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TTrraavveell TRAVELERS GUIDES must have:
1. Come From Diff. countries:
- diverse in taste, behavior and values
- Develop a deeper understanding of
various countries and cultures.
2. Are exposed to other cultures thru T.V.
movies, videos, travel
- Be able to provide a broader, more
cosmopolitan perspective.
3. Now have traveled more than previous
generations, they may be more
discriminating and demanding about the
level of service and care they receive.
4. Increased demands on time, travelers
may wish to see more in less time.
- there are other travelers who prefer
in-depth, slower-paced excursions, such
as: Archaeological tours or wildlife
photography tours.
The future will demand that guides
specialize in a wide variety of areas such
as nature, architecture, foreign and sign
languages
5. Traveled to popular regions will be
more interested in usual places
Guides in rural areas will be given more
opportunities
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QUESTIONS: APPROPRIATE RESPONSE
1. For w/c a guide does not have an
answer.
“ I don’t know but I’ll find out.”
***Guide can use free time to look up
the answer
“ I don’t know, Does anyone else know?
*** this will give chance for others to
participate.
2. Whose answers are controversial.
( About Politics, Religion, local
scandals, or pending criminal cases)
“That’s being debated here. Some
feel… and others believe…
*** Another Tactic is to return the
question: “ What do you think”- This will
end the discussion.
*** Invite other opinion & people enjoy
giving opinions.
“ I don’t discuss my political views”
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3. That are too personal
( Questions that are very personal that
no one should be asking and no one is
obliged to answer.
How much money do you make?
Why don’t you have any BF?
*** Children often ask very personal
question.
Soln. to personal questions is to
respond w a depersonalized answer. Or
“ I prefer not to answer that”
4. That shed an unfavorable light on the
guide or some aspect of the region.
*** When a guide is asked a difficult
question he or she should not ignore the
question but instead acknowledge it and
stress the positive points.
“ When asked how they can tolerate the
high humidity of a certain region= some
guides will point the lush and green
environment of the region.
Complicated question or one that is not
interesting to everyone
*** Divert the question to later time.
“ Maybe we can spare a few miin. Later
to talk about that”