Only until January 18 – Register now for virtual participation in the international guide meeting
Dear Guide colleagues, I hope you are as excited as I am as we look back on a successful 2023 that has almost brought us back to our normal level of leadership! Let us now look forward to 2024 with anticipation, because exciting events await us. One of the absolute highlights will be the WFTGA […]
Exciting insights into the world of real estate
As part of the anniversary year “50 years of JLL Germany”, there is an extraordinary opportunity to experience Frankfurt am Main from a completely different perspective. As a leading real estate company, JLL invites you to join me, Sebastian Frankenberger, and city guide Mikael Horstmann on an exclusive, discursive city tour through fascinating Frankfurt, focusing […]
Tourism training in Frankfurt
We at Tourismus Training are currently in Frankfurt and have the privilege of developing a very special project on the subject of high-rise buildings. Everything about guided tours in high-rise buildings. What is your opinion on this? How would you organize such guided tours? Focus on history or culture or urban history? What do you […]
Is augmented reality (AR) the future of city tours?
I’m currently in Tel Aviv to gather ideas for an augmented reality city tour project. In Israel, they are far ahead of us technologically in this respect. The graffiti tour from https://tlvnights.com is simply awesome! Extraordinary graffiti with AR brings the city’s exciting history to life. In addition, there is really great storytelling with finely […]
Lecturer on the island of Mainau
Yesterday I had the pleasure of giving a talk to the tour guides on the island of Mainau. The focus was on the needs of groups who want to explore the island of flowers with all their senses. I was later able to attend further training sessions, for example on the subject of sequoia trees, […]
Travel to Germany – current trends in guided tours
I’ve just packed my suitcase – I’m off to Germany for several exciting lectures and workshops! Among other things, on the topic of “current trends in guided tours”. For our “Linz changes” example, I have virtual reality glasses, battery-powered projectors and augmented reality headsets, as well as a Linzer Torte in the shape of a […]
German Tour Guide Day in Kassel
The 6th German Tour Guide Conference DGFT followed by the 29th Annual General Meeting of the Federal Association of Tour Guides in Germany took place on 03. and March 04, 2023 in Kassel. I was able to attend and take part in some exciting tours of Kassl and listen to some great presentations. Topics included […]
Training to become a certified cycle tour guide
The market for guided bike groups is booming! During the pandemic, many coach operators have bought a bicycle trailer. Many guests own an e-bike and want to get to know the country and its people. However, there are too few bike tour guides who are familiar with e-bike groups, cultural enjoyment cycling, theory and technology. […]
We are looking for reinforcement for our office team!
Assistant to the management / secretariat in Vienna and Remote We are a young/young-at-heart startup team with flat hierarchies and varied areas of activity. As a service provider for tourist services, we mainly manage river cruise ships along the Danube. We are also active as a tour provider, educational institute with training and education in […]
What is the focus of guided tours – the knowledge, the object, the guide or the guest?
On Saturday, I was allowed to give a lecture on the topic “Needs of guests” at the 20th Bavarian Guest Guide Day, which is organized every year by the Munich Guest Guide Association. As a subtitle I deliberately chose, ” What is the focus – The knowledge, the object, the guide or the guest”. In […]
