// Unit group · 5113

Travel Guides

Travel guides accompany individuals or groups on trips, sightseeing tours and excursions and on tours of places of interest such as historical sites, industrial establishments and theme parks. They describe points of interest and provide background information on interesting features.

5 Service and Sales Workers / 51 Personal Service Workers / 511 Travel Attendants, Conductors and Guides / All level 4

// Working conditions

Heat and cold

// Hand tools

No hand tools in this set.

escorting and guiding tourists on cruises and sightseeing tours

escorting visitors through places of interest such as museums, exhibitions, theme parks, factories and other industrial establishments

describing and providing information on points of interest and exhibits and responding to questions

conducting educational activities for school children

monitoring visitors' activities to ensure compliance with establishment or tour regulations and safety practices

greeting and registering visitors and tour participants, and issuing any required identification badges or safety devices

distributing brochures, showing audiovisual presentations, and explaining procedures and operations at tour sites

providing for physical safety of groups, and performing activities such as providing first aid and directing emergency evacuations

resolving any problems with tour itineraries, service, or accommodation.

Included occupations

Examples of the occupations classified here:
- Art gallery guide
- Tour escort
- Tourist guide

Indexed job titles 18