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WTE Leads the Spanish Stroll During WalkingTown, DC Author By: Helen Gineris Date: 2009-05-11 |
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Cultural Tourism DC hosts WalkingTown, DC, an annual event of city-wide walking and biking tours. This year, 120 free walking and bike tours will span 18 neighborhoods across Washington, DC on Saturday, May 30, 2009 and Sunday, May 31, 2009. WashingTours & Events will present the Spanish Stroll walking tour on Saturday, May 30, 2009 from 10 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Take a stroll through memorials and sculptures that commemorate Hispanic history and influence in the New World. Stops include the gardens of the Organization of American States, love sonnets by Pablo Neruda, Virginia Avenue statuaries, and Kennedy Center statue of Don Quixote, the most prominent mythical figure in Spanish literature, better known to theatergoers as The Man of La Mancha. Meet in front of OAS Building, 17th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW, at Queen Isabella statue. Tour will complete at 2200 F Street, NW (The Kennedy Center) Reservations required: Online |
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Certified Master Guide Program Author By: Dorothy Douse and Vivian Portner Date: 2008-05-08 |
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On Friday, July 11 – from 9 am to 12:30 pm – a new CMG program will be held at The Charles Sumner School located at M & 17th Streets NW (Farragut North Metro). Entitled Working Across Cultures, this interactive program will be conducted by Certified Master Guide and World... More |
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Costa sponsors and hosts first cruise guide training course Author By: Mike Hood Date: 2008-02-19 |
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Costa sponsors and hosts first cruise guide training course Bid to ensure guides meet passengers and industry’s demands Mike Hood
WHAT is believed to be the first ever dedicated training course for cruise guides is set to complete this week. The pilot Cruise Guide Training course star... More |
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Guild Book Club Examines L'Enfant's Vision for Washington Author By: Pete McCall Date: 2008-02-18 |
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Guild Book Club Examines L'Enfant's Vision for Washington
Author/architect Scott W. Berg enlightened the 25 Book Club members who convened Jan. 24, 2008 at Frank Vita's Chevy Chase home to explore Grand Avenues: The Story of the French Visionary Who Designed Washington, D.C. In researching his first book, Berg...More |
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Tourist Guides Of The World Meet In Istanbul Author By: Vicky Schwartz Date: 2008-02-16 |
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The international symposium “Tourism and Tour Guiding in a Multicultural World” was held in Istanbul, Turkey, January 12–14. Tour guides from around the world gathered at the symposium, which was organized by the Federation of Tourist Guide Associations of Turkey (TUREB).In his opening... More |
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Event World 2004 Author By: Anonymous Date: 2008-02-15 |
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I am honored to have received a DC ISES scholarship to EventWorld 2004 held from August 13-15 at the Hyatt Regency, Chicago. Upon arrival at O'Hare Airport, I was whisked away by a professional guide who took me on a behind-the-scenes tour of the "windy city". It was my first...More |
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Language at Work Author By: Susan Cuff |
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Give your students real-life examples of "what you can do with foreign language." In these interviews, NCLRC reporters ask professionals questions about their careers, their language background, and how knowing another language helped them to succeed. Name: Maricar R.Donato, MTA Profession: Tour Director and Event Planner Number of years... More |
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Current State of Tourist Guiding in the USA Author Date: 2008-02-13 |
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I. History of the National Federation of Tourist Guides Association-USA The NFTGA-USA was created in November 1998 in Washington, DC, when the Guild of Professional Tour Guides of Washington, DC, invited representatives of all known local guide associations and Guilds from across the United States to come together to... More |
