Georgian Association of Guides(GAG)

-საქართველოს გიდების ასოციაცია

-Georgian Association of Guides

About Georgian association of guides

Georgian association of guides is a neutral, non-partisan and non-lobbyist, non-profitable organization  aimed at promotion and support of tourist guides profession, state politics to rise professionalism of guides; Forming publicly active and socially responsible tourist business; Researching issues corresponding to tourism; Popularizing profession of a guide in the country and abroad.

The association represents the national union of tourist guides and is a member of the World Federation of Tourist Guides Associations.

The association creates and develops educational programs for people interested in guide’s work and people who are already occupied in tourism or who want to start working this field.

The association spreads information about guides work’s main and actual aspects on national, regional and international levels.

For developing guides’ skills the association regularly executes special programs, hosts guides’ forums and makes tourism researches.

The association actively collaborates with national and foreign tourist organizations and foreign experts interested in this field.

            The activities of the Association:

-          National and international forums of tourist guides.

-          Round tables and discussions about tourist guides and in general about actual issues of tourism.

-          Research and analytical programs: inviting foreign experts as consultants for providing programs to rise professionalism of guides.

-          Monitoring main aspects about preparation and work of guides.

-          Collaboration with educational institutions in regions and not only in regions, also collaboration with national and international organizations.

       Current projects:

       The association is currently working on following programs:

-          Device of exchanging information and experience for guides – “tourism Media-library”

-          Training program for local guides for work in Georgian regions.

-          Publication of vade-mecum about 12 regions of Georgia.

-          Providing Informational exchange mechanism – e-library for guides.

-          Preparing international training programs for guides.