Country *

Name of the Association / Federation *

Address of Association *

Address of Association 2

ZIP Code *

Telephone No.

Fax

Chairman

How many on the executive board ?

Who would be the FEG representative ?

Name of person who is association contact

Position of the association contact

Address, Tel, etc. if different from above

Association / Federation E-Mail *

Website

Is This Association National Regional

Please Indicate into which category it falls Please Select One Asociation Federation Confederation Trade Union

Is the association a member of any other international Federation ? (Please Specify)

Is there any other associations in your country / area

Indicate relationship between your association and the others

Year the Association was Founded

Requirements of Association membership Qualified Tourist Guide Membership of another Association

How many members do you have ?

What percentage of Tourist Guides in your area do you represent ?

Percentage of male members ?

Percentage of female members ?

Total number of Qualified Tourist Guides in the area of your association

Is there any other category of member other than Tourist Guides, if so please specify

Please list the Languages that your Association can offer

Is the Association run by an elected committee of active tourist guides? Yes No

If no, pleae specify payments

Does the association receive financial or practical support from any organization or government department? Yes No

If Yes, please specify

Does the association have an office ? Yes No

Does the association have paid employees on a regular basis ? Yes No

If Yes, please specify

Does the association allocate work amongst tourist guides, e.g. Cooperative, central reservation system ? Yes No

If Yes, please specify

Average Annual Subscriptions to the association, per tourist guide (approx total in EUROS)

Is your association directly involved with the training / qualification of tourist guides ? Yes No

If Yes, please specify

If you are directly involved, please give the name and contact of your training officer

What is the title of your guiding qualification ?

Is your country's qualification National Regional

Who examines and qualifies you ?

Method of selection

Selection by Whom ?

Is Training for Tourist Guide Qualification Obligatory?

Frequency of Training

Overall period of Training

No. of hours of Theoretical training

Training given by Whom?

No. of hours of Practical training ?

Training given by Whom?

How much is the approx. Cost of Training ? (in EUROS approx.)

Cost of Training paid by Whom ?

What examinations do you sit ?

Examination by Whom?

Are all tourist guides examined to the same level ?

Official National Language(s) of your country

Language(s) used for training and exams

What is the minimum number of foreign languages a Qualified Tourist Guide must speak ?

To what does the foreign language testing of Trainees consist ?

Are non-native tourist guides required to take a national language(s) test ?

Language Testing by Whom?

Registration with which organization ?

Guide Badge issued by Whom? Or NO Guide Badge?

Guides Required to wear while working

Are qualified tourist guides re-tested ? Yes No

Are there any refresher courses organised ? Yes No

If Yes, organised by Whom ?

What kind of guides are there ?

Who pays for Insurance ?

Who pays for Social Security/Medical care ?

Who pays for retirement benefits ?

Are the tourist guide fees controlled in any way ?

Are the Fees fixed or recommended by ?

Approximate/Fixed Fees()in EUROS approx. ?

Any Additional Fee charged ?

Cancellations. What Fee or Part-fee can guide claim for cancellation?

Months of Tourist Season

Is the Tourist Guide activity subject to VAT? Yes No

If yes, but only above a certain limit, what is said limit?

What percentage of VAT must be charged on top?

In your country, is Guiding without a recognised knowledge Legal Illegal

If the law applies, is it strictly enforced ?

In your country, is Guiding while driving a car Legal? Yes No

In your country, is guiding while driving a Bus/Coach Legal? Yes No

In your country, is accepting tips for a guide legal? Yes No

In your country, is asking for tips by a guide Legal? Yes No

In your country, is it legal the tourist guide receives commission in shops? Yes No

In your country, is it Legal if a guide sells tours/goods on commission ? Yes No

What are the greatest problems that your association and its members are facing ?