Awareness and Relevance of Tour Guiding Profession to Hospitality and Tourism Management Students of Iloilo City

Deborah Charisse D. Jagodilla
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Deborah Charisse D. Jagodilla: Faculty, College of Commerce, University of San Agustin, General Luna St. Iloilo City, Philippines

International Journal of Research and Scientific Innovation, 2024, vol. 11, issue 4, 809-820

Abstract: Travel and tourism industry is one of the fastest growing sectors of the economy. It is a multi-billion dollar industry that exists in all parts of the world. As a result, the nature of tour guiding and the skills required by an individual guide can vary widely. In order facilitate these demands it is recognizable that there is a need for tour operators and guides who are thoroughly adept in administrative and social aspects.Hence, it is crucial to train and develop the knowledge and skills of tour guiding to tourism and hospitality management students.The purpose of this study is to determine the awareness and relevance of tour guiding profession to hospitality and tourism management students. The convenience sampling was employed in the selection of the participants of the study. A survey instrument was constructed as the data collection tool. This study utilized the non- parametric test for normality using mean scores, rank, and standard deviations were employed as descriptive statistics; while the Shapiro wilk, Kruskal- Wallis test for independent samples, Spearman Rho, and Mann Whitney, were employed as inferential statistics.

Date: 2024
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