G-Guides

“Sustainability as the New Normal” a Vision for the Future of Tourism | UNWTO

#FutureTourism #OnePlanet https://www.unwto.org/covid-19-oneplanet-responsible-recovery

unwto.org share this content Share this article on facebook Share this article on twitter Share this article on linkedin “Sustainability as the New Normal” a Vision for the Future of Tourism All Regions 5 Jun 20 To mark World Environment Day, the One Planet Sustainable Tourism Programme led by the World T...

[06/07/20]   Interesting article on languages of the world. Being able to communicate in a foreign language helps to make 'real' connection with people and provides a better understanding of your own language. #InterculturalCommunication #GGuides #ConnectingWorlds
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/a-world-of-languages/

Honored to be ENDORSED BY WFTGA

#GGuides course to become a virtual tour guide was endorsed by World Federation of tourist guides Associations (WFTGA). It is our pleasure to share the knowledge and keep supporting tourist guides. You can register on the link below. #virtualtourguide #virtualtour #ChallengeConnectChange
https://www.gguides-academy.com/post/honored-to-be-endorsed-by-wftga
https://g-guides.school-network.net/Courses/Register/14851

gguides-academy.com It is a great honor and pleasure to announce that our live online course Become a certified virtual tour guide has been endorsed by World Federation Of tourist Guides Associations (WFTGA) that is at the same time official partner of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (U...

BECOME A CERTIFIED VIRTUAL TOUR GUIDE Start June 8, 2020

The future trend of virtual tours is here to stay. Join the community of tourism professionals who have already adjusted to the new market needs. We start again on Monday, 8th of June, 2 PM CET. #GGuides #virtualguide #virtualtour #ChallnegeConnectChange #ConnectingWorlds https://g-guides.school-network.net/Courses/Details/14851

g-guides.school-network.net Profession of a tour guide is facing the big challenge of how to provide the services in the times when people do not want and cannot travel. Take advantage of modern technology and share your knowledge and passion also in the times when travelling is restricted. Invest in your future by learning a....

Meet Local Expert | Resi Nickl, Spain - Ethical Travel Portal

For the third year in a row, #GGuides is organizing the #GreenMicrophoneAward, to showcase stories of #tourguides who are the voice of #responsibletourism. The first nominee for 2020 is Resi Niclk from #Barcelona. #GreenMicrophone #ConnectingWorlds https://ethicaltravelportal.com/resi-nickl-barcelona-spain-green-microphone/

ethicaltravelportal.com Resi offers a wide array of tours in and outside of Barcelona. Such tours are more classical ones about the famous Art Nouveau architecture of Barcelona or the old town of Barcelona.

Honored to be ENDORSED BY WFTGA

Another week of training has come to an end and we are happy, flattered and honored to be endorsed by World Federation of tourist guides Associations (WFTGA) for our course to become a virtual tourist guide. It is our pleasure to share the knowledge and keep supporting tourist guides. https://www.gguides-academy.com/post/honored-to-be-endorsed-by-wftga

gguides-academy.com It is a great honor and pleasure to announce that our live online course Become a certified virtual tour guide has been endorsed by World Federation Of tourist Guides Associations (WFTGA) that is at the same time official partner of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (U...

World Environment Day | United Nations

In 1974 the UN procalimed 5th of June as the day of the Environemnt. The theme of World Environment Day 2020 is celebrating biodiversity, which is critical to all 17 of the SDG's. This is something that is at the core of #GGuides trainings and part of our contribution towards achieving the 2030 agenda for #sustainabledevelopment #ConnectingWorlds #sustainabletourism #SDG https://www.un.org/en/observances/environment-day

un.org World Environment Day aims to inspire more people than ever before to take action to prevent the growing strain on planet Earth’s natural systems from reaching the breaking point.

