Service for guides. How to find a good guide abroad. Personal qualities and talents, without which it is impossible to successfully master the profession

In recent years, startups have been rapidly conquering the travel market: Uber has long been gaining a niche from a traditional taxi, and vacation rental is replacing the usual hotels. But that’s not all - with the help of online platforms, travelers can easily find a guide among the locals who are willing to introduce the country from the inside. We have selected seven of the most interesting online services and applications.

Tours by locals

Online platform Tours by locals Over the nine years of its existence, it has managed to bring together more than 2,000 guides and cover 159 countries. Only very small areas of shallow lagoons remain undeveloped, for example, Crooked Island - an island that is part of the Bahamas.

Here, travelers can either offer their guide their own itinerary or choose an existing one. For example, for those who prefer quiet and secluded places, the service offers an eight-hour excursion to the picturesque regions of the South Island of New Zealand. The journey begins at the cruise port of Akaroa with an introduction to a local guide. The program includes an examination of almost all the picturesque landscapes of the Canterbury region - in eight hours, tourists will see the Raciai Gorge, Lake Coleridge, the Porter Pass and Krastchurch mountain passes, the third largest city in New Zealand. In addition to exploring the Southern region, the program also provides for a traditional dinner. The national cuisine of the country is represented by exotic Maori dishes - fried scorpions and larvae, snails and sheep’s eyes.

There are also less intricate routes on the online platform - for example, excursions to the main attractions of Western Europe. The site has the opportunity to order both a group tour and an individual one. Accordingly, the price will depend on the choice — usually it does not exceed $ 100 per person.

Show around

The Show Around online platform is considered one of the leading travel start-ups: the service has gathered more than 80 thousand local residents under its wing and is already available in 204 countries.

Unlike a number of other similar services, Show Around performs only one function - it finds a guide. The tour route is planned after choosing a temporary satellite, there are no ready-made options here.

Perhaps the main advantage of the platform is the business cards of local guides. Here you can find literally everything - detailed information about the interests and knowledge of the culture of the region of each registered guide.

The tourist can rate his guide, as well as write a comment. “This helps the guides not to relax and creates conditions for healthy competition, which motivate people to work at full strength,” says Show Around founder Linas Sablovsky.

The average price of an excursion is about $ 15 per hour.

Show Around has long had an application for iOS, and recently a mobile service has become available for Android users.

Shiroube

The approach of the Japanese online service Shiroube is somewhat different from the rest - the tourist first selects the section of interest, for example, “Art and History”, “Nature and Adventures”, “Food and Wine”, and only then begins to look for a guide. Using the site is very simple: there is an advanced search that allows you to choose the language, age and even gender of the guide. Each guide has his own profile where tourists can see photos, main interests and offers.

There is no database of ready-made excursions here - the local guide comes up with a personal route for each client. However, the developers of the service still collect some statistics, for example, on the site lists are regularly updated with the most common locations and recommendations. So, during a trip to Shanghai, locals offer to walk along Nanking Street and try dumplings - a dish similar to dumplings, but cooked according to an old Chinese recipe.

The service is aimed at a fun pastime with visits to night clubs, various workshops and non-tourist pubs, and the price of the tour usually does not exceed $ 400 from a group of four people.

The creators of Embark.org have chosen a narrower niche for themselves - the service is suitable for lovers of outdoor activities and extreme sports. According to the developers, the platform is more focused on creating a community with one common interest - a passion for active travel. As a result, the creators managed to combine business with pleasure - to unite fans of extreme tourism and to enable non-professional guides to earn money.

This platform is good in that it makes it possible to find a person who organizes your active vacation even in the center of a big city. For example, with a guide you can try climbing in the Fontainebleau forest, the road to which from Paris takes no more than 40 minutes. Half of all offers are excursions for several days. The service offers such extreme entertainment as three-day rafting in India, kayaking in Croatia and an eight-day walk to the peak on the border of Valle d'Aosta and Piedmont in Italy. All in the company of a local guide who knows his job.

The site also has a blog where travelers talk about their impressions, which will help you choose from a variety of options that is right for you.

Prices for guide services start at $ 80 per person per day.

The Vayable online platform, created just last year, has already earned the attention of The New York Times, CNN, and The Wall Street Journal.

The service is focused on the central cities of Western Europe and the UK. The developers approached the project thoroughly: local guides will not only tell, but also teach. For example, one of the suggestions is a course on photography at night in Paris. The guide will guide tourists around the Latin Quarter and the Seine embankment, and will also tell you how to make good night portraits.

