TGFed

16/06/2024

In celebrating the National Tour Guides Day 2024.
Let's watch the beautiful experience during Philippine Tour Guides Convention and Conference in one of the Filipinos Bucket List - DOT Eastern Visayas

Thank you to DOT Regional Director Rose Tiopes and the whole Team of DOT for sharing their beautiful culture, heritage and biodiversity.

01/06/2024

8 DAYS TO GO! National Tour Guides Conference and Convention 2024.

Meet the Member Associations of TGFed ....
and the NEWLY RECOGNIZED MEMBER ASSOCIATIONS.

31/05/2024

11 DAYS TO GO!

Experience PINTADOS FESTIVAL
A cultural- religous celebration in Tacloban based on the body painting traditions of the ancient tattooed "PINTADOS" warriors.

Delegates wear your BEST and CREATIVE TATTOOE Attire on June 09 WELCOME DINNER and learn how significant and influnce ancient tattooed it's intangible cultural heritage.

Photo credit: DOT Eastern Visayas

30/05/2024

12 DAYS TO GO!
Definitely 💯 percent an infinite experience with Regional Director of DOT Eastern Visayas Karen Santiago Tiopes .
Enjoy your significant day RD and see yah in Tacloban from the Philippine Federation of Professional Tour Guide Associations Inc. advance Thank you.

29/05/2024

13 DAYS TO GO!
This coming NATIONAL TOUR GUIDES CONVENTION AND CONFERENCE in TACLOBAN CITY.

Do not forget to include in your TRAVEL the visit to Sambawan and Maripipi Island picturesque landscapes, serene and laid-back atmosphere, perfect for those seeking relaxation away from the crowds.

Wonderful places to explore and unwind amidst nature's beauty.
Need natin yan TOUR GUIDES!.

Thank you DOT Eastern Visayas for sharing us this WONDERFUL PLACE to visit.

29/05/2024

27/05/2024

14 days to go!

The Philippine Federation of Professional Tour Guide Associations Inc. is thrilled to announce the rooster of Resource Speakers for the 11th National Tour Guides Convention and Assembly/ 2nd National Tour Guides Conference 2024.

Don't miss out on this opportunity to learn from them.

26/05/2024

15 days to go!
The largest face-to-face Conference and Convention of Tour Guides in the Philippines. on 09-12, 2024.

01/05/2024

20/04/2024

"📣 Attention all tour guides attending the Tour Guide Convention! 🌍🔍

We're excited to kick off the event with the Day 1 program, and we want everyone to look their best! The attire for Day 1 is professional business casual.

👗 Ladies, 👔 Gentlemen:

Pre-tour:Casual Attire
Welcome Program: Formal Attire
Dinner: Painted Attire

Remember, first impressions count, so let's dress to impress and show off our professionalism as tour guides!

We can't wait to see everyone on Day 1 of the Tour Guide Convention. Get ready for a day filled with learning, networking, and fun! 🎉

If you have any questions or need further information, feel free to reach out. See you there!"

18/04/2024

I want to become a member of TGFED, but how?

Here is the list of the process and requirements needed for the application as a Regular Member ( Tour Guide Associations) and Associate Member (Individual Member). Please refer to the photo attached.

For the process of new application and renewal information, kindly coordinate with the respective Vice Presidents for your perusal:

VP for Luzon: Manu Del Rosario
VP for Visayas: Erlyn Alunan
VP for Mindanao: Girlie Macapagal

or drop us a message!

Welcome to TGFED Family!

15/04/2024

"📣 Exciting News! We are thrilled to announce that the National Tour Guides Convention and General Assembly will be taking place from June 9th to 12th, 2024, in the beautiful city of Tacloban, Leyte. 🌴☀️

This is a fantastic opportunity for tour guides nationwide to connect, learn, and grow. The convention will feature insightful workshops, engaging speakers, and networking opportunities that promise to enrich your knowledge and skills.

Mark your calendars! 🗓️ Let's come together to celebrate our profession, share our experiences, and inspire each other to continue guiding with passion and dedication.

For more information, please do not hesitate to contact us thru this page.

Stay tuned for more details! 🌍

05/03/2024

The long wait is over.
Dear esteemed members of the Philippine Federation of Professional Tour Guide Associations Inc. (TGFed) and colleagues in tourism industry and Tour Guiding sector.

We are thrilled to announce the much- awaited RETURN of the TGFed NATIONAL CONVENTION and 2nd Philippine Tour Guides Conference and Caravan 2024.

Reigniting the FLAME OF CAMARADERIE,
KNOWLEDGE-SHARING, and PROFESSIONAL GROWTH within the scope of Tour Guiding Community.