Another group of #tourguides will become certified #virtualtourguides today and we are really excited about the projects that they have designed during this whole week. If you wish to join this creative community and start to look in the world of opportunities with #virtualtourism you can sign up for the course starting on Monday, 8th of June: https://g-guides.school-network.net/Courses/Details/14851 #GGuides #ConnectingWorlds

Visit Faroe Islands

This tour of the Faroe Islands us coming to an end. We are sure, you'll have fun and you might get inspired too. #ConnectingWorlds https://www.facebook.com/VisitFaroeIslands/videos/1026819197720852/?d=null&vh=e

Remote Tour of Mikladalur

Travellers can now see this pristine nation through the eyes of a local. Go to remote-tourism.com to take control of the guide.

What the future of the space station looks like after SpaceX’s historic launch

"SpaceX has already announced plans to send tourists into space on the Crew Dragon. The company is sending four tourists on a trip to orbit."#SpaceGuide #GGuides https://www.theverge.com/21276881/nasa-spacex-iss-international-space-station-future-commercial

theverge.com The paradigm of human spaceflight for the last nine years is about to change

ECLIPSE - bi-weekly briefing for tourism industry professionals

Are you tired of spending your precious time at 1h 48min 23s long webinars and reading 378 pages reports just to mine for the precious information that will keep you up to date and ahead of curve? H..L yes. :) We know. That's why we have created ECLIPSE by G-Guides. https://www.gguides-academy.com/post/eclipse-bi-weekly-briefing-for-tourism-industry-professionals

gguides-academy.com Staying up to date in an industry that’s constantly shifting isn’t easy, but being aware of changes as they’re happening can keep you ahead of the curve. To help you stay on the ball with industry changes, challenges, opportunities and trends we have prepared for you a ECLIPSE - bi-weekly tour...

So far we have delivered the course for virtual tour guides in 30+ countries.This week we have added 3 new countries. Welcome Poland, Bahrain and Latvia. Next course starts next Monday: https://g-guides.school-network.net/Courses/Register/14851

Green Microphone Award

Green microphone is an award for tourist guides, who contribute greatly to sustainable tourism and are the voice of responsible tourism. https://www.green-microphone.info/ #GreenMicrophoneAward #GreenMicrophone #GGuides #tourguide #ConnectingWorlds #sustainabletourism #responsibletourism

Join this training to become a certified #virtualtourguide by #GGuidesAcademy. We have been running the course for over two months now, and you can check the video if you want to know if this training is not only going to help you to start conducting your own #virtualtours but it is also great fun;) #GGuides #ConnectingWorlds
We start with the training again tomorrow at 5 PM CEST. https://g-guides.school-network.net/Courses/Details/15370

Finland turns to virtual tourism due to pandemic

Finland turns to virtual tourism. If you are ready for this transformation you can join #GGuides course to become a certified virtual #tourguide. We'll show you how to do it, so don't hesitate, sign up. We start again tomorrow at 5 PM CEST: https://g-guides.school-network.net/Courses/Register/15370 https://yle.fi/uutiset/osasto/news/finland_turns_to_virtual_tourism_due_to_pandemic/11372602

yle.fi Three of four virtual tours to Finland have already sold out, with Japanese tourists paying 20 euros a head for the trip.

‘Things have to change’: tourism businesses look to a greener future

Interesting read;) #GGuides #ConnectingWorlds https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2020/may/28/things-had-to-change-tourism-businesses-look-to-a-greener-future

theguardian.com While the pandemic has dealt travel a severe blow, some hope it can be an opportunity to introduce slower, fairer, more sustainable holidays

BECOME A CERTIFIED VIRTUAL TOUR GUIDE Start June 1, 2020

The community of forward thinking tourist guides is expanding and we are happy to have so far helped guides from 37 different countries. As we really aim to empower tourist guides and show them that there is a bright future in front of all of us, I kindly ask you to share this link with your peers, to get the word about this course out into the world. We start again on Monday, 1st of June:
https://g-guides.school-network.net/Courses/Details/15370 #GGuides #ConnectingWorlds #ChallengeConnectChange

g-guides.school-network.net Profession of a tour guide is facing the big challenge of how to provide the services in the times when people do not want and cannot travel. Take advantage of modern technology and share your knowledge and passion also in the times when travelling is restricted. Invest in your future by learning a....