Rent a Guide

German startup Rent a Guide offers guide services on all possible types of vacation activities - from dinner in the best national traditions on the 123rd floor of the Burj Khalifa tower to a hot air balloon ride or jeep safari in the Arabian deserts. For those who love hiking, Rent a Guide will prepare tourist excursions in the capital cities of Western and Eastern Europe.

A balloon ride will cost $ 300, and a jeep safari will cost $ 45.

Airbnb, an online housing rental platform, launched the Trips project relatively recently, last fall. At the moment, the service operates in 12 cities and offers more than 500 excursions. The startup is more focused on recreational activities, which locals can talk about. For example, you can visit the violin workshop in Paris, drive a vintage car, or even take part in a marathon in Kenya.

“We want to bring back an element of magic to travel, in the center of which are people,” said company head Brian Chesky.

In addition, here you can try yourself in charity and take part in socially significant events, such as helping stray dogs and a master class on creating art objects from garbage.

Unlike other online platforms, Trips has a very functional application, so with Airbnb and its new service, you can plan your trip literally from start to finish.

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And ride the world at someone else’s expense

Four years ago, I became a guide and went to work in the Indian state of Goa.

I am a journalist by training and have never planned to develop in tourism. In Moscow, I took excursions for foreigners, but it was a side job. Once a friend told me that she was flying a guide to Goa, and I realized that I wanted the same. I sent a resume, passed an interview, and then training courses in Moscow. Two months later, I already drove tours in India. I have never been there before.

After two seasons in Goa, I worked as a tour guide for two more companies: in Crete and in the Dominican Republic. Everywhere its nuances, but the work and conditions are similar.

The main task of the guide

The guide conducts excursions for the clients of a travel company. His main goal is to make everyone survive and be satisfied.

Depending on the number of people, excursions are divided into group and individual, depending on the route and themes - historical and entertaining. The ideal guide will cope with any excursion. He will be able to make 60 people laugh on the bus and make contact with his family with young children on an individual trip. He knows all the Hindu gods and the travel history of Columbus and colorfully tells how the starfish dines.

The guide is a teacher, a mass entertainer, a reliable guide and patient mentor. Tourists want the trip to justify the money and time spent. But everyone needs his own: someone wants to have fun, and someone wants to know the history of the country in detail. A good guide will find balance and conduct a tour so that everyone in the group is satisfied.

How to maintain discipline

Tourists are interested in different things: some want to walk around the museum longer, others want to go shopping. Often they are addicted and lose track of time. And when there are several stops on the tour and there is a clear schedule, even a ten-minute delay can disrupt the program.

In Greece, I took excursions from Crete to the romantic island of Santorini. We got there by a catamaran for 1000 places, which went once a day. Santorini had a program, and then free time. Each time I was nervous and prayed that no one was late or lost. Once people were delayed for a long time and the driver had to drive along the serpentine, and the catamaran almost had to jump through the water: the ladder was already cleaned.

Sometimes you want to yell at tourists and even punish the whole group for someone’s bad behavior, as in a pioneer camp. But if you do this with adults who have paid for the tour, everyone’s mood will be spoiled. I used financial arguments: I told tourists in advance how much they would be late. Tomorrow catamaran ticket - 60 €, night in a normal hotel in Santorini - 100 €, taxi from the port to the hotel in Crete - another 50 €. Everyone immediately became punctual.

It must be understood that these are only outwardly adult and conscious people. Inside, they are all children who came to rest.

The guide saves everyone

In tropical countries, something often goes wrong. Cars break down, boats are late, the weather deteriorates, rum ends. Tourists blame the guide for all troubles: there is no one else. You need to be on the side of people and try to turn the problem into an adventure.

Once our bus was stopped by the police and we stood in the mountains for two hours while they checked the documents. I didn’t hide from tourists that all this upsets me too, but explained that we cannot influence anything. Funny stories about the country and the mentality of local residents helped out, and I used the situation as a good example. This defused the situation. For two hours, the friends and I made friends, and they bought other excursions from the company.

Sometimes the difficulties are created by the tourists themselves. If the conflict arose within the group, I reminded that we are on vacation in another country and the police are inexorable here. In the event of a fight, they will not understand who is to blame.