Mark your Calendars for June 9-11, 2024, as we convene once again to celebrate for guiding, exploring, and showcasing our LOVE for the PHILIPPINES. 🇵🇭

Registration is now open.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfYWnNYfhc9uU83hFafnu71mQLruw6F8vnqWXB8yDQGNjdCQQ/viewform?usp=sf_link

21/02/2024

Maraming salamat DOT Region 1 Family ❤️

𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐲!

Cheers to all our tourist guides who turn trips into unforgettable adventures. We salute you for your hard work and dedication!🌍✨

Agyaman Kami, Apo!

21/02/2024

Maraming salamat DOT Northern Mindanao Family ❤️

𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒

Our tourist guides play a pivotal role in the sustainable advancement of tourism, ensuring that cultural treasures are not merely appreciated by visitors but also treated with reverence and safeguarded for the future generations.

On this International Tourist Guide Day 2024, the Department of Tourism - Northern Mindanao extends heartfelt gratitude to all our accredited tour guides in the region for their crucial role in every aspect of tourism. Their dedication and passion in tourism and cultural preservation are unparalleled.

Thank you for always showcasing !

World Federation of Tourist Guide Associations. (WFTGA)

21/02/2024

Maraming salamat our DOT Region 5 Family ❤️

Bicol is not just known for its breathtaking tourism destinations, flavorful gastronomic circuits, and colorful festivals — we are also filled with enthusiastic tour guides that ensures the quality of tours for our domestic and foreign tourists all the way!

𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗚𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝘆 to our passionate tour guides all over Bicol! Your persevering attitude while sharing your knowledgeable delights to our visitors makes Bicolandia one of the best destinations on the list.

21/02/2024

SJ Community Guides with Iloilo Guides Inc with Kuliatan CBT community for the coastal clean up and tree planting in celebration of the international tour guides day. Happy to celebrate INTERNATIONAL TOURIST GUIDES DAY 2024.
with Erlyn Alunan President and VP for Visayas TGFed and team

20/02/2024

04/02/2024

GO SOUTH! Never Forget DAVAO Region.
When it comes to exploring the beautiful Region of Davao never forget to hire or include GUIDE DAVAO .

This way, the Tour Guide can tailor the experience to your liking and make your visit to DAVAO memorable.

Guide Davao Officers meet with Ms Jennifer Ricardo Romero, OIC of the Davao City Tourism Operations Office to discuss possible activities for the Araw ng Dabaw celebration. Daghang Salamat, Miss Jen for the support. 👏

04/02/2024

Tourism Stakeholders

Thank you for patronizing the services of Tour Guides in CEBU. We appreciate your support and hope you had a wonderful experience exploring the city and the Province.

If you have any feedback or would like to share your thoughts, please feel free to send us a message on our official page. We value your input and look forward to hearing from you.

Best regards,
TGFed

27/01/2024

We would like to congratulate the newly elected WFTGA President, Sebastian Frankenberger together with the new EXBO.

We wish a fruitful collaboration between the tourist guides from the Philippines and WFTGA.

Mabuhay ka, President Sebastian!

20th WFTGA Convention in Siracusa, Italy:
President Emeritus Alushca Ritchie, the outgoing WFTGA President, and Sebastian Frankenberger, the incoming WFTGA President.

27/01/2024

The TGFED and its Tourist Guides members from The Philippines would like to send our gratitude to WFTGA President Emerita, Mrs. Alushca Ritchie. Our heartfelt thank you for all your dedication and hardwork to uplift the standards of tourist guiding services in the world. Maraming Salamat, Alushca.

26/01/2024

Wishing you a birthday blessed with love, laughter, and of course, good food! Happy Birthday President Gadia!

25/01/2024

Happy Birthday to our dear founder
Danny C. Nazareno and former TGFed Sec and Board Member cordero

May our Almighty God and Allah blessed you always.

Enjoy your signficant day.

Again Happy Significant Day :)

22/01/2024

Happening Now!
World Federation of Tourist Guide Associations. (WFTGA) WFTGA Convention 2024.
Congratulations and advance to all Organizers and EXBO of WFTGA.

Praying for PH Bid for 2026 WFTGA CONVENTION in MNL PH.
Girlie Maria Macapagal and Thunder Cracker

19/12/2023

Happy Birthday to our VICE PRESIDENT
For Mindanao Girlie Maria Macapagal
Your TGFed Family is Proud of You 👏

06/11/2023

This is it! PHILIPPINES is BACK!
Our Destination ...
Our Narratives...
Our Local Community Guides ....

Definitely, you will LOVE the PHILIPPINES ...
LOVE the Filipino Community Tour Guides.
𝗢𝗙𝗙𝗜𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗟 𝗛𝗔𝗦𝗛𝗧𝗔𝗚:

𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝗪𝗙𝗧𝗚𝗔 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 - 𝗕𝗶𝗱𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱!

Introducing The Philippine Federation of Professional Tour Guides Association Inc. (TGFed) bid to host the 2026 WFTGA Convention.

