The Tourism Amendment Bill has been published for public comments by the Minister of Tourism on the 15th of April 2019. The Bill seeks to amongst other things, regulate short term home rental; provide for additional competency requirements for tourist guides; and provide for the regulation of safety in relation to tourist guides.

The IPTGSA committee would like to pass on its sincere condolences to the family of Peggy on her passing.

Join Gauteng Guides Ass for a farming educational /social networking session at Bosheuwel Country Estate

Johannesburg – President Cyril Ramaphosa, in his maiden State of the Nation Address, urged “professional bodies and regulatory authorities to take action against members who are found to have acted improperly and unethically.”

IPTGSA AGM 2019 postponed until later date due Tourism ammendment bill changes

The Department of Tourism (Department) utilises various media and awareness platforms as a way of reaching out and making the necessary impact in the tourism sector. In this regard, the Department endeavours at all times to be informative, educational and motivational, especially to the tourist guiding sector which is in a process being recognised as an attractive profession, particularly, by the younger generation. The third edition of the tourist guides newsletter intends to share important information on the various initiatives implemented by the Department for the benefit of tourist guides