SpaceX

Great news also for our first generation of #SpaceGuides that will start their training later in 2020. #SpaceX and #NASA mission will mark a triple crown of historic landmarks:

The first-ever manned launch for SpaceX in the company's 18-year history.
The first time ever that a privately developed spacecraft will launch humans into Earth's orbit.
The first time astronauts launch to the International Space Station from US soil since NASA's Space Shuttle Program retired in 2011.https://www.spacex.com/launches/

spacex.com SpaceX designs, manufactures and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft.

This week we have students from 19 destinations and 15 countries joining us for our online course to learn the skills for virtual tour guiding. Greetings to Italy, Denmark, Sweden, Canada, Singapore, Hungary, Saudi Arabia, Oman, France, United Kingdom, Greece, Slovenia, Belgium, Poland, Egypt.

Google Street View Is Helping Tour Guides Go Virtual

Technology is giving us a unique opportunity which we can use to our advantage. So far we've helped #tourguides from 4 continents to pivot their business to online. It's always great to see our students successfully selling their tours in times of travel restrictions:) If you also want to learn how to become a #virtualtour #guide, you can join our course for Certified #virtualtourguide which starts on Monday, 1st of June. #GGuides #ChallengeConnectChange #virtualtourism ohttps://www.forbes.com/sites/simonchandler/2020/04/24/coronavirus-google-street-view-is-helping-tour-guides-go-virtual/#13c37345182e

forbes.com Today, Google has revealed how its Street View app has been letting tour guides work virtually during the coronavirus lockdown.

It is always so inspiring to start our week with meeting tourist guides from around the world. Our open online talks for tourist guides are free of charge online events for tourist guides to connect, share and support each other. So don't be a stranger and join us every Monday at 11am CEST.

This week on the course how to become a certified #virtualtourguide we have participants from 4 different time zones and we are really excited about our final day coming up tomorrow. #GGuides #ConnectingWorlds #ChallengeConnectChange

Since it's 20th of May, World Bee day, we share with you some facts about it in this post written by Slovanska duša. We are truly a land of honey;) #GGuides are also celebrating #WorldBeeDay2020

We are celebrating the World Bee Day / Svetovni dan čebel today! 💛🐝🍯
Did you know, that...
... one third of the world’s food production depends on bees? 🐝 You can help the bees by adding to the shrinking inventory of flower-rich habitat in your area by planting honey plants in your garden or on your window shelf 🌸🌹🌼
... for one kilogram of honey, a bee must visit 4 million flowers and fly a distance equal to four times around the world? 🌍
... there are approximately 4500 beehives in the area of the City of Ljubljana? 💚
... there are more than 10,000 beekeepers in Slovenia? 🍯
... a particular feature of Slovenian apitherapy is treatment in a bee house? 🐝 Beehive air has a favourable effect on our respiratory system, and the buzzing of bees relaxes us. Some apitherapists also offer honey massages and thermal beeswax therapy in their bee houses.
... in addition to being the original home area of the Carniolan honey bee, Slovenia can also pride itself on having Slovenski med– or Slovenian honey – with protected geographical indication, which guarantees customers the purchase of natural, genuine honey produced in Slovenia? 🍯
... in Ljubljana a "BEE PATH" was designed, which connects 35 members from various backgrounds (e.g. beekeepers, educational, cultural and health institutions etc.), who are raising awareness and approaching issues about creating favourable conditions for sustainable urban beekeeping, preserving urban biodiversity and urban food self-sufficiency and can introduce you to highlighs of these topics?
... in Slovenia we also have certified api-tourist guides, who have had specialized training and education and can organize apitours and introduce you to the interesting world of bees? 👩🏻‍🏫🌍🐝

Facebook launches Shops to bring more businesses online during the pandemic

Facebook is launching Shops to help businesses online #trends #GGuides #ConnectingWorlds https://www.theverge.com/2020/5/19/21263567/facebook-shops-instagram-shopping-e-commerce-small-business-loyalty-program

theverge.com Mark Zuckerberg announced the features today.

