي – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="مرشد سياحي" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%AD%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%A3%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%B0_%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%A5%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%95" title="ভ্রমণকারীর পথপ্রদর্শক – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="ভ্রমণকারীর পথপ্রদর্শক" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%AD%D0%BA%D1%81%D0%BA%D1%83%D1%80%D1%81%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%BE%D0%B4" title="Экскурсавод – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Экскурсавод" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guia_tur%C3%ADstic" title="Guia turístic – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Guia turístic" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pr%C5%AFvodce_(profese)" title="Průvodce (profese) – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Průvodce (profese)" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guide" title="Guide – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Guide" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fremdenf%C3%BChrer" title="Fremdenführer – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Fremdenführer" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giid" title="Giid – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Giid" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%9E%CE%B5%CE%BD%CE%B1%CE%B3%CF%8C%CF%82" title="Ξεναγός – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Ξεναγός" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gu%C3%ADa_de_turismo" title="Guía de turismo – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Guía de turismo" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%88i%C4%89erono" title="Ĉiĉerono – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Ĉiĉerono" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%87%D9%86%D9%85%D8%A7%DB%8C_%DA%AF%D8%B1%D8%AF%D8%B4%DA%AF%D8%B1%DB%8C" title="راهنمای گردشگری – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="راهنمای گردشگری" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guide_culturel" title="Guide culturel – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Guide culturel" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EA%B4%80%EA%B4%91_%EA%B0%80%EC%9D%B4%EB%93%9C" title="관광 가이드 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="관광 가이드" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%9F%E0%A4%A8_%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%B9%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%95" title="पर्यटन सहायक – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="पर्यटन सहायक" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turisti%C4%8Dki_vodi%C4%8D" title="Turistički vodič – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Turistički vodič" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pramuwisata" title="Pramuwisata – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Pramuwisata" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lei%C3%B0s%C3%B6guma%C3%B0ur" title="Leiðsögumaður – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Leiðsögumaður" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guida_turistica_(professione)" title="Guida turistica (professione) – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Guida turistica (professione)" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%9E%D7%95%D7%A8%D7%94_%D7%93%D7%A8%D7%9A" title="מורה דרך – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="מורה דרך" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-jv mw-list-item"><a href="https://jv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pramuwisata" title="Pramuwisata – Javanese" lang="jv" hreflang="jv" data-title="Pramuwisata" data-language-autonym="Jawa" data-language-local-name="Javanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Jawa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kk mw-list-item"><a href="https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%93%D0%B8%D0%B4" title="Гид – Kazakh" lang="kk" hreflang="kk" data-title="Гид" data-language-autonym="Қазақша" data-language-local-name="Kazakh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Қазақша</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gidas" title="Gidas – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Gidas" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idegenvezet%C5%91" title="Idegenvezető – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Idegenvezető" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ml mw-list-item"><a href="https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%9F%E0%B5%82%E0%B5%BC_%E0%B4%97%E0%B5%88%E0%B4%A1%E0%B5%8D" title="ടൂർ ഗൈഡ് – Malayalam" lang="ml" hreflang="ml" data-title="ടൂർ ഗൈഡ്" data-language-autonym="മലയാളം" data-language-local-name="Malayalam" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>മലയാളം</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%B7%BB%E4%B9%97%E5%93%A1" title="添乗員 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="添乗員" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guide" title="Guide – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Guide" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gidlik" title="Gidlik – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Gidlik" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilot_wycieczek" title="Pilot wycieczek – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Pilot wycieczek" data-language-autonym="Polski" 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data-title="Tour guide" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sl mw-list-item"><a