How do I become a tour guide?

Hi Rishit, A travel / tourist guide's job is both delightful and challenging. A tourist guide has to make the tourist spots aesthetically appealing, whether it the narrow and filthy lanes of a historical city or the striking landscape of Himalayas. To become an approved guide, you have to pass entrance exams. The Indian Institute of Tourism and Travel Management conducts guide training on behalf of the Ministry of Tourism. The details of this course and how to become a guide are here: <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://tourism.gov.in/" style='word-wrap:break-word;'>http://tourism.gov.in/</a> -Regional level guides are trained by the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India through the Indian Institute of Tourism and Travel Management (IITTM) or their chapters.-Since there are acute shortages of guides speaking some of the foreign languages such as Chinese, Russian, Korean, Thai, Arabic, Hungarian, Polish, Hebrew etc., linguists with specialized qualifications/proven skill and fluency in these languages may also be approved as Part-Time guide. Part-time Guides can hold regular employment in any other field other than in shopping establishments. They would however, undergo an abridged special training of 8 weeks successfully before they are certified as guides. -The guide training course should be held by IITTM minimum once in two years. The following educational qualifications and age limit are prescribed for the direct selection of guides: - Minimum: Graduate of a recognized University or three years degree holder in tourism/ Hospitality from a recognized University/Institute -Fluency in English language is essential. -Preference would be given to candidates having knowledge and fluency in a non-English foreign language. Hope this information helps. Please feel free to revert. Click on the thumbs up or mark it as the best, if you found this useful. Wish You Luck!

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