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What should tour guides pay attention to when leading tourists to visit?

(1) Tell tourists the tour time and boarding time

Tour guides should accurately estimate the tour time and boarding time based on the actual situation of the team and group leading experience. Accurately controlling the tour time is to ensure the smooth progress of the next tour project, but the prerequisite is that the tour guide must give tourists sufficient time to visit the scenic spots (spots).

(2) Explain the tour routes

Tourist scenic spots with natural landscapes as the main body are generally larger in area, and the tour routes are often more secretive, so the tour guides themselves must first be familiar with the scenic spots When visiting the route, avoid backtracking, and the route arrangement must not cut off the path. If it is a scenic spot that you are not familiar with, it is best to go there by yourself in advance. After leading tourists to the scenic spot, the walking path should be explained clearly in front of the tour guide's diagram.

(3) Remind tourists of precautions

Before visiting, tour guides should remind tourists of relevant precautions. For example, pay attention to the safety of life and property, abide by the regulations of scenic spots (spots), etc.

1) Precautions for visiting natural scenic spots (spots), such as mountaineering:

a. Safety comes first when visiting mountaineering tours. Please follow the instructions and arrangements of the tour guide, and do not act alone without authorization.

b. Do not wear leather shoes to prevent your feet from being sprained. Try to wear travel shoes or soft-soled cloth shoes. Lesbians should not wear skirts.

c. Walk without looking at the scenery, and look at the scenery without walking.

d. Pay attention to safety when taking photos, be courteous to each other, and avoid crowding.

e. The climate on the mountain is changeable. Please bring a raincoat before climbing in case of rain. When it rains, do not hold an umbrella to prevent it from being blown away by the wind.

f. Items on the mountain are more expensive, so bring a small amount of snacks and drinks before climbing.

g. The elderly and infirm should prepare crutches in advance. Patients with high blood pressure and heart disease must bring necessary medicines just in case.

If you feel unwell, please Don't force it.

h. If you stay in the mountains at night, be sure to keep warm to prevent colds.

i. If possible, you can scald your feet with hot water before going to bed to eliminate fatigue.

j. Smoking is strictly prohibited in the scenic area except in designated places.

k. The climate on the mountain is much lower than that at the bottom of the mountain. The rooms on the mountain are relatively cold and humid. Tourists are advised to prepare clothes.

This is especially true for tourists who need to stay on the mountain. Keep warm to prevent colds.

2) Precautions for visiting cultural landscapes, such as visiting temples:

a. Avoid inappropriate titles. Monks and Taoists in temples should be respectfully called "Master" or "Master". The presiding monk calls him "elder", "abbot" and "zen master". The monks in the lamasery call them "Lama", which means "guru". They should not directly call them "monk", "monk" or even other insulting titles.

b. Avoid improper etiquette. The common way to salute when meeting a monk is to put your hands together and lower your head slightly, or put one hand in front of your chest with your head slightly lowered. Avoid shaking hands, hugging, touching the monk's head, etc. Improper etiquette.

c. Avoid inappropriate conversation with monks and Taoists. You should not mention killing, marriage, or eating fishy meat, so as not to offend the monks.

d. Avoid inappropriate behavior. When visiting temples, you are not allowed to make loud noises, point out comments, ridicule, walk around, or mess with temple objects. You are especially prohibited from touching or carving statues. If you are attending Buddhist activities, you should not Stand silently or quietly leave. At the same time, you should also take care of your children to avoid doing impolite things due to their ignorance.

(4) The tour guide should pay attention to the working position during the tour

1) The position of the tour guide during the tour

When visiting scenic spots (spots) Tour guides should be in different positions due to different functions. That is, the local tour guide should be in front of the group, playing the role of guiding the tour and explaining, and the tour guide should be at the end of the group to take care of tourists and prevent tourists from getting lost. The tour guide should be at the front of the group. In the middle of the team, we take care of tourists and prevent them from getting lost or accidents.

2) The position of explaining when visiting scenic spots

The tour guide should choose his own position when explaining. The best position is to face all tourists when speaking, and at the same time to facilitate Indicate the scenery to tourists without blocking their sight.

(5) Leave time for tourists to take photos

In actual tour guide work, when the tour guide leads tourists to visit scenic spots (spots), every tourist hopes not only to Keep the beautiful scenery in your memory, and I hope to keep the unique landscape in your own photo album.

In real life, there are not many opportunities for tourists to revisit the same scenic spot (spot), especially overseas tourists, who may come once in a lifetime, so tourists hope to take photos as souvenirs. At the same time, tourists hope to have the opportunity to introduce their travel experiences to their relatives and friends after returning home. At this time, taking photos is the best way to introduce them. Visitors can also feel a sense of satisfaction by letting friends and family see the photos. Therefore, when leading tourists to visit scenic spots (spots), tour guides should not only allow tourists to gain knowledge and entertainment through wonderful explanations, but also during the tour, they must pay attention to the organic combination of guiding viewing and explanation, and set aside time for them to Visitors can experience it themselves.

At the same time, tourists should be guided to take photos with a photographer's perspective. Allow enough time so that every visitor can take satisfactory photos. But at the same time, we must pay attention not to affect the normal tour activities by taking pictures. We must pay more attention to individual photography enthusiasts to prevent them from staying for a long time and affecting the itinerary of the entire tour group.

(6) Adjust the physical strength of tourists

Tourism activities must consume a certain amount of physical strength. Tourists must maintain sufficient physical strength to ensure smooth progress of tour activities, achieve tourists' expected travel purposes, and satisfy tourists' travel motivations. In terms of regulating the physical fitness of tourists, tour guides should pay attention to regulating the physiological state of tourists and achieve an organic combination of relaxation, exercise, rest and sleep.