February 21 is celebrated every year World Tour Guide Day. The holiday dates back to 1990 thanks to the initiative of Loisides, the president of the International Federation of Tour Guides, the world began to take an interest in this day: most countries celebrate Tour guide dayand especially tourist locations do not miss such an event.
A tour guide is a specialist in conducting excursions. This profession is not as simple as it may seem: the duties of a guide include the preparation of materials (topics, content, routes), the use of historical and archival data, the updating of outdated information, familiarity with the methods of preparing and conducting excursions, readiness for active communication and possible long trips. The tour guide must have oratorical skills and have an interest in art.
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By the way, the profession of a guide appeared in ancient times. Foreigners visiting ancient Greece and Rome were provided with a guide to facilitate their journey.
