Tour Guides Need To Be Rewarded

Monday, November 10, 2014

Tour guiding is challenging, yet unrewarded. This was said by visiting professor Rosemary Black at a public lecture at the University of Botswana (UB) recently.

Black is co-hosted by the institution and Birdlife Botswana for a scholarly visit. Black stated that tour guides play a very crucial role in the tourism industry as they contribute significantly to how much tourists enjoy their experience.

She added that the guides provide a lens through which tourists see things, so they must be well versed in their particular area of tour guiding.

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