If guests make a complaint to the guide, the most important thing is to remain calm. You learn it fast. No matter what strange questions people ask, no matter what is required, not a single muscle will flinch on the face of a professional guide. Girls like to ask if they have already married a local. Sometimes I said yes, we already have five children.

The guide solves organizational issues

The guide communicates not only with tourists, but also with contractors - drivers of cars and boats, cafe employees, event coordinators. He makes sure everyone fulfills their tasks and does it on time: he calls the driver in advance to leave the parking lot and meet the group in the square, or rush the waiters at dinner. Contractors do not speak Russian, so you can’t do without English or local language.

Sometimes a local guide accompanies the group. This is a cover in case of meeting with the police. According to the laws of many countries, foreigners are not allowed to work in this position. When meeting with the police, the local guide pretends to be his group. And the rest of the time he does his own thing.

After each tour, you need to report on how it went: whether all the guests returned to the hotels, how the contractors worked, whether there were force majeure. The report is submitted in paper or electronic form. The authorities themselves evaluate the work of the guide according to the questionnaires that tourists fill out. Usually the guide is rated excellent, but this is not an indicator. Tourists are embarrassed to put a low score, because they give profiles to the guide personally in hand.

A real assessment of the guide's work is in the remaining paragraphs of the questionnaire. Formally, the guide is not responsible for the variety of menus and the beauty of attractions. But if you submit everything correctly, tourists will receive more positive emotions and give higher ratings.

For example, my colleague arranged quests for guests in boring ancient ruins: he made puzzles, created an antique atmosphere with stories, and even frightened him, depicting a mythical monster. His excursions were the most popular in the company.

Schedule and working conditions

90% of excursions begin before sunrise and end after sunset. The guide's working day lasts 12-14 hours. From this time, an hour or two is spent in the morning to go around all the hotels and collect guests. Another hour - in the evening to transport everyone back.

The number of working days depends on how many excursions tourists bought. The guide usually works 5-6 days a week. At the peak of the season, there are 10-15 excursions seven days a week - until the body and psyche breaks. In other months, for example at the end of December, you sit without work for weeks. It hurts.

Revenue depends on the company. Some pay a fixed salary and bonuses for each excursion, others only bonuses. My employers paid 400-500 dollars or euros per month and 30-100 $ from each excursion. $ 1000-1500 came out per month.

A comparable amount can be earned on commissions in stores - official partners of a travel company. There are inflated prices, but there is a lot of choice, and the staff speak Russian. You can’t stop by during the excursion, they will be fined for this. So that the guides have personal motivation to advertise the store, the owners pay them a percentage of sales or give gifts - a bottle of good wine, natural shampoo or cashmere shawl.

There are other bonuses. Often a company pays for rental housing - a villa or apartment, where 1-2 people live in a room. Sometimes guides can eat in hotels for free. Once, during the whole season I ate at one of the best hotels on the island I lived on.

On excursions, everything that is included for tourists is included for the guide. Helicopters, yachts, riding elephants and donkeys, tasting local sweets, grilled lobsters, massages with aromatic oils, corporate parties in luxury hotels, even bungee flying - an experienced entertainment guide will not surprise you. In shops, guides are given discounts, in restaurants they give club cards.

There is a regulation that the guide must comply with: for example, he is obliged to wear a uniform and not swim at guests. But usually no one is following this. When traveling to the islands, most guides calmly sunbathe on sunbeds next to their groups.

But for being late for an excursion, absenteeism or part-time work on the side, they can be fined and even fired.

Where to look for work in tourism

The easiest way to find work in tourism is through acquaintances: they will share the post of the HR manager in the right company and put in a few words. This does not guarantee success, but significantly increases the chances. You can still ask students of tourist universities, but they themselves are usually offered not the best conditions: one room for four and a total income of $ 300 per month.

If there are no acquaintances, traditional methods remain. I got my first job as a guide by responding to an ad on the Headhunter. In order not to miss the vacancies of tour operators on this site, subscribe to the "Vacancies Abroad" newsletter.

It is useful to follow the vacancy section on the websites of tour operators themselves, for example, Pegasus, Coral Travel, Anex Tour, Tez Tour, Biblio Globe. Many tour operators work with the host: in Russia, a client buys a ticket to one company, and in the country of arrival he is met by employees of another - local. Then you should look for vacancies in the meeting company.

