Nghe An deploys guidance and issues tourist guide cards at tourist attractions.

Tour guides will have one more card to practice their profession. Photo: Vuong Bang

There will be an additional type of tour guide card. This is one of the innovations of the Tourism Law No. 09/2017/QH14; Circular No. 06/2017/TT-BVHTTDL dated December 15, 2017 of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism detailing a number of articles of the Tourism Law regulating tour guides.

Article 58 of the Law on Tourism No. 09/2017/QH14 clearly stipulates: Tour guides include international tour guides, domestic tour guides and on-site tour guides. Tour guide cards include international tour guide cards, domestic tour guide cards and on-site tour guide cards.

According to Article 61 of the Law on Tourism No. 09/2017/QH14, the Department of Tourism provides guidance on the documents, procedures, and authority to issue on-site tour guide cards for tourist attractions in Nghe An province as follows:

1. Nghe An Department of Tourism annually announces the plan to organize inspections of tour guide skills at the site;

2. The person requesting a tour guide card at the point of submission must submit 1 set of documents to Nghe An Department of Tourism, including:

- Application for a tour guide card at the destination (Form No. 11 Appendix II issued with Circular No. 06/2017/TT-BVHTTDL dated December 15, 2017);

- CV certified by the People's Committee of the commune where you reside;

- Health certificate issued by a competent medical examination and treatment facility within no more than 6 months from the date of application submission;

- 2 color portrait photos 3 cm x 4 cm.

3. Nghe An Department of Tourism organizes the examination and issues tour guide cards at the site for those who have passed the professional examination within 10 days from the date of examination results.