Affiliated Program
“PTGA is affiliated member of the TWO main bodies (Domestic & International)”
World Federation Of Tourist Guide Associations (WTFTGA)
WFTGA is World Federation Of Tourist Guide Associations, establish in the year 1987
The WFTGA’s main purpose is to promote, market and ensure that tourist guides are recognized as the ambassadors of a region. They are the first and sometimes the only representation of the population a visitor will meet. WFTGA offers services to our members but also communicates to those in search of the services of professional area specific tourist guides and where to hire them. We also actively promote our members’ associations and industry partners worldwide.
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Malaysian Tourist Guides Council (MTGC)
The Malaysian Tourist Guides Council (MTGC) is a professional guild of Malaysian tour guides.
MTGC is responsible for the education, licensing, coordination and welfare of tourist guides in Malaysia. It was officially registered on 28 June 1976.
A call for MTGC to restructure was made known on the 23 July 2002 during the 1st. National Tourist Guides Conference. This was in response to an official nationwide survey conducted by MTGC in 2000. The survey results were released in 2001. MTGC proposed a Constitution in tandem with its restructuring plan to be implemented within the composition of the organization, and its Affiliates.
The new Constitution was approved by the Registrar of Societies on the 2 April 2008. It addressed the following concerns:-
- Promoting a Shared Vision and Value System
- Centralization and Standardization of All Tourist Guiding Policies
- Implementation of the MTGC’s Code of Ethics
- Addressing Individual Tourist Guide’s Welfare
- Maximizing the Consistency Level within MTGC and its Affiliates
- Implementation of Successful Communication Effectiveness
- Proper Fund Management
- Initiating Systematic Project Implementation
- Self Administration of MTGC