Principles and Practices of Tour Guiding Chowdhary, Nimit. creator text enk 2022 monographic eng 1 online resource (273 pages) A complete manual to tour guiding based on the author's first-hand experience of training more than 3000 tour guides. Packed with real life international case studies, each chapter follows a thorough pedagogic structure with features such as training objectives, key terms, theory highlights, assignments, further reading and links to videos. Cover -- Title Page -- Contents -- About the authors -- Preface -- 1 Introduction to Tour Guiding -- Travel is a basic human need -- Tour guide -- the mediator -- A brief history of tour guiding -- Tour leader -- guide, escort, or manager? -- What do guests want the tour guide to do? -- What do companies expect of a tour guide? -- The job description of a tour guide -- Technology and tour guides -- Compensating tour guides -- 2 The Tourist -- Types of tourism -- Travel stages and visitor concerns -- Challenges faced by international visitors -- Why do visitors need a tour guide? Tourists with disabilities -- Responsible tourism -- 3 Communication for Tour Guides -- Communication -- Understanding cultural differences -- 4 The Art of Interpretation -- Characteristics of a powerful interpretation -- Types of interpretation -- How to interpret? -- Techniques of interpretations -- 5 Planning -- Research -- Interpretation goals -- Designing -- Product development -- Monitoring -- Planning a career as a tour guide -- 6 Basics of Tour Guiding -- Dos and Don'ts -- Heritage walks -- Guiding on a walking tour -- Leading on a moving vehicle -- Tools of the trade -- Things to avoid 7 Guiding Scenarios -- Cultural tourism -- Guiding a group at an archaeological site -- Guiding a group at a place of worship -- Leading at a museum -- The attraction of nature -- Nature tours -- 8 Professional Challenges while Guiding Tourists -- Demanding tourists and handling them -- Handling emergencies -- Handling questions -- Leading tourists with responsibility -- Tour leading -- Leading in a post-Covid scenario -- 9 The Business of Tour Guiding -- Setting up a business -- Planning an itinerary -- Partners in business -- Legal considerations -- Ethics and conduct -- Index Nimit Chowdhury and Monika Prakash. Tour guides (Persons) guides (people) G154.7 .C46 2022 338.4/791 Chowdhary, Nimit. Oxford : Goodfellow Publishers, Limited, ©2022 9781911635970 1911635972 https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=3298279 https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=3298279 EBZ 220604 20260707154902.0 on1323250874 eng