Guidelines Internetion @ l WFTGA Newsletter March / April 2017 www . wftga . org
SOUTH AFRICA ITGD 2017
To finish off the two day event all the guests were treated to a train ride and were hosted in the local township for a walking tour and experience .
South African Tourist Guides celebrated with a two day event presented by the Department of Tourism in partnership with the Robben Island Museum ( RIM ) in Cape Town , Western Cape . Themed " Peace and Development through Guiding , "
The two-day event provided a platform for tourist guides to discuss their role in promoting peace , security and mutual understanding in relation to the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals ( SDGs ).
All guests were transported to the island via the Ferry , followed by informative sessions presented by Guest speakers on Robben Island . The Minister of Tourism , Minister Derek Hanekom presented at the Gala Dinner and mentioned the importance of Tourist Guides in the value chain of Tourism , referring to them as THE LEADING LIGHTS .
SPAIN ITG 2017
From Juan Ignacia Vazquez Lacunza
1 Valladolid : In Valladolid we are going to celebrating with a nigth city tour and our income will go as a donation to The Foundation Sindrome
2 Valencia : In Valencia we offered different kind of small tours in different languages , the duration were arround 30 min each one , to explore and discover the most important monuments in this city .
3 Madrid : Madrid TG Association organized several supportive free walking tours within the Literary District . Each participant cooperate bringing one kilo of non-perishable foodstuff . The nourishment collected was given to the charitable institution Mensajeros de la Paz . One tour was lead in sign language , by a qualified deaf TG for a group of deaf tourists , promoting universal accessibility . Great success ! 4 Barcelona : We have had two important meetings . Both with nomber one monuments : Sagrada Familia and the second in Park Guell . The aim was to improve the role of our Guides when explaining there .
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