href="https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turisti%C4%8Dni_vodnik" title="Turistični vodnik – Slovenian" lang="sl" hreflang="sl" data-title="Turistični vodnik" data-language-autonym="Slovenščina" data-language-local-name="Slovenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenščina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A2%D1%83%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%87%D0%BA%D0%B8_%D0%B2%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%B8%D1%87" title="Туристички водич – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Туристички водич" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matkaopas" title="Matkaopas – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Matkaopas" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guide" title="Guide – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Guide" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-th mw-list-item"><a href="https://th.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%B1%E0%B8%84%E0%B8%84%E0%B8%B8%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%A8%E0%B8%81%E0%B9%8C" title="มัคคุเทศก์ – Thai" lang="th" hreflang="th" data-title="มัคคุเทศก์" data-language-autonym="ไทย" data-language-local-name="Thai" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ไทย</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rehber" title="Rehber – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="Rehber" data-language-autonym="Türkçe" data-language-local-name="Turkish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Türkçe</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uk mw-list-item"><a href="https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%95%D0%BA%D1%81%D0%BA%D1%83%D1%80%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%BE%D0%B4" title="Екскурсовод – Ukrainian" lang="uk" hreflang="uk" data-title="Екскурсовод" data-language-autonym="Українська" data-language-local-name="Ukrainian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Українська</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vi mw-list-item"><a href="https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/H%C6%B0%E1%BB%9Bng_d%E1%BA%ABn_vi%C3%AAn_du_l%E1%BB%8Bch" title="Hướng dẫn viên du lịch – Vietnamese" lang="vi" hreflang="vi" data-title="Hướng dẫn viên du lịch" data-language-autonym="Tiếng Việt" data-language-local-name="Vietnamese" 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Tour_Guide.jpg/220px-Tour_Guide.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Tour_Guide.jpg/330px-Tour_Guide.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Tour_Guide.jpg/440px-Tour_Guide.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1134" data-file-height="759" /></a><figcaption>A tour guide in the United Kingdom</figcaption></figure> <p>A <b>tour guide</b> (U.S.) or a <b>tourist guide</b> (European) is a person who provides assistance, and information on cultural, <a href="/wiki/Historical" class="mw-redirect" title="Historical">historical</a> and contemporary heritage to people on organized <a href="/wiki/Sightseeing" class="mw-redirect" title="Sightseeing">sightseeing</a> and individual clients at educational establishments, religious and historical sites such as; <a href="/wiki/Museums" class="mw-redirect" title="Museums">museums</a>, and at various venues of <a href="/wiki/Tourist_attraction" title="Tourist attraction">tourist attraction</a> resorts.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Tour guides also take clients on outdoor guided trips. These trips include hiking, whitewater rafting, mountaineering, alpine climbing, rock climbing, ski and snowboarding in the backcountry, fishing, and biking.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tour_guide&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:%22A_Tour_Guide_to_the_Famous_Places_of_the_Capital%22_from_Akizato_Rito%27s_Miyako_meisho_zue_(1787).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img 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tourist consulting a tour guide and a guide book from Akizato Ritō's <i>Miyako meisho zue</i> (1787)</figcaption></figure> <p>In 18th-century Japan, a traveler could pay for a tour guide or consult <a href="/wiki/Guide_book" title="Guide book">guide books</a> such as <a href="/wiki/Kaibara_Ekken" title="Kaibara Ekken">Kaibara Ekken</a>'s <i>Keijō Shōran</i> (The Excellent Views of Kyoto).<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Description">Description</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tour_guide&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Description"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Tour_guide_at_the_National_Museum_of_the_American_Indian.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Tour_guide_at_the_National_Museum_of_the_American_Indian.jpg/220px-Tour_guide_at_the_National_Museum_of_the_American_Indian.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="238" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Tour_guide_at_the_National_Museum_of_the_American_Indian.jpg/330px-Tour_guide_at_the_National_Museum_of_the_American_Indian.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/Tour_guide_at_the_National_Museum_of_the_American_Indian.jpg/440px-Tour_guide_at_the_National_Museum_of_the_American_Indian.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1233" data-file-height="1335" /></a><figcaption>A tour guide in the <a href="/wiki/National_Museum_of_the_American_Indian" title="National Museum of the American Indian">National Museum of the American Indian</a></figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="In_Europe">In Europe</h3><span 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class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> CEN also defines a "tour manager" as a "person who manages and supervises the itinerary on behalf of the tour operator, ensuring the programme is carried out as described in the tour operator's literature and sold to the traveller/consumer and who gives local practical information".