AFFILIATE MEMBERSHIPS MISSION STATEMENT National Any -related organization or business The purpose of the National Federation of that wishes to maintain contact and affiliation Tourist Guide Associations-USA is to represent, promote and protect the common with the NFTGA-USA may apply for Affiliate interests of tourist guide associations in the Federation of Membership. United States of America by:

FRIENDS • Providing a national forum to promote Tourist Any individual who wishes to support the the highest degree of professionalism for goals of and maintain contact with the tourist guides. NFTGA, who may or may not be a guide or Guide may or may not have access to a local • Establishing contacts among associations to share information NFTGA member association in his/her area, and reinforce professional ties Associations may join as a non-voting Friend. • Raising private, public and governmental BENEFITS awareness, locally and nationally, of the tourist USA • Enjoy increased internet exposure and guides’ role. national networking with guide associations. • Maintaining membership in related national • Receive the NFTGA-USA newsletter. tourism industry associations.

• Continue your education by learning about ETHICS AND STANDARDS and attending conferences. Members of NFTGA tourist guide associations • Have access to membership in the World are held to a high standard of professionalism, skill, commitment and ethics. View our Federation of Tourist Guide Associations complete code of Ethics and Standards on our (WFTGA). website at http://www.nftga.com/about.html

Questions? Contact Us: National Conferences San Antonio 2002 Boston 2004 For more information, or if you're interested in email: [email protected] New Orleans 2007 Miami 2010 becoming a member, or in forming a local guide San Francisco 2012 Denver 2014 Washington D.C. 2016 Philadelphia 2018 association, use the contact information on the back. For more information, visit us on the web at: www.nftga.com

Updated: October 2018

ABOUT NFTGA-USA MEMBER ASSOCIATIONS

The National Federation of Tourist Guide NFTGA-USA Board of Directors Associations-USA (NFTGA-USA) was formed in 1998 when members of tour guide BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEMBER ASSOCIATIONS Guides Assn. of City associations and guilds from across the Austin Tour Guide Association NYC law requires all guides to be licensed. Ellen Malasky – President www.Austintourguides.org www.GANYC.org United States gathered for the first national Washington, D.C. forum to discuss issues pertinent to the [email protected] Greater Boston Tour Guide Assn. Assn. of Philadelphia Tour Guides www.phillyguides.org [email protected] tourism and industry related to Branson Professional Tour Guides Assn. guiding. The seed idea was for guides to www.bransonprofessionaltourguideassoc.com Professional Tour Guide Assn. of Metropolitan Nick Cvetkovic – Vice President St. Louis share the knowledge and experience Philadelphia, PA Charleston Tour Association www.ptgastl.org garnered while working in diverse areas [email protected] Charleston law requires all guides to be licensed. [email protected] www.tourcharleston.org Professional Tour Guide Assn. of across the U.S., so they may better San Antonio understand trends and challenges in local Matthew Baker – Secretary Chicago Tour-Guide Professionals Assn. www.sanantoniotourguide.com and national tourism. New York, NY www.tourguidesofchicago.com [email protected] San Diego Professional Dallas/Ft. Worth Area Tour Guide Assn. Tour Guide Assn. [email protected] The focus and commitment of the NFTGA- www.dfwtourguides.com www.sdtourguides.com

USA is to promote effective training and Beverly Buisson - Treasurer Rocky Mountain Guides Assn. San Francisco Tour Guide Guild New Orleans, LA continuing education, while upholding a strict www.rockymountaintourguides.com www.sftgg.org [email protected] code of ethics and demonstrating the highest [email protected] Professional Tour Guide Assn. of Florida Santa Fe Tour Guides degree of professionalism. It is essential that www.ptgaf.com www.santafetourguides.org Joe DeGregorio – Director-at-Large guides welcome visitors and act in such a St, Louis, MO Professional Tour Guide Assn. Utah Tour Guide Assn. way as to promote their country, region and [email protected] of Houston www.utahtourguides.org www.ptgah.org city as desirable tourist destinations. Gilbert Noriega– Director-at-Large Guild of Professional Tour Guides of Washington, DC San Antonio, TX Los Angeles Tour Guide Association www.LosAngelesGuides.org DC law requires all guides to be licensed. [email protected] Tourist guides are the frontline tourism www.washingtondctourguides.com professionals; they act as good-will Las Vegas Tourist Guides Guild Jeff Caplinger– Director-at-Large www.lvtgg.com AFFILIATES ambassadors to throngs of domestic and [email protected] Intl. Assn. of Tour Managers – international visitors who visit our cities and Tour Guides Assn. The Americas our nation. Formation of the NFTGA-USA of Greater New Orleans www.iatm.co.uk N Orleans law requires all guides to be licensed. was the first step towards promoting the www.http://www.tourguidesnola.org/ Int’l Tour Management Institute (ITMI) visibility and importance of using www.itmitourtraining.com/

To be a full voting member of the NFTGA-USA, you must be an association of tourist guides. professionally trained guides.