Dear Sir/Madam,

Please find attached invitation for the WFTGA Convention 2013 for your kind interest. It's time for registration now. Please visit our website www.wftga2013.org for more details.

Should you have further enquiry on this, you are more than welcome to contact me for assistance by return email.

We are looking forward to seeing you in due course.

Best and warmest regards,
Pauline Chui
Assistant to Wendy Lau

Dear Members,
We are once again reaching the end of another year.
To colleagues and their families around the world who celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanza or other holidays during this season, may this be a time of great blessings and joy.

As we move into 2012, we also become closer to the next WFTGA Convention in 2013, which will be held in Macau. Our colleagues in Macau are busy planning the next convention and making preparations to welcome the members of WFTGA.

Dear Colleagues

As you all by now realise that the Tourism Bill 2011 ( Draft ) has been published on the 5th August 2011 and is open for comment for 60 days

We would like to send out a plea request for participation on this document.

For more than 5 years in many different forums and individually there were people advocating for changes on the 2000 amendment ACT that regulates tourist guides . DEAT employed a consultant to come up with a report and professionalisation status for the industry which just confirmed all the complaints

World Federation of Tourist Guides Associations
68th Members’ Circular: June 2011

1985-2010:
25 Years Guiding World Heritage and Culture

WFTGA 15th Convention: Macau China: Cultural Unlimited
Delegates Meeting: Saturday 12th & Sunday 13th January 2013
Convention: Sunday 13th January to Friday 18th January 2013
For information see www.wftga.org
Full details coming soon!!

World Federation of Tourist Guides Associations
67th Members’ Circular: April 2011
1985-2010: 25 Years Guiding World Heritage and Culture

The Worldwide WFTGA Cultour Card Partner Programme

- a programme beneficial to WFTGA Cultour Card Partners and tourist guides alike

Limpopo celebrated international tourist guides day at Zebula game lodge , which was very well attended by tourist guides from all over the province.

Northern Cape celebrated international tourist guide day in Kimberley on the 4 march 2011 and guides from all over the vast province attended these workshops to celebrate. Fanie Terblanche and Johan van Biljon were invited to join the festivities and and deliver a presentation on the Federation of South African Tourist Guide Associations (FSATGA) and help with the launching of guide associations in Northern Cape . A enjoyable day was enjoyed by all . The official report back will be published later.

International Tourist Guides Day, in South Africa, was held on the 21st February 2011. The venue was the well known landmark and tourist site, the Voortrekker Monument.

The Voortrekker Monument was built to commemorate the struggle the Dutch speaking farmers had against prejudges of the British Colonial government in the Cape. The farmers had to battle, not only against the government, but had to fight for survival against marauding tribes and some of the most difficult farming conditions experienced.
The Great Trek, as it was called, started in 1836. The farmers packed all their belongings on to ox wagons and with all their live stock, started to move northwards. With no roads and the ever presence of marauders and wild animals, these people were driven by the urge for independence and guided by the Holy Bible.
The Voortrekker Monument is on the southern side of Pretoria and overlooks the city centre and surrounding areas of Pretoria.