There are closed groups on Facebook, for example

Going on vacation to an unfamiliar country, each of us wants to get as many positive emotions from travel as possible. Therefore, many prefer to entrust their acquaintance with the sights with a professional guide who not only tells about the history and culture of Aboriginal people, but also shows the most significant places, helps in difficult situations and gives some valuable tips on how to behave and what to avoid.

Going on vacation to an unfamiliar country, each of us wants to get as many positive emotions and impressions from the trip as possible. Therefore, someone carefully examines all available information about the chosen country before the trip and plans excursion routes on their own, while someone prefers to entrust their acquaintance with the sights with a professional guide who will not only tell about the history and culture of the Aboriginal people, but also show the most significant places, will help in difficult situations and give some valuable tips on how to behave and what should be avoided.

As you probably already understood, this article will focus on guide profession, whose representatives can be safely called the "guardian angels" of unlucky tourists who manage to "get lost in three pines" and get into the most ridiculous situations "out of the blue."

What is a guide?

A guide is a specialist who accompanies a tourist (or a group of tourists) on excursions, on hikes, car tours, etc., and introduces him to local attractions, culture and traditions. Quite often, a guide also has a duty to organize leisure activities.

The name of the profession comes from the French guide (leader, guide), which almost completely reflects the essence of the guide. When the first guides appeared reliably unknown, however, there is an assumption that the need for them arose simultaneously with the ability to travel over long distances. It is known that the services of the crowned special ones who made foreign trips always provided the guests of the meeting party, who not only acquainted high-ranking guests with local attractions, but also provided them with all possible assistance.

Over time and as a result of the development of tourism, there was a need for professional guides, as a result of which this profession appeared. Profession today guide It includes several narrow specializations, among which the guide-translator, guide-guide and guide-naturalist are especially in demand.

The duties of a modern guide include: meeting tourists on arrival, organizing sightseeing tours, escorting during excursions or walks, getting to know the peculiarities of local culture and customs, ensuring the safety of tourists, etc. That is, for a tourist group, the guide becomes a real leader, on whom the overall impression of the trip and the place of rest depends.

What personal qualities should a guide have?

It’s not difficult to guess that since guide work involves communication with a large number of people, a representative of this profession must not only be sociable, but also a very interesting conversationalist, able to captivate listeners with his stories and convey valuable information to them. In addition, the guide should have such personal qualities as:

artistry;
responsibility;
punctuality;
equilibrium;
good memory;
erudition;
goodwill;
tact;
patience;
resourcefulness;
intelligible and competent speech.

Since the guide has to deal with a variety of people during work, knowledge of the basics of psychology and the ability to neutralize any conflict will not be out of place. If we talk about the requirements for the physical training of a guide, then the representative of this profession should be hardy and not get tired during long walks. The guide will also come in handy with an excellent sense of humor, which will help him to always be in a good mood, regardless of the difficulties and difficulties that have arisen. Well and most importantly, the guide should love not only his work, but also the area with which he acquaints tourists.

The benefits of a guide profession

Talking about benefits of a guide professionFirst of all, it is necessary to note the lack of routine in the work. In contrast to the adjacent specialization of the guide, where the specialist sometimes has to conduct the same tour from year to year, the guide himself draws up a route in which tourists often make their changes. Also, the advantages of this profession include:

communication and acquaintance with a large number of people;
the opportunity to practice foreign languages \u200b\u200bwith native speakers;
decent level of remuneration;
the opportunity to travel a lot and discover new tourist destinations;
work in the fresh air;
great prospects for the development of its own tourism business.

Disadvantages of a guide profession

Disadvantages of a guide profession no less than advantages. What is the need to work at any time of the day and in any weather. The well-known proverb "the wolf feeds the legs" fits this profession very well, as the salary directly depends on the quantity and quality of the tours: went to work - received payment, did not leave - did not receive. Do not forget that the guide:

very often left without breakfast or lunch (while tourists have lunch, the guide often has to solve organizational issues, or look for those lagging behind a group of tourists);
should smile with a smile at any tourists' questions, even if they, in his opinion, are stupid and tactless (that is, one cannot demonstrate a bad mood and irritability);
responsible for the safety of tourists, who, incidentally, are not always distinguished by prudence and discipline;
almost all day he says and tells something, and this is a very big load on the vocal cords.

Where can I get the profession of a guide?