<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In <a href="/wiki/Europe" title="Europe">Europe</a>, tourist guides are represented by FEG, the European Federation of Tourist Guide Associations. <sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In Europe, the tourist guiding qualification is specific to each country; in some cases the qualification is national, in some cases it is broken up into regions. In all cases, it is embedded in the educational and training ethic of that country. EN15565 is a European Standard for the Training and Qualification of Tourist Guides. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="In_Australia">In Australia</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tour_guide&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: In Australia"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In <a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia">Australia</a>, tour guides may be qualified with a Certificate III Guiding although this is not compulsory.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They may belong to a couple of organisations, notably <i>Tour Guides Australia</i> [TGA] and the <i>Institute of Australian Tour Guides</i> [IATG]. </p><p>According to the Tour Guides Australia Code of Conduct, guides must commit to:<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>Provid[ing] a professional service to visitors – ensuring they are treated with respect, and care and a commitment to best practice guiding.</li> <li>Providing objective and fair interpretations of the places visited.</li> <li>Educat[ing] visitors on the need to be respectful of our precious natural, cultural and heritage environments, minimising our footprint and always impacts.</li> <li>Act in such a way as to bring credit to the country and the promotion of it as a tourist destination.</li> <li>Regularly updat[ing their] guiding skills and knowledge through training, professional development, and networking activities.</li> <li>Continually maintain a valid Certificate II in First Aid & CPR</li> <li>Have their own indemnity insurance (if self-employed)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="In_Japan">In Japan</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tour_guide&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: In Japan"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In <a href="/wiki/Japan" title="Japan">Japan</a>, tour guides are required to pass a certification exam by the Commissioner of the Japan Tourism Agency and register with the relevant prefectures. Non-licensed guides caught performing guide-interpreter activities can face a fine of up to 500,000 Yen<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="In_India">In India</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tour_guide&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: In India"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In <a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a> it is mandatory to have a license approved by the <a href="/wiki/Ministry_of_Tourism_(India)" title="Ministry of Tourism (India)">Ministry of Tourism (India)</a> to work officially as a tourist guide. The government provides the license to regional-level tour guides and also runs a Regional Level Guide Training Program (RLGTP). These programs and training sessions are conducted under the guidance of <a href="/wiki/Indian_Institute_of_Tourism_and_Travel_Management" title="Indian Institute of Tourism and Travel Management">Indian Institute of Tourism and Travel Management</a> (IITTM) or other government-recognized institutes.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="In_South_Africa">In South Africa</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Tour_guide&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: In South Africa"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In <a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa">South Africa</a> tourist guides are required to register in terms of the Tourism Act 3, 2014. 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University of California Press, 2011.</li> <li>Pond, Kathleen Lingle. <i>The Professional Guide: Dynamics of Tour Guiding</i>. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1993.</li> <li>Ruitenberg, Claudia W. "Learning by Walking: Non-Formal Education as Curatorial Practice and Intervention in Public Space." <i>International Journal of Lifelong Education</i> 31, no. 3 (2012): 261–275.</li> <li>Salazar, Noel B. (2005). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.annals.2004.10.012">Tourism and glocalization: 'Local' tour guiding</a>. Annals of Tourism Research, 32(3), 628–646.</li> <li>Salazar, Noel B. (2006). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.annals.2006.03.017">Touristifying Tanzania: Local guides, global discourse</a>. Annals of Tourism Research, 33(3), 833–852.</li> <li>Salazar, Noel B. (2008). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://civilisations.revues.org/1387">"Enough stories!” Asian tourism redefining the roles of Asian tour guides</a>. Civilisations, 57(1/2), 207–222.</li> <li>Salazar, Noel B. (2010). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.berghahnbooks.com/title.php?rowtag=SalazarEnvisioning">Envisioning Eden: Mobilizing imaginaries in tourism and beyond</a>. Oxford: Berghahn.</li> <li>Wynn, Jonathan R. <i>The Tour Guide: Walking and Talking New York</i>. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 2011.</li> <li>Wynn, Jonathan R. 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