Sustainability for tour guides by G-Guides published in Switzerland

Very happy to announce the G-Guides contribution in this amazing book. Redefinition of tourist guides profession and the role of tourist guides in sustainable tourism development published by Springer Nature, Switzerland. #GGuides #ConnectingWorlds https://www.gguides-academy.com/post/sustainability-for-tour-guides-by-g-guides-published-by-springer-nature-switzerland

gguides-academy.com G-Guides is working on implementing the academic criteria of sustainability in the profession of tourist guides for the last 10 years. In all possible ways, we aim to contribute to the sustainable development and responsible tourism with the help of tourist guides, who are voice of responsible touri...

4 Reasons Every Entrepreneur Should Be Reading More

Reading is very important. It helps you widen your horizons and get new ideas. #GGuides love books and articles from a wide range of different topics. #ChallengeConnectChange #ConnectingWorlds https://www.entrepreneur.com/slideshow/350609?fbclid=IwAR1SFR0an3Q-TdoQsD_b09ou2MJUTIC1CAQQc22_qeFfNntWnszXT_IZrXw

entrepreneur.com The more you read, the more success you may find.

BECOME A CERTIFIED VIRTUAL TOUR GUIDE Start May 18, 2020

Become a certified virtual tour guide starts again tomorrow:
https://g-guides.school-network.net/Courses/Details/14851 There are still a few spots left if you wish to join us. Tomorrow 2 PM CEST. See you there:)

g-guides.school-network.net Profession of a tour guide is facing the big challenge of how to provide the services in the times when people do not want and cannot travel. Take advantage of modern technology and share your knowledge and passion also in the times when travelling is restricted. Invest in your future by learning a....

[05/16/20]   The transformation of tourism industry is in full swing. Tour guides are part of this change. Check the link in the comments to start guiding your online tours now. https://g-guides.school-network.net/Courses/Details/14851

On #Rooted whose mission is to responsibly document, support, celebrate, and share sustainable travel initiatives that put communities first JoAnna did a whole study on #GGuides contribution towards #sustainabletourism solutions. You can download the case study here: https://www.joannahaugen.com/resource/case-study-g-guides/?fbclid=IwAR3Q-ndpTadt9Ar-f9Bx60jM_cGZeBZsNHrHG5M9mUk-EyoZNqGL-GZMTZ8

How to become a #virtualtourguide has shown so much creativity in our virtual classrooms we decided to keep on going with this course. We are so happy and proud that many of attendees of this course are already running their own #virtualtours right now. Our next course will start on Monday, 18thof May: https://g-guides.school-network.net/Courses/Details/14851 #GGuides #ConnectingWorlds #ChallengeConnectChange

Case Study: G-Guides - JoAnna Haugen

A case study done by JoAnna Haugen on #GGuides contribution to #sustainabletourism is now online on Rooted. You can check it out here: https://www.joannahaugen.com/resource/case-study-g-guides/ #ConnectingWorlds

joannahaugen.com “It is the right of every tourist to have a great local experience,” says G-Guides co-founder Tina Hudnik. She and Maja Campelj have made this possible with G-Guides, a company offering virtual tour guide training that transforms sightseeing providers into creators of authentic experiences, sust...

BECOME A CERTIFIED VIRTUAL TOUR GUIDE Start May 18, 2020

#VirtualTourGuide is a new way of sharing the knowledge, telling stories, creating meaningful connections and supporting #SustainableTourism. Join us on Monday for a course to become a certified virtual tour guide.https://g-guides.school-network.net/Courses/Register/14851

g-guides.school-network.net Profession of a tour guide is facing the big challenge of how to provide the services in the times when people do not want and cannot travel. Take advantage of modern technology and share your knowledge and passion also in the times when travelling is restricted. Invest in your future by learning a....