98% of the certified guides in Yucatan provide their services in Chichen Itzá and Mérida, said Jorge Lerma Nava, undersecretary of sustainable tourism development of the Ministry of Tourism Development.
Sefotur (Tourism Promotion Secretariat) is making efforts to decentralize tourist guides and offer their services in the seven magical towns of Yucatán, in the beach destinations that are on the 378 kilometers of coastline and there is even talk of the possibility of offering a course to these professionals within NOM 09, which refers to nature tourism.
18 Yucatan tourist guides graduated from a certification course in Tourism NOM 08.
A well-prepared tour guide will always offer the visitor a rewarding experience; the first impression when tourists arrive at the Mérida airport is decisive to make their stay pleasant; and hence the attention they receive when arriving at their hotel, but when you have to interact with the guide, it is a whole different -ball game-.
The tour guide is a promoter of his state and his country, he must have the adequate preparation to provide visitors with clear, simple and real information on everything that makes up the history and culture of our beloved state.
It is absolutely vital to have well-trained guides, and to combat the falsification of credentials and the participation of tourist guides that are not properly prepared, certified and accredited. A guide within the official Mexican standard must renew his/her degree every four years.
The newly accredited tourist guides are aware that the Maya Train will be in operation first in the section that covers the north of Quintana Roo and Yucatán, so there will be a lot of demand for their services, likewise he insisted on the need to work closely with the Mayan-speaking communities, to promote tourist experiences in which visitors can interact with the inhabitants of these settlements and live unprecedented experiences during their visit the Yucatan.
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