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History of Tour Guiding

Tour guiding has evolved significantly over the centuries from 3000 BC to present day. In ancient times, guides known as "proxemos" assisted travelers in the Ancient Empire through risky and uncertain surface and waterway travel. During the Middle Ages from 5th to 15th century, the most common journeys were religious pilgrimages and merchants comprised other travelers, relying on pathfinders for safe passage. In the Renaissance, the Grand Tour saw young upper class men travel with personal guides called "cicerones", who were expected to be multilingual and knowledgeable. Modern tour guiding emerged in the 19th century when Thomas Cook organized the first package tours using trains and established the travel agency profession worldwide.

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History of Tour Guiding

Tour guiding has evolved significantly over the centuries from 3000 BC to present day. In ancient times, guides known as "proxemos" assisted travelers in the Ancient Empire through risky and uncertain surface and waterway travel. During the Middle Ages from 5th to 15th century, the most common journeys were religious pilgrimages and merchants comprised other travelers, relying on pathfinders for safe passage. In the Renaissance, the Grand Tour saw young upper class men travel with personal guides called "cicerones", who were expected to be multilingual and knowledgeable. Modern tour guiding emerged in the 19th century when Thomas Cook organized the first package tours using trains and established the travel agency profession worldwide.

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HISTORY OF

Tour Guiding
The Ancient Empire
 The Ancient Empire travel developed from 3000 BC to 500 A.D.
 During this period, travelling was risky, uncertain and time taking.
 The ancient Persians, Assyrians and Egyptians used to travel through surface
and the waterways. This activity spread and so did the number of guides,
they were known "proxemos" and as ‘explainers/exegetai' or ‘leaders
around/periegetai’, who mainly assisted visitors travelling abroad.
 The first travel writer is Herodotus.
 The Greek and Roman social elite pursued travel for leisure and relaxation
in places away from their usual environments.

The Middle Ages


 In this period the fall of Rome and Renaissance, between 5th and 15th
century also known as the Dark Ages.
 At this period, the most common type of journey was religious by the upper
and middle classes. They visit sacred locations like as the Isis Temple on
Philae. The sanctuary of Apollo at Delphi and an island in Egyptian Athens,
Greece.
 During this period Merchants were among the other travelers at the time.
Commercial trade trips are those that are made for the purpose of doing
business. The motivations for trade are well-known.
 During this time, the importance of pathfinders is emphasized. Safe passage
is ensured by barriers, safety escorts, and even bridges.
 A significant charge was paid to a guide because he not only led the journey
but also provided information. also gives a sense of security for the traveler
The Renaissance and The Grand Tour
Young men of the upper class traveled from Britain on a Grand Tour.
- The primary purpose of this was to educate the grand tourists in foreign
languages, self-reliance, developed tastes, and graceful manner.
 The individuals and groups who travel during this period is usually assigned
to a cicerone.
- Cicerone was also known as the bear leader or a personal tour guide.
- Cicerone is named after Cicero - the most esteemed guide in European
Society.
- Cicerone was expected to be articulate, multilingual and well-versed in many
subjects including history, literature, architecture and current events.
 While it was common practice to hire a personal tour guide for the grand
tour, printed travelogues or itineraries became popular to both travelers and
non- travelers.

The Modern Age: 17th - 18th Century


 New World travelers were explorers rather than pleasure travelers.
- The first travelers were ordinary often indigent who traveled a lot to find a
new way of life.
 Their objective was to explore the country and write about it.
 The pleasure travel was undertaken by a few privileged and curious because
of the great distance and limitations of time, money and transportation.

19th Century – Present


 Thomas Cook - founded the first inclusive tours with the use of his chartered
train in 1841 with 570 passengers to transport tourists from Loughborough
to Leicestrer.
 He founded the travel agency Thomas Cook and Son that becomes Thomas
Cook AG and Thomas Cook Group in 2007.
 Tour guides profession started to be well recognized worldwide.
 Being a tour guide is often physically demanding. During a tour, guides must
be available at all times to answer questions and sort out problems. Manual
work such as loading and unloading baggage or other equipment may be
required. Furthermore, once the tourist arrives at the destination, the tour
guide becomes responsible throughout the tour as they are in the
continuous contact with the participants.
REFERENCE:

(2020-2021) History of Tour Guiding. Retrieved from https://www.tourismbeast.com/history-of-tour-


guiding/

Anna Kollmer (March 08, 2018). THE HISTORY OF TOUR GUIDES. Retrieved from
https://bmsaudio.com/service/blog/blog-entry/the-history-of-tour-guides-1.html

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