International Tourist Guide Day 2009 . .

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BRITISH TOURISM WEEK 23 - 29 March
"Off with Their Heads!" Or "A Spoon with a View"
Free themed tours by Blue Badge tourist guides from England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales to bring the Best of Britain and Ireland Show to life.
30 minute tours of stands will focus on the six different themes of the show including heritage, food and drink and countryside.
The venue is the Excel Centre London Docklands on Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th March. Tickets can be booked online at www.britainandirelandevent.co.uk
Events outside London throughout Tourism Week can be seen on www.britishtourismweek.com
The International Tourist Guide Day (ITGD) is a day when the general public is invited to sample the work of properly trained tourist guides by participating in all manner of walks, talks and tours, completely free of charge.
ITGD was devised at the 1987 summit of the World Federation of Tourist Guide Associations as a way of raising the profile of the guiding profession. It is now marked by almost 50 professional guide associations around the world.