The Association
Welcome to the official site of the Association of Licensed Tourist Guides
The Association of Licensed Tourist Guides has 1500 members that work all over Greece, undertaking programs and visits for Schools, Educational Institutions, Travel Agencies, various Organizations and individual visitors. Our members accommodate the needs for guiding in 28 different languages (Albanian, Arabic, Armenian, Bulgarian, Chinese, Croatian, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, Flemish, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovakian, Slovenian, Swedish, Czech, Turkish and Spanish) and in their majority (58%) they are also University graduates. They can thus satisfy the demands of a specialized audience with a profound knowledge in any of the following subjects: architecture, geology, mathematics, physics, agriculture, history of art, archeology, education, philosophy, religion etc.
Our site includes information:
- for our associates in tourism that may be searching for a licensed tourist guide
- for professional tourist guides wishing to be informed about the news of our Union and recent developments in tourism
- for all those who might be interested in the tourist guide's profession and wish to obtain information about tourist guides' education and training
History
The Association of Licensed Tourist Guides was acknowledged in 1957 through a decision of the Court of First Instance at Athens under the appellation "Greek Professional Tourist Guides' Association". This changed into "Licensed Tourist Guides' Union" after a decision of the General Assembly of the members of the Union in June 1962, which also changed the Statutes. The modifications were approved through a decision of the Court of First Instance at Athens that same year.
The seat of the Union is at Athens and its purpose is the safeguarding and advancement of the labor, economic, and insurance interests of its members as well as the promotion of the touristic and cultural development of the country.
Executive Board
As the result of the elections (29th June 2021) the composition of the executive board is the following:
| President: | Maria Oikonomopoulou |
| Vice-president: | Aggeliki Vrettou |
| Secretary: | Eleni Soulioti |
| Deputy Secretary: | Konstantina Griva |
| Treasurer: | Evdokia Karahaliou |
| Members: |
Athanasia Androutsopoulou
Anna Benaki |
Άδεια ασκήσεως του επαγγέλματος
Η άδεια ασκήσεως του επαγγέλματος του Ξεναγού στην Ελλάδα αποκτάται μετά από υποχρεωτική και επιτυχή φοίτηση επί 5 εξάμηνα στις Σχολές Ξεναγών του Οργανισμού Τουριστικής Εκπαίδευσης και Κατάρτησης.
Η συμβολή του Διπλωματούχου Ξεναγού στην προβολή της Ελλάδας και του Ελληνικού Πολιτισμού εμπερικλείεται στη φύση του επαγγέλματός του, το οποίο παρουσιάζει τα εξής χαρακτηριστικά:
Where can I hire a licensed tourist guide?
The Association of Licensed Tourist Guides has 1500 members that work all over Greece, undertaking programs and visits for Schools, Educational Institutions, Travel Agencies, various Organizations and individual visitors. Our members accommodate the needs for guiding in 28 different languages (Albanian, Arabic, Armenian, Bulgarian, Chinese, Croatian, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, Flemish, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovakian, Slovenian, Swedish, Czech, Turkish and Spanish) and in their majority (58%) they are also University graduates. They can thus satisfy the demands of a specialized audience with a profound knowledge in any of the following subjects: architecture, geology, mathematics, physics, agriculture, history of art, archeology, education, philosophy, religion etc.
The Association of Licensed Tourist Guides has 1500 members that work all over Greece, undertaking programs and visits for Schools, Educational Institutions.
The Association of Licensed Tourist Guides has 1500 members that work all over Greece, undertaking programs and visits for Schools, Educational Institutions, Travel Agencies, various Organizations and individual visitors. Our members accommodate the needs for guiding in 28 different languages (Albanian, Arabic, Armenian, Bulgarian, Chinese, Croatian, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, Flemish, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovakian, Slovenian, Swedish, Czech, Turkish and Spanish) and in their majority (58%) they are also University graduates. They can thus satisfy the demands of a specialized audience with a profound knowledge in any of the following subjects: architecture, geology, mathematics, physics, agriculture, history of art, archeology, education, philosophy, religion etc.
They can thus satisfy the demands of a specialized audience with a profound knowledge in any of the following subjects: architecture, geology, mathematics, physics, agriculture, history of art, archeology, education, philosophy, religion etc.
The Association of Licensed Tourist Guides has 1500 members that work all over Greece, undertaking programs and visits for Schools, Educational Institutions, Travel Agencies, various Organizations and individual visitors. Our members accommodate the needs for guiding in 28 different languages (Albanian, Arabic, Armenian, Bulgarian, Chinese, Croatian, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, Flemish, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovakian, Slovenian, Swedish, Czech, Turkish and Spanish) and in their majority (58%) they are also University graduates. They can thus satisfy the demands of a specialized audience with a profound knowledge in any of the following subjects: architecture, geology, mathematics, physics, agriculture, history of art, archeology, education, philosophy, religion etc.
Why?
The Association of Licensed Tourist Guides has 1500 members that work all over Greece, undertaking programs and visits for Schools, Educational Institutions, Travel Agencies, various Organizations and individual visitors. Our members accommodate the needs for guiding in 28 different languages (Albanian, Arabic, Armenian, Bulgarian, Chinese, Croatian, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, Flemish, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovakian, Slovenian, Swedish, Czech, Turkish and Spanish) and in their majority (58%) they are also University graduates. They can thus satisfy the demands of a specialized audience with a profound knowledge in any of the following subjects: architecture, geology, mathematics, physics, agriculture, history of art, archeology, education, philosophy, religion etc.
Address:
Apollonos 9a - Athens, 10557
Telephone:
+30 210-3220090, +30 210-3229705
Fax:
+30 210 3239200
Take a journey back in time
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