Biography of the guide

The first guides accompanied traveling foreigners for a fee in ancient Greece and Rome. Antique tourists arrived from different countries to look at the Olympiads and gladiatorial battles. In the Middle Ages, pilgrims overcame long distances to visit the holy places and join spiritual traditions.

And modern travelers prefer not only to relax on vacation, but also to develop. The World Wide Hall Day is an unofficial holiday. It arose in the year in London. Its initiator was the president of the International Federation of Associations of T. guides T. The idea of ​​celebration was supported by other countries of the world. Its goal is to attract the attention of the authorities and tour operators to the importance of the profession of the guide, the quality of the services provided and the training of specialists.

Every year on February 21, in many countries, especially in those that act as tourist centers, arrange all kinds of events dedicated to the day of the guide. For example, in Slovakia they organize hiking along exciting routes. In Latvia, everyone is offered free excursions along the streets of the capital's city. And in the UAE, sightseeing trips are organized on the most beautiful mosques of the country.

Also on this day, the leaders of tourist agencies present diplomas, diplomas, commemorative gifts, and cash prizes. Conferences, seminars, advanced training courses are arranged, whose participants exchange knowledge and experience. What should be a professional guide? Until the middle of the 19th century, tourism was exclusively introductory in nature, and a more or less educated person living in a given area could become the guide.

And in the middle of the past century, almost any person who has an education and knowledge in the history of a particular city or state could become a guide. Therefore, teachers, philologists and even students of historical universities often worked guides. But subsequently, the requirements for the professional qualities of guides were significantly increased, and people who passed the complex preparatory process began to be called guides.

A professional guide must correspond to a number of qualities. First of all, these are good skills in a certain area, for example, the history of a particular era. At the same time, the guide should be easily navigated in several sciences: history, geography and culture. A clear, correct speech, excellent memory, the ability to communicate at ease with strangers, hard work Patience and determination are also included in the list of the main qualities that the guide should have.

In addition, one of the requirements for the guide is knowledge of foreign languages. Modern guides undergo appropriate training in educational institutions with the receipt of a certificate and a diploma of education. Thus, the guide is not only a skilled storyteller: it is also a connoisseur of the beautiful, and a storehouse of knowledge. And on this professional holiday you can wish our guides all the best.

Let health enough for the longest excursions, and the work brings joy, because after an interesting trip, many want to return to the same places and again get a lot of positive emotions and new knowledge.