ABOUT SEATGA
BRIEF HISTORY
Southeast Asia Tourist Guides Association or SEATGA was declared on 2nd December 2004 when Presidents from Tourist Guide Associations of Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand gathered in its first ever- ASEAN Tourist Guide on training standard supported by EC- ASEAN Cooperation program on standards quality and conformity assessment at Inna Kuta Beach Hotel Bali, Indonesia to discuss issues pertinent to the ASEAN Common Competency standard for tourism professional. The seed idea of the initial meeting was for Guide peers to share knowledge and experience garnered from working in diverse areas across the ASEAN, so Tourist Guides may better understand trends and challenges in local, national and regional tourism. The on-going focus and commitment of SEATGA is to promote effective training and continuing education, while upholding a strict code of ethics and demonstrating the highest degree of professionalism. It is essential that Guides welcome visitors and act in such a way as to bring credit to the ASEAN, and their local area while promoting their country, region and city as desirable tourist destination. Tourist Guides are frontline tourism professionals who act as good-will ambassadors to throngs of Domestic and International visitors who visit our cities and our nation. Formation of the SEATGA was just the first step towards the promotion of the visibility and importance of using professional, trained tourist guides.
Southeast Asia Tourist Guides Association (SEATGA) is a not for profit, non political organization which groups together around Southeast Asia Tourist Guide Associations, Individual Tourist Guides where no association exists, tourism partners of both SEATGA and member associations, educational institutes in tourism for Tourist Guides, convention and visitor bureau and affiliate members who have direct or indirect association with Tourist Guides.
The first congress of Southeast Asia Tourist Guides Association was successfully held in Padang City West Sumatera Province of Indonesia Republics, 2nd June 2008 attended by Mrs. Rosalind Newlands- President World Federation of Tourist Guide Associations and its board members. Country Delegates who were attending namely: Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Philippines, Myanmar, Cambodia, Lao PDR mean while Brunei Darussalam and Vietnam were absent. Congress has agreed to elect Executive Board and SEATGA Constitution.
VISION
Tourist Guide is front liner in tourism industry of ASEAN
MISSION:
To promote the common interest of Tourist Guides in Southeast Asia by:
- Providing a forum the discussion of issues of concern to tourist guides.
- Encouraging members to maintain the highest standards of service and integrity through educational meetings and programs, regular membership meetings, and a newsletter, SEATGA JOURNAL.
- Working with the appropriate governmental and private tourism-related organizations to resolve issues of mutual concern and to create a visitor-friendly metropolitan area.
- Representing the interests of the tourist guide profession in general and the SEATGA Members in particular, in matters involving the local, national and international community.
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