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A tour guide in the United Kingdom. A tour guide (U.S.) or a tourist guide (European) is a person who provides assistance, and information on cultural, historical and contemporary heritage to people on organized sightseeing and individual clients at educational establishments, religious and historical sites such as; museums, and at various venues of tourist attraction resorts. [1]
The Ex-Students' Association of The University of Texas (more commonly known as Texas Exes) is the association of former students of the University of Texas at Austin. [ 1 ] The organization is one of the largest alumni associations in the world (the Texas Exes Houston Chapter has over 10,000 members), with chapters in 69 Texas cities, most U.S ...
TourBook is the brand name of a series of United States travel guides published by the American Automobile Association (AAA). The books are published annually in editions that cover one to five states each (depending on size). Editions covering Canadian provinces are also available, created in association with the Canadian Automobile ...
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to tourism: Tourism – travel for pleasure or business; also the theory and practice of touring, the business of attracting, accommodating, and entertaining tourists, and the business of operating tours. [1] Tourism may be international, or within the traveller's country.
The chairman of the association is Gary Schluter of Rocky Mountain Holiday Tours and the executive director is Lisa Simon, former president of the National Tour Association. [2] IITA offices are located in Lexington, Kentucky. The association is governed by a board of directors that consists of 16 members, supported by an Advisory Board ...
Compared with other guides such as Murray's, Cook's aimed at "a broader and less sophisticated middle-class audience." [1] The books served to advertise Cook's larger business of organizing travel tours. [1] The series continues today as Traveller Guides issued by Thomas Cook Publishing of Peterborough, England. [2]
In April 1935, the organization changed its name to "Alumni and Ex-Students Association" to include both graduates, and non-graduates. [3] By 1939, chapters of the organization were located in Amarillo, Austin, Dallas, El Paso, Fort Worth, Houston, San Antonio, Slaton and Waco, and in 1940 reached a benchmark of 800 members. [2]