In order to become a guide it is not necessary to receive a special education. It is enough to complete special courses, pass an examination for professional suitability, and you can begin to work. Practice has shown that the knowledge and skills acquired in the courses are quite enough for the first time. The further career and, importantly, the guide’s salary level depends entirely on his ability to improve himself and his desire to constantly improve his skills.

Going to the capital of Russia, we ask many questions: choosing a hotel, buying tickets for transport, choosing food places, but with such a question as choosing places to visit, there are certain difficulties, what to visit? What to see? - but maybe it’s worth a little change the very last question. Choosing an experienced guide is what will help to solve several problems that arise before us. An individual guide in Moscow will help us get acquainted with the cultural attractions of the capital, tell us about their features and history.

But how to make the right choice? A guide to Moscow must certainly possess a great deal of knowledge, because in Moscow there are a lot of places of interest, a broad outlook, because historical sights are usually ambiguous and you should not have only one point of view on them. To choose a really worthy guide, you need to contact a decent tour desk, where there are quite high requirements for this position, trainings and various historical seminars are constantly held with employees.

If you want to organize an excursion for a foreign guest, you need to contact the Association of Translation Guides in Moscow, the official website on which you will find a good guide who understands a foreign language. A translator guide will help a foreign guest, get acquainted with the sights of the capital and learn more about the history of our country.

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The profession, known today as a "guide-guide", until the end of the sixties, we can say, practically did not exist. Usually volunteers undertook this work - and, most often, absolutely free of charge. Caring for the excursions was assigned to the staff of museums and universities. As for full-time guides - there were few.

The development of an excursion destination in tourism in the USSR started only after 1969. And today this profession is considered fashionable, profitable and prestigious.

Features of the guide-guide - where and how does the guide work?

So, after all, a guide or a guide? How right? And is there any difference?

There is definitely a difference.

The first, in addition to direct duties, accompanies guests on tours, as well as on hikes or even cruises, ensures their safety and solves their everyday problems. And the second only guides tours (usually the same ones) along a specific route or to an object chosen by tourists (program), telling guests about the history of the object or area.

Where do tour guides work?

Most often, a tour company (as well as museums, etc.) becomes the guide’s place of work. But, upon reaching a certain level of experience and skill, often the guides go "free swimming", preferring to work for themselves.

What does the guide do?

Among the duties of the guide can be noted the following:

Escort of tourists and their informing about the history of certain sights.
Search and thorough study of history.
Development of unique (and not very - who will succeed) excursion programs.
Coordination of tourists during an emergency.
Conducting safety briefings.
First aid if necessary.
Performing the functions of a translator.
Filling out excursion documents.
Checking participants' documents, organizing their departure and controlling them until the end of the tour.

Necessary skills, personal and business qualities for working as a guide-guide

Among the main requirements that are put forward to the applicant for this profession:

Higher humanitarian education.
Knowledge of one (minimum English), and preferably 2-3 foreign languages.
Grammatically correct speech.
Inner charm and artistry.
Sociability, ability to get along with people and quickly find contact.
The ability to correctly, clearly and interestingly tell people about certain facts of history.
In most cases (in reputable companies) - the presence of accreditation.
Knowledge of museum / sightseeing and local history, the Russian language and literature, history and ethnography, cultural studies.
Knowledge of a specific excursion destination, in accordance with the chosen one (history, weapons, local history, etc.).

Personal qualities and talents, without which it is impossible to successfully master the profession:

Acting abilities.
Good memory.
Love of history, local history.
Talent to quickly find the right words and instantly find a solution in the most delicate situations.
The ability to concentrate people's attention, captivate them with interesting information and completely capture attention.
The desire to improve.
Love for your work.
Speech endurance.
Tolerance, the ability to communicate with a variety of tourists and groups of tourists, including those that in ordinary life you go around a kilometer.
High linguistic literacy and culturological erudition.
Talent of psychologist and teacher.
Ability to do without a translator (high level of foreign spoken language).
High performance and physical endurance.
A sense of humor (you can’t do without it in work).

Who needs this job?

Most of this profession is suitable for young, hardy and attractive boys and girls with a high level of intelligence and perfect knowledge of English, with leadership qualities, collected and responsible, extremely energetic and active in life, in love with the land where they take excursions.

Profession guide-guide - pros and cons of work

Of the advantages of the profession, which are many, we can especially highlight ...

