Tourist Guidance Education in the World

Abstract

Purpose and Importance: The aim of this study is to show how tourist guidance education is given and how to become a tourist guide in the countries that attract the most tourists.

Methodology: Literature review and content analysis method were used in the study.

Findings: With the literature search, the World Tourism Organization (WTO) data of the year 2018 were examined and the tourist guidance education systems of the most visited countries and the emerging countries in tourism were examined. In the USA and France Professional training is not required for the exercise of the profession. The shortest period of study is the Republic of South Africa with 3 weeks and the longest is Argentina with 5 years. According to the findings, tourist guidance education in Europe varies between 3 months and 2 years. When the given educations are examined, some of the common subjects are History, Art History, History of Religions, Archeology, Geography, Mythology, Sociology and Social Science

Originality/Value: The study covers addressing and evaluating educations of the countries that provide tourist guidance education in the World.

Keywords

• Tourism guidance,tourist guidance,tourist guidance education

Dünyada Turist Rehberliği Eğitimi

Abstract

Amaç ve Önem: Çalışmanın amacı dünyada en çok turist çeken ülkelerde turist rehberliği eğitiminin nasıl verildiği ve nasıl turist rehberi olunduğunu ortaya koymaktır.

Yöntem: Çalışmada alan yazın taraması yapılarak içerik analiz yönteminden yararlanılmıştır.

Bulgular: Yapılan literatür taraması ile Dünya Turizm Örgütü (WTO) 2018 yılı verilerinden yararlanarak dünyada en çok ziyaret edilen ülkeler ve turizmde yükselişte olan ülkelerin turist rehberliği eğitim sistemleri incelenmiştir. Amerika Birleşik Devletleri ve Fransa’da mesleğin icrası için profesyonel eğitim şartı aranmamaktadır. Eğitim süresi en kısa 3 hafta ile Güney Afrika Cumhuriyeti, en uzun ülke ise 5 yıl ile Arjantin’dir. Elde edilen bulgulara göre Avrupa’da turist rehberliği eğitimi 3 ay ile 2 yıl arasında değişmektedir. Verilen eğitimler incelendiğinde ortak olan konulardan Bazıları Tarih, Sanat Tarihi, Dinler Tarihi, Arkeoloji, Coğrafya, Mitoloji, Sosyoloji ve Toplum Bilimidir.

Özgünlük/ Bilimsel Katkı: Dünyada turist rehberliği eğitimi veren ülkelerin verdikleri eğitimler açısından ele alınmasını ve değerlendirilmesini kapsamaktadır.

Keywords

• Turizm rehberliği,turist rehberliği,turist rehberliği eğitimi

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