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TOURGE (TOUR GUIDING) The History of Tour Guiding Chapter 2  The History of Tour Guiding Guiding is one of the oldest professions of the world. There are plenty of specific refences to guides annal of history from the roman empire to the Middle Ages, throughout the renaissance and int...

TOURGE (TOUR GUIDING) The History of Tour Guiding Chapter 2  The History of Tour Guiding Guiding is one of the oldest professions of the world. There are plenty of specific refences to guides annal of history from the roman empire to the Middle Ages, throughout the renaissance and into the modern age ANCIENT EMPIRE - the ancient empire travel developed from 3000 BC to 500 A.D. - Guides are named “periegetai” (leaders around) or exegetai (explainer) in the Greek language. The task of “Proxemos” were to help fellow people abroad. -HERODOTUS “the first travel writer” was able to provide numerous references to guides. Negative in particular of guides who were inclined to recite with great opportunity, dates dialogues and other information about who lived hundreds of years ago. THE MIDDLE AGES - The Period between Rome’s falls and the Renaissance is known as the Dark Ages (500 A.D and 1508 A. D) -Rome’s fall has led to decline in trade and economy on general and decline in travel desire - Guide’s positions are path finders , protectors, security escorts and even bridges during this era are stressed to ensure safe passage - A Guide was paid a large fee, according to Casson, a historian because he not only led the way but also created safe behavior for the travelers. THE MIDDLE AGES - The Period between Rome’s falls and the Renaissance is known as the Dark Ages (500 A.D and 1508 A. D) -Rome’s fall has led to decline in trade and economy on general and decline in travel desire - Guide’s positions are path finders , protectors, security escorts and even bridges during this era are stressed to ensure safe passage - A Guide was paid a large fee, according to Casson, a historian because he not only led the way but also created safe behavior for the travelers. THE RENAISSANCE AND THE GRAND TOUR - Tour Guiding during the Renaissance and the tour guide’s Grand Tour image was greatly enhanced during the Renaissance - It was during this period that the Grand Tour, a prescribed route from England through France, Germany, Australia, Switzerland to Italy, was traveled by young men of the upper class from Britain. GRAND TOURIST -was expected to return from his travel with a broadened mind, a good command of foreign languages , self- reliance , highly distaste and graceful manner. CICERONE – was expected to be articulate , multilingual and well-versed in many subjects including history , literature , architecture and current events. Vicesimus Knox ( an expert on education)- the ideal tutor was a grave, respectable man of mature age who would watch over the morals and religion of his pupils. for this reason they hired a vetturino a driver of the Italian for four wheeled carriages called veturra, was able to find things with highway robbers to ensure the safe conduct of the tourist. THE MODERN AGE - During the 18th and 19th century travelers to and within the New World were explorers rather than pleasure travelers. - the first travels were ordinary travelers often indigent explorers who traveled a lot to find a new way of life. - Charles Dickens, Francis Trollope, and Alexis de Tocqueville ( the 3 well known European writers who visited the New World in the 19th century) traveled widely and wrote comprehensive accounts of their travels but rarely mentioned guides. THE TOUR GUIDES IN EUROPE - No Evidence exist of organized training for guides before the 12th Century other that the company training given by the Thomas Cook Travel Agency. - England was on of the 1st countries to regulate and train guides. - The competitive, aggressive approach by tour guides towards visitors and with each other prompted the London Country Council and the Regent street Polytechnic to open z training course for guides in 1936 to 1939. - European Guides have been widely regarded as having the most advance training and the highest guiding standards. TOUR GUIDING AS A RESPECTED PROFESSION History shows the value most visitors place upon travel and effective guiding. Yet, in spite of adequate understanding of the need for standardization and training, and the great efforts being made to achieve these goals, there is still much to be done to make guiding a respected profession. FOUNDED THE MODERN TOURIST INDUSTRY – THOMAS COOK Thomas Cook ( Nov. 22, 1808- July 18, 1892) of Melbourne Derbyshire England founded the travel agency. Thomas Cook & Son (popularity nicknamed Cook’s Tours that became Thomas Cook AG before eventually becoming Thomas Cook Group in 2007.