FEG - Tourist Guides

Welcome to the 23rd FEG European Tourist Guide Meeting & Delegates AGM 2024 All roads lead to Rhodes this year! feg-touristguides.com/agm2024/agm202…

The Knights of St. John are a big part of Rhodes island - and of Dodecanese in general - rich history. A Rhodes old town walking tour guided by the local experts, the island's certified tourist guides, is always a MUST for all visitors.

The qualified tourist guides of Greece protest against a Ministry of Tourism bill of law on public consultation. The controversial proposal by the Greek Gov. completely changes the nature of our guiding services by amending the existing term of "tourist guide" for Greece.

Thanks to Bruno Nogueira from HRSN! 🌟 Grateful for his invaluable insights at our Workshop. Bruno's expertise in high-risk security has enriched our efforts. Excited for future collaborations. Thank you, Bruno! 🙌 #HectorProject #VAWorkshop #HRSN #TourismSecurity #Thessaloniki

The European Federation of Tourist Guide Associations #FEG gladly participated in-person with our ExCo Deputy Alejandra Saenz De Miera at the European Tourism Day 2023 held on the 5th May in Brussels for the first time again after 3 years.

Did you know that there are: • 48 certified #CulturalRoutes of the #CouncilOfEurope • Over 60 countries crisscrossed by Cultural Routes • 90% of them are in the rural areas • 12% of local employment is linked to tourism #_" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">feg-touristguides.com/touristguidein…

This graphic shows the percentages of national GDP generated by the travel and tourism sector in European countries in 2019. #Tourism #Travel #VisitEurope #ReThinkingTourism

The rollout of the European Union’s new visa waiver system ETIAS has been postponed until 2024. The program, which will require non-EU citizens to apply on a website for pre-approval to visit the EU, was previously scheduled to launch in November 2023. #VisitEurope #Tourism

Our #FEG accredited trainers Jessie McDonald and Radoslaw Szafranowicz-Maloziec just delivered the "Art of Guiding" two-day course in Dublin to eleven tourist guides. "The Art of Guiding" that was developed as a life-long training for guides.

Wales will welcome the highest number of cruise ship calls to date this year, with 91 ships expected to call at Welsh ports. walesbestguides.com/guides/ #ReadyToGuide you!#FEG_QualifiedTouristGuides #Cruises #VisitEurope #Tourism #Travel #VisitWales

The European Federation of Tourist Guide Associations #FEG is delighted to co-sign the Code of Conduct on #datasharing in tourism! #FEG_QualifiedTouristGuides #VisitEurope #ReadyToGuide #FEG #EU etc-corporate.org/news/key-europ…

2023 is the European Year of Skills. FEG is actively participating, through our ExCo Officer Wika Trel, in the European Union Pact for Skills' online meetings and forums. pact-for-skills.ec.europa.eu/about/news-and…

The European Parliament seat of Strasbourg in France has been training local qualified tourist guides. This year in February, the area's Association of Tourist Guides of Alsace members was invited to attend this training, as a member of #FNGIC which is a #FEG member.

The European Federation of Tourist Guide Associations #FEG is proud to annouce that the famous "Art of Guiding" e-book is now online for sale in its brand new French translation! feg-touristguides.com/e-book_fr.php

Passports could soon be a thing of the past when entering the Schengen Area. The new automated Entry/Exit System (EES), due to launch in November 2023, will register non-EU visitors digitally, removing the need for physical stamps. #EU #VisitEurope

El Arte de Guiar is here! Ahora en Español! Here is the link to register, purchase and access the ebook in Spanish or other languages: feg-touristguides.com/e-book.php #FEG_TouristGuideTraining #FEG_CPDTraining #ReadyToGuide #CEFAPIT

Susana Grácio is our new certified T-GUIDE for Portugal by #FEG & #ENAT. She made it through the course 4 stages and assessment.  Congrats to her! See the full T-GUIDE list across Europe per country here: feg-touristguides.com/t-guidecertifi… #FEG_QualifiedTouristGuides #FEG_CPDTraining

The European Commission announced it will support 10 pilot projects to establish new rail services or improve existing ones. The initiative is also intended to promote efficient and green mobility, in line with the Commission’s Strategy for Sustainable and Smart Mobility.

The desire for overseas travel in 2023 has increased significantly in large travel markets compared to a year ago. Check out the #FEG map here: feg-touristguides.com/touristguidein… #FEG_QualifiedTouristGuides #ReadyToGuide #LetsGoLocal #VisitEurope #HistoricallyCurious #NaturallyCurious

The European Federation of Tourist Guide Associations #FEG is proud to announce that our former ExCo president and accredited tourist guide trainer, Richard Skinner, was nominated for his "Outstanding Contribution to the Tourist Guide profession in the UK & Overseas".