Wednesday 16 March 2011

Rosalind Newlands president of the World Federation of Tourist Guide Associations WFTGA

“You get to travel around the country you love, and tell people about it,” she says. “And best of all, you're almost always dealing with people when they're happy — either on holiday or on a break from business. There aren't many jobs that give you that.”

The above describes exactly what it is like to be a tourist guide. It is a part of an article written by Divya Kumar of The Hindu - featuring Rosalind Newlands who is the current president of the World Federation of Tourist Guide Associations (WFTGA).

Rosalind has guided visitors around her native country Scotland as a qualified professional tourist guide since 1983.

Read the rest of the article: Tour de force in The Hindu.com