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	Author By:Dorothy Douse and Vivian Portner Article Title :Certified Master Guide Program Date :2008-05-08
	On Friday, July 11 – from 9 am to 12:30 pm – a new CMG program will be held at The Charles Sumner School located at M & 17th Streets NW (Farragut North Metro). Entitled Working Across Cultures, this interactive program will be conducted by Certified Master Guide and World...More
	Author By:Mike Hood Article Title :Costa sponsors and hosts first cruise guide training course Date :2008-02-19
	Costa sponsors and hosts first cruise guide training course Bid to ensure guides meet passengers and industry’s demands Mike Hood WHAT is believed to be the first ever dedicated training course for cruise guides is set to complete this week. The pilot Cruise Guide Training course star...More
	Author By:Pete McCall Article Title :Guild Book Club Examines L'Enfant's Vision for Washington Date :2008-02-18
	Guild Book Club Examines L'Enfant's Vision for Washington Author/architect Scott W. Berg enlightened the 25 Book Club members who convened Jan. 24, 2008 at Frank Vita's Chevy Chase home to explore Grand Avenues: The Story of the French Visionary Who Designed Washington, D.C. In researching his first book, Berg...More
	Author By:Vicky Schwartz Article Title :Tourist Guides Of The World Meet In Istanbul Date :2008-02-16
	The international symposium “Tourism and Tour Guiding in a Multicultural World” was held in Istanbul, Turkey, January 12–14. Tour guides from around the world gathered at the symposium, which was organized by the Federation of Tourist Guide Associations of Turkey (TUREB).In his opening...More
	Author By:Anonymous Article Title :Event World 2004 Date :2008-02-15
	I am honored to have received a DC ISES scholarship to EventWorld 2004 held from August 13-15 at the Hyatt Regency, Chicago. Upon arrival at O'Hare Airport, I was whisked away by a professional guide who took me on a behind-the-scenes tour of the "windy city". It was my first...More
	Author By:Susan Cuff Article Title :Language at Work Date :2008-02-15
	Give your students real-life examples of "what you can do with foreign language." In these interviews, NCLRC reporters ask professionals questions about their careers, their language background, and how knowing another language helped them to succeed. Name: Maricar R.Donato, MTA Profession: Tour Director and Event Planner Number of years...More
	Author By: Article Title :Current State of Tourist Guiding in the USA Date :2008-02-13
	I. History of the National Federation of Tourist Guides Association-USA The NFTGA-USA was created in November 1998 in Washington, DC, when the Guild of Professional Tour Guides of Washington, DC, invited representatives of all known local guide associations and Guilds from across the United States to come together to...More

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