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Two members of the Scottish Tourist Guides Association have won an award for their virtual tours of Edinburgh. Mike Turpie and Joe Harrower have won the Green Microphone Award for responsible tourist guiding from the Slovenia based G-Guides Academy. Mike … Continued
Check out the video below about Robert Louis Stevenson. Our guides from the Edinburgh area put together short video clips about the life of Robert Louis Stevenson to celebrate his 170th birthday today. The video includes locations, quotes from his … Continued
Scottish Tourist Guides are Good To Go July 15 was the official date Scotland’s tourism can get back back to work. Scottish government guidelines stipulated that July 15 was the date tourism in Scotland would be starting back up, in … Continued
Seventeen members of the Scottish Tourist Guides Association revealed some of their favourite hidden gems in a major three page feature in one of Scotland’s biggest newspapers, the Sunday Mail. STGA marketing committee chairman, Alasdair Northrop ,co-ordinated the feature which … Continued
A new electronic book has just been published telling the story the Scottish Tourist Guides Association. ‘Guiding Lights: The History of the Scottish Tourist Guides Association 1959-2019’ was written by Blue Badge Tourist Guide Alasdair Northrop to mark our 60th … Continued
VisitScotland is delighted to recognise the Scottish Tourist Guides Association as the professional membership body for fully trained and accredited tourist guides in Scotland. STGA accredited guides are passionate ambassadors for Scotland and in providing our visitors with information and inspiration, help deliver a memorable experience for them.
National Tourism Organisation for Scotland
