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The National Federation of Tourist Guide Associations-USA was formed in 1998 when members from tour guide associations and guilds from across the United States gathered in its first-ever national forum to discuss issues pertinent to the tourism and travel industry as related to guiding.

The seed idea of the initial meeting was for guide peers to share the knowledge and experience garnered from working in diverse areas across the U.S., so guides may better understand trends and challenges in local and national tourism.

The on-going focus and commitment of the NFTGA-USA 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 U.S. and their local area while promoting their country, region and city as desirable tourist destinations.

Tourist guides are the 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 NFTGA-USA was just the first step towards the promotion of the visibility and importance of using professional, trained guides.

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When reproduced in color (as seen at the top of this page), the NFTGA-USA logo appears in red, blue and gold against a background of white. The stars represent the locations of the associations who worked toward the formation of the NFTGA-USA.

Alternately, the logo may also be printed in black and white, as it appears below.

Contact Us
The NFTGA-USA website has two addresses. Please use whichever one you feel easier to remember: www.nftga.com and www.tourguidesofamerica.com.

The NFTGA-USA uses e-mail as the primary manner to communicate to member organizations. The organization has found that e-mail is an efficient, effective manner to communicate. Please write to us by clicking here: GoChicagirl@aol.com

If you prefer to communicate by more traditional means, please contact our President, Esther Banike, using the contact information found below.

Esther Banike CTG
President - National Federation of Tourist Guide Associations-USA
Chicago Tour-Guide Professionals Association
1127 Central Avenue
Downers Grove, IL 60516

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