Professionally guided tours in cities and regions are an important part of the tourism industry in Germany. Qualified tourist guides make a significant contribution both to promoting Germany as an international destination and to local and regional tourism within Germany.
The German National Tourist Guide Association (BVGD) has campaigned to establish a high level of training and a defined occupational profile for tourist guides at a European level. It has developed a range of policies that not only its members, but also many managers in the tourism industry implement in their training programmes for tourist guides.
TRAINING SYSTEMS OF TOURIST GUIDES IN THEIR COUNTRIES-NOV. 15