University of Cebu-Banilad Library

Includes bibliographical references.

Part one: General guiding techniques — Effective tour guiding — Aspects tours guide — Tours — Oral cultural presentation and practical guiding checklist — English words and phrases — Tourism and the UN sustainable development goals — Some relevant guiding and tourism terminologies — Part two: Ghana-specific tour information — Introduction — Brief geography of Ghana — Colonial & political history of Ghana — European presence in the gold coast — Colonial towns & castles — Peopling of Ghana — Chana's tourist attractions — Traditional festivals of Ghana — Tour guiding titbits — Nkrumah and Nkrumaism — Mixed grill — Formal and informal education (Titbits) — Borborbor ensemble — Akan and Ewe of Ghana.

"Guides are tourism professionals who lead their guests through the most interesting parts of their region. It is their task to engage visitors and to help interpret the sights that they visit. They please tourists by telling interesting but relevant narratives and respond in proactive ways to their complaints and requests. Guides are trained to always have enough knowledge and insight about the subject of the tour and ensure the safety and satisfaction of their guests.

In this handy resource book, two seasoned practitioners have combined their working experience of a lifetime. What makes this book priceless is that it is enriched by over two decades of guide training experience as well as engagements with colleague guides, tourism professionals and a cross-section of tourists.

"The scope of coverage is vast and will be very useful as a general guidebook for any reader seeking access to our history, geography and our rich cultural heritage." Mrs. Stella W. Appenteng, CEO, Apstar Tours Limited

"Tour guiding is a bridging process around which the tourism experience revolves. This book comes to edify our tour guides on the substance and mechanics of their profession. It comes at a time when the industry has become more dynamic and in need of accurate, adequate, culture-nuanced interpretations." Tata Nkunu Akyea, Tourism Consultant & Tour Guide Extraordinaire" —Provided by the publisher

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Purchased Lopez, Edilyn College of Tourism Management Tourism

Text in English