𝗖𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗧𝗥𝗬: Philippines

𝗔𝗦𝗦𝗢𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡: TGFed The Philippine Federation of Professional Tour Guides Association Inc. (TGFed)

𝗛𝗢𝗦𝗧 𝗖𝗜𝗧𝗬: Manila, Philippines

𝗢𝗙𝗙𝗜𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗟 𝗛𝗔𝗦𝗛𝗧𝗔𝗚:

We thank all participating Associations for their hard work and dedication shown in getting through the various submission deadlines and look forward to working with all of them in the coming weeks and months. We will be sharing more about these bids on our social media platforms and by email in the coming weeks.

01/11/2023

Congratulations to Philippine Federation of Professional Tour Guide Associations Inc (TGFed) for successfully including Philippines 🇵🇭 (Bidding Country for WFTGA Convention 2026)

Looking forward to see win the BID in Italy 🇮🇹 next year ...

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐅𝐓𝐆𝐀 𝐄𝐱𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐁𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐁𝐢𝐝𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬.

We were extremely impressed with the high quality of the submissions. Having received an unprecedented number of submissions to host the WFTGA 2026 Convention we may be introducing a virtual elimination round towards the end of November 2023. Further information regarding this will be shared with Full Members and their delegates.

We thank all participating Associations for their hard work and dedication shown in getting through the various submission deadlines and look forward to working with all of them in the coming weeks and months. To those who did not continue with the process, we wish them all success in the future and look forward to their participation in hosting the 2028 Convention.

21/06/2023

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18/06/2023

Jose Rizal 162 sharing the schedule of events tomorrow of NHCP.

The National Historical Commission of the Philippines joins the Filipino in celebrating the 162nd birth anniversary of Jose Rizal.

Only a week after we celebrated the 125th anniversary of the proclamation of Philippine independence, this day is an opportune time to reflect on the long path to freedom in which Rizal became a significant part.

To help spread awareness of Rizal's life and works, we republished the book 𝑸𝒖𝒐𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝑹𝒊𝒛𝒂𝒍'𝒔 𝑾𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔. Learn more about the book and how to get a copy through this link: https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=657769423061904&set=a.226490826189768

We also encourage everyone to join the following activities:

- 17 June (Saturday)
𝑹𝒊𝒛𝒂𝒍 𝑳𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒔 𝑪𝒆𝒃𝒖 - 3:00 𝒑𝒎
Hybrid event organized by Palm Grass The Cebu Heritage Hotel and supported by the NHCP Museo ni Jose Rizal Dapitan
To learn more: https://fb.me/e/BKqSwOJR

- 19 June (Monday)
𝑼𝒏𝒗𝒆𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒐𝒇 𝒉𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒌𝒆𝒓 - 6:30 𝒂𝒎
Plaza Rizal, Tuguegarao City, Cagayan
Organized by the Provincial Government of Cagayan
To learn more: https://nhcp.gov.ph/news_and_updates/unveiling-of-the-jose-rizal-1861-1896-historical-marker/

𝑭𝒍𝒂𝒈 𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒘𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒉 𝒍𝒂𝒚𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒄𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒎𝒐𝒏𝒚 - 7:00 𝒂𝒎
NHCP - Museo ni Jose Rizal, Calamba City, Laguna
Organized by the Calamba City Government and the Museum
Guest of honor: Sen. Francis Tolentino
To learn more: https://www.facebook.com/museonijoserizalcalamba

𝑭𝒍𝒂𝒈 𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒘𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒉 𝒍𝒂𝒚𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒄𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒎𝒐𝒏𝒚 - 7:00 𝒂𝒎
𝑺𝒚𝒎𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒊𝒖𝒎 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒍𝒆𝒈𝒂𝒄𝒚 𝒐𝒇 𝑹𝒊𝒛𝒂𝒍 - 10:00 𝒂𝒎
NHCP Museo ni Jose Rizal Dapitan, Zamboanga del Norte
Organized by the City Government of Dapitan and the Museum
Speaker: Prof. Ambeth R. Ocampo
To learn more: https://www.facebook.com/RizalShrineDapitan

𝑭𝒍𝒂𝒈 𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒘𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒉 𝒍𝒂𝒚𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒄𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒎𝒐𝒏𝒚 - 8:00 𝒂𝒎
Jose Rizal National Monument, Rizal Park Luneta, Manila
Organized by the National Parks Development Committee

𝑳𝒂𝒖𝒏𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒐𝒇 "𝑴𝒂𝒌𝒂-𝑹𝒊𝒛𝒂𝒍" 𝑨𝒓𝒕 𝑬𝒙𝒉𝒊𝒃𝒊𝒕 - 10:00 𝒂𝒎
NHCP Museo ni Jose Rizal Fort Santiago, Intramuros, Manila
To learn more: https://nhcp.gov.ph/news_and_updates/rizal-shrine-fort-santiago-mounts-maka-rizal-art-exhibit-for-rizals-162nd-birth-anniversary/