Lesson 1:

What is a tour?

• Refers to activities of people when they go through a place

• A person who guides people as they go through a foreign place

• An individual who guides tourist

• Refers to the provision of professional service to interpret

What is Tour Guiding?

• A person who guides people as they go through a foreign place

• Refers to the provision of professional service to interpret the cultural

• Refers to activities of people when they go through a place

• All of the above

Who is a Tour Guide?

• A person who guides people as they go through a foreign place

• An individual who guides tourist, both foreign and domestic

• Helps people make efficient use of their time during their tour.

• All of the above

The following are Roles of a Tour Guide except:

• Leading tour groups and pointing out places of interest.

• Coordinating pre-arranged accommodation and transport.

• Service is intangible, perishable and unique.

• Meeting and greeting the tour participants upon arrival

Preparing and Presenting tour guide spiels called ____________

• PHYSICAL ELEMENTS

• TOUR COMMENTARIES

• PROFESSIONALISM

• SERVICE

SERVICE- Tour guiding is a form of service. Service is intangible, perishable and unique.

• True

• False

INTERPRETATION-which means that before becoming a tour guide, a person must undergo a training program.

• True

• False

CHARACTERISTICS OF A TOUR GUIDE-Tour guides must genuinely interested in the destination where they practice.

• True

• False

PHYSICAL ELEMENTS-to create the total tourism experience for clients

• True

• False

Coins from the Latin word tornare and Greek tornos, meaning to circle around

• True

• False