Lack of routine in their work. If the guide's excursions remain the same from year to year, the guide is free to independently plan the routes and excursions themselves, as well as make changes.
Constant communication and meeting new people.
Constant language practice when communicating with foreign guests.
Decent salary.
A boring job that you can really go to with pleasure.
An opportunity to travel and work in the fresh air.
Prospects for the development of their business in tourism.
Free schedule (unless, of course, you are not a full-time employee at the museum, for example).
The stability of earnings when working in cities attractive to tourists.

Disadvantages of the profession:

Constant work on the feet.
The need to work in any weather.
Meals "on the fly" (often instead of lunch you have to solve various organizational issues or even look for your confused guests).
. The guide is responsible for his tourists.
The need to smile even for those to whom you would never smile in ordinary life.
Decrease in profit in the autumn and winter seasons (not everywhere).
Extremely serious competition.

Teaching a profession guide - courses, educational institutions, self-study

Of course, you can try to become a guide on your own with a regular secondary education, completing any courses - or just listening to a few lectures at the local museum. But this is possible only in small towns or villages where the flow of tourists is low, and no one thinks about the quality of the guide's work.

If you are serious about this profession and are going to earn good and stable income on it, then you should approach the matter with all responsibility.

University Higher humanitarian education is indispensable (note - history, philology, cultural studies, etc.). There are enough specialized faculties in modern universities. Naturally, foreign languages \u200b\u200bshould be studied in parallel. You must be fluent in English at the highest cultural level. German, French and Chinese will also not be superfluous.
Courses. Lectures and trainings are held at universities and museums. After completing the courses, participants receive relevant documents. Courses are suitable for those who already have a diploma.
Training (you can’t do without it if you want to move forward, and not stand still until the very old age).
Proficiency Test and obtaining a license.

Where to go to study?

University of Management and Economics in St. Petersburg.
International Academy of Tourism in Moscow.
Russian State Humanitarian University.
Institute of International Tourism in Irkutsk.
University of Tourism and Resort in Sochi.
Training Center for Guides and Guides.
Association of guide-translators and guides.

Features of the career and salary of the guide - how much does the guide guide receive

In St. Petersburg alone, more than 7 million guests visited 2016. Therefore, the question of the relevance of the profession in large cities is not even worth it: tour guides are needed wherever there are tourists.

Average earnings will depend on the region and place of work. The average salary in the country is about 35,000 p. In Moscow and St. Petersburg in the season you can earn up to 80,000 p and more.

The most profitable regions for guides are:

Moscow region and Moscow.
Petersburg and the Leningrad region.
Krasnodar region.

As for the level of salary, it remains the highest today in Moscow, after which comes the Kemerovo region, then the Republic of Tatarstan and St. Petersburg.

It is worth noting that when working for a travel agency, the guide's salary is, on average, about 2,000 rubles a day per season, plus tips. When working for himself, such an employee naturally receives all the profit for himself.

Is career growth possible?

Of course, yes - as in any profession.

And the highest point of a career is not just self-employment, but opening your own excursion bureau or other business in this market area.

a guide from scratch?

The path to success for the future guide is as follows:

Obtaining appropriate education and learning a foreign language (s).
Courses (average cost of quality training programs - about 50,000 p.) - 2-4 months.
Internship and exam at the museum.
Obtaining accreditation, without which you will not be able to get a really good job and conduct excursions (fine - up to 25,000 for individuals).
The device in a travel company, in a museum, hotel and so on.

Accreditation - how to get it, and what is it?

Accreditation is a special permission of the state type, which gives the right to conduct excursions for foreign guests.

These permits were introduced to improve the quality of service for tourists arriving to us.

In total, 3 levels of accreditation are known:

3rd category - trainee (permit term - 1 year). Requirements: a diploma from a university, a certificate of completed courses (or faculty) for a guide or a guide, a document on listening to lectures on conducting excursions in the museum and (optionally, but it will be a plus) experience in conducting excursions in the workbook.
2nd category - for professionals with experience of 2 years or more. The term of permission is 3 years.
1st category - for professionals with experience of 7 years. Accreditation is perpetual and does not require renewal.

You can get a license only after training, and what future place to choose for it - each future guide decides for himself.

Accreditations for work in Moscow and St. Petersburg (for example) are various, and there is no uniform certification of guides in the country.

For example, in St. Petersburg you can get such accreditation in the city tourist information bureau, and in the capital - in the Association of guides-translators and guides.

Important:

Finding a job with accreditation is easy if you have your own interesting itineraries. It is enough to come in person or send to where you would like to get a job.

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