The Association of Tourist Guides of the Island of Hvar, with the support of the City and TZG Hvar, will host this year's 22. assembly of the Association of Associations of Tourist Guides of Croatia (ZDTVH) which will be held March 18th and 19th.
Association of Croatian Tourist Guide Societies was founded in 2005 and gathers associations of tourist guides from all regions of Croatia. The main task of ZDTVH is the protection, improvement and well-being of all tourist guides in Croatia, as well as creating conditions for the highest possible quality tourist presentation, promotion of the country's identity, importance and reputation. ZDTVH as an umbrella professional association brings together 20 associations of tourist guides from all over Croatia, with around 5 registered tourist guides.
Representatives of these associations will spend two days in the town of Hvar and on the island of Hvar in conversations about topics related to their work and activity, but they will also be educated about Hvar's history, archaeology, wines, gastronomy accompanied by local guides. The assembly will be an opportunity to exchange experiences and reflect on the challenges faced by the profession of tourist guides
The Association of Tourist Guides of the Island of Hvar is a non-profit association of professional tourist guides founded in 1998, whose members are extremely well-trained licensed tourist guides who provide detailed and specific information about the island in eight languages. This year, the Association is celebrating its 25th anniversary.
"The reason why we chose Hvar is that this year, 155 years of tourism on the island are being celebrated there. We organize our assemblies in different parts of Croatia - last year we were in Vukovar, and before that in Varaždin - because our goal is to present and lesser-known destinations. The town of Hvar is, of course, a very well-known destination, but during our stay on the island we will also visit the lesser-known Pitva, where we will have a wine tasting. We believe that in the future the education of guides should definitely focus on gastronomy and viticulture, with which the guides would further contribute to the increase of our tourist offer", she said Kristina Nuić Prka, president of ZDTVH.