Careers in tour guiding

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Careers In Tour Guiding Introduction

Job Prospects Remuneration

Institutes


Introduction

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A tour guide is a person who leads groups of people around a town, museum, or other tourist venue. The tour guide provides a commentary on the features and history of the location, the tours can be from as little as 10-15 minutes to extended periods over many days.


Job Prospects

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Tour guiding is a profession which is always giving and gaining knowledge. So learning and reading has to be perpetual in this field. The major duty of a tourist guide is to provide detailed information on the various monuments and artifacts, and about the countries traditions, culture and heritage to the tourists visiting the place. The tour guide may act as an educator by providing unique and important facts to satisfy the visitors curiosity


Remuneration

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The average salary for a Tour Guide or Escort is Rs 200,000 per year.


Institutes

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Indira Gandhi National Open University, School of Vocational Education and Training,New Delhi , Delhi NCR. Daksh Institute of Management and Technology,Dehradun , Uttarakhand / Uttaranchal. School of Tourism & Hotel Management, Uttarakhand Open University,Nainital , Uttarakhand / Uttaranchal. Trade-wings Institute of Management,Mumbai , Maharashtra.


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