- A tour guide – a person who guides groups or individual tourists to show them and interpret the cultural and natural heritage of the area they visit; a person who also posses knowledge of contemporary social and political life of a specific area.
- In many European countries it is neccessary to complete a special course to become a guide. In some countries qualifications are national and sometimes they are broken up into regions.
- While conducting a tour, tourist guides possess their IDs or badges to show who they are.