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TOURGUIDING PRELIMS Flashcards

1
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ranks among
the world’s oldest
profession

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Tour Guiding

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2
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Tour Guides before were
referred to as?

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pathfinders”, “bear
leaders”, “proxemos” and
“cicerons”

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3
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Guides of the Grand Tours and most esteemed guides in European
Society

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Cicerons

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4
Q

the core and linkage of tour reception service as
well as an important part of the whole tour service product purchased
by the tourist.

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Tour Guide service

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5
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a person who
takes tourists around the places
of interest, on foot (walkabout
tour or walking tour) or on the
bus (running or rolling tour).

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Tour Guide

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6
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five levels of maslow’s hierarchy of needs

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physiological needs
safety needs
love/belonging needs
esteem needs
Self-actualization

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7
Q

They conduct tour for an hour or more at specific building, place or
site like museum curator who is well-inform about the place.

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On-site Guides

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8
Q

These are guides who normally volunteer for a small museum or
archive, often work for free.

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Docents

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9
Q

They do city guiding and points the many different highlights of a
city, usually doing this on coach, van or any transport service.

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City Guide

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10
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This refers to a tour guide and driver at the same time. Performs
guiding work while driving.

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Driver Guide

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11
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Their service is on a in-call basis, for an individual or small group,
exclusive tour.

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Personal or Private Guide

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12
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This refers to guide whose expertise or skills are highly unique, and
not so many of this type are available.

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Specialized Guide

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13
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This relates to a guide who get on the bus as a destination to do
the commentary normally about a certain facility, topic or site.

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Step-on Guide

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14
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This refers to a person who is competent enough to give
information on a particular area or locality.

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Local Guide

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15
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This refers to one who specializes in some areas such as arts,
architecture, churches, flora and fauna, mountains, etc.

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Specialist Guide

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16
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This refers to the one who is permanently connected with a
tour/travel agency and paid per day or monthly basis.

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Staff Guide

17
Q

This refers to a person who is not permanently connected with
tour/travel agency and is paid per trip basis only.

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Freelance Guide

18
Q

This guide usually a member of a tribe, a native of a certain
community who has a deep understanding of the cultural
background of the people.

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Indigenous Guide

19
Q

This refers to an expert on natural attractions such as caves, lakes,
rivers, mountains, seascapes, etc.

A

Naturalist Guide

20
Q

This refers to cruise ship personnel in charge of guiding onboard
guests to tour various department of the vessel.

A

Cruise Ship Guide

21
Q

Can also be referred as the Courier, usually in charge of the “meet
and greet” of tourists and guests, taking charge of the baggage to
be transferred from point of arrival to point of send-offs.

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Transfer Guide

22
Q

This refers to accompanying tourists from point of origin to the
point of destination and return to the point of origin acting as
coordinators of the tour activities for a specified number of days
stated in the tour package.

A

Tour Escort

23
Q

This refer to accompanying the tourists from the point of origin to
the point of destination and back to the point of origin acting as
manager of tour activities for specified number of days stated in
the tour package, but this time, activity is out of the country.

A

Outbound Guide (Tour leader)

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TYPES OF TOUR

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daily run tours
private tours
seat in coach
walking tour
museum tour
technical tour
eco-tour
pilgrimage tour
war memorial tour
another specially arranged tour

25
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A Tour conducted on regular basis

A

daily run tours

26
Q

Participated by an individual or couple, or family which has the
privacy of having their schedule and specific itinerary, and private
transportation.

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private tours

27
Q

Joined by tour members, from different pick up points, but going to
one and the same destination. They normally do not know each
other before the tour.

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SEAT-IN-COACH

28
Q

A type of tour where members have to do much walking to see
the different places of interests identified in the tour itinerary.

A

WALKING TOUR

29
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A visit to the museums as the main part of the tour.

A

MUSEUM TOUR

30
Q

May be referred to as plant/company tour –participated by graduating
students as part of their educational, out of the classroom observation and
immersion activity, related to their field of specialization.

A

TECHNICAL TOUR

31
Q

cology or preservation of the environment is the focus of an eco-
tour. Various types of eco-tours can be availed according to the needs
of the guests that involves both soft and hard activities like hiking,
spelunking, bird watching, kayaking, sky walking, zip line,
canyoneering, cultural immersion and a lot more

A

ECO-TOUR

32
Q

going to places of worship, and churches and religious statues and
images are the main attraction of the tour.

A

PILGRIMAGE TOUR

33
Q

Any tour specifically designed for a tourist based on his need and
requirement like farm tourism, spa and wellness, agri-tourism and
others.

A

OTHER SPECIALLY
ARRANGED TOUR

34
Q

A visit to cemeteries of fallen heroes during the war, including
markers and memorabilia in honour of the soldiers who fought
and died during the WWII (Death March, Corregidor Island Tour)

A

WAR MEMORIAL TOUR

35
Q

the tour guide becomes a courier with these
tasks to perform, which are not part of the tour guiding work, but
applicable for those who are permanently employed with a
tour/travel agency

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THE COURIER

36
Q

The term is used to describe those who are employed to carry
out courier and administrative tasks while accompanying a group
on an extended tour of several days, probably over considerable
distance, involving some destinations.

A

THE TOUR MANAGER

37
Q

This task covers the work of a service provider in reception,
social gatherings, special events such as product launching, the
soft opening of the hotel, resort, recreational facility and other
events.

A

THE ESCORT /
HOSTESSES

TOURGUIDING (5 decks)

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