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A Proposal for an Ethical Code for Tourist Guides in Egypt

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Last updated: 04 Jan 2025

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• Tourism Guidance

Abstract

The tour guide is considered the backbone and nerve of the tourism process, its active element, and one of the most influential people on the tourist's trip. He is a transmitter of expertise, information, and experience, and his preparation and scientific, cognitive, and ethical qualifications are also essential components of the tourism industry. Therefore, the tourist guide must practice ethical acts in accordance with a charter and ethical standards, as ethical charters represent agreed-upon basic principles and rules that must be respected during the practice of the profession, which in turn will have an impact on the tourist and the profession of tour guiding—indeed, on the entire tourism process. Although it is important to have a professional charter for tour guides, there is no officially announced ethical charter specific to tour guides in Egypt. In this context, this study aims to define the concepts of ethical charters, their importance and objectives, and attempt to reach the problems facing the guide community during the practice of the profession. Personal interviews were conducted with a sample of tour guides, and, finally, a proposal was presented for a code of ethics appropriate to the circumstances and values of Egyptian tourist guides in the light of current developments in tourism activity.

DOI

10.21608/sis.2024.296002.1172

Keywords

Tourist Guidance, Professional ethics, Tour guide, Professional Ethical Problems, Code Of Ethics

Authors

First Name

Zahra

Last Name

Abdel Wahab

MiddleName

Alaa

Affiliation

Demonstrator, Tourist Guidance Department, Faculty of Tourism and Hotels, Matrouh University

Email

alaazahra037@gmail.com

City

Marsa Matrouh

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Volume

8

Article Issue

1

Related Issue

48716

Issue Date

2024-06-01

Receive Date

2024-06-07

Publish Date

2024-06-01

Page Start

168

Page End

187

Print ISSN

2682-4329

Online ISSN

2735-3044

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https://sjs.journals.ekb.eg/article_362645.html

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362,645

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Original Research

Type Code

1,291

Publication Type

Journal

Publication Title

Journal of Tourism, Hotels and Heritage

Publication Link

https://sjs.journals.ekb.eg/

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A Proposal for an Ethical Code for Tourist Guides in Egypt

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Article

Created At

25 Dec 2024