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The federation

The FNGIC

The National Federation of Tour Guide is a professional association with 1500 members, all of whom are professionally qualified and hold the professional guide card.

The FNGIC is founding member of the FEG - European Federation of Tourist Guides Associations which has 20 member countries and represents 45,000 professional guides.

The FNGIC is member of the WFTGA - World Federation of Tour Guide Associations which represents 200,000 qualified guides in 70 countries.

The FNGIC has no commercial activities and does not act as a service provider.

Our goals

GATHER

Guide-lectuers to create a professional network and to provide them with VISIBILITY

FEDERATE

  • around a quality charter and a code of conduct;
  • through training courses on topical issues and workshops;
  • through the exchange of information and knowledge between guides.

REPRESENT

with various institutions (ministries, museums, tourism and culture partners, etc.)

INFORM

members report on our professional environment and career development

PROMOTE

the profession among professionals and the general public

PROTECT

professionals by working to ensure compliance with regulations in the field of labour and social law

To make people RESPECT

  • regulations on guided tours in museums and historical monuments
  • the qualifications and professional skills of the tour guides.
  • tour guides in the practice of their profession

Our actions

COMMUNITY LIFE

The FNGIC provides a permanent contact t with its members by sending them regular mailings of informations practical information (museums and monuments, reservations, news, exhibitions parking, etc.).

It also relays work proposals and administersthematic Whats App groups dedicated to members allowing them to exchange information directly as well as a Facebook group "le comptoir des guides".

But much more than an information network, the FNGIC participates in actions and meetings of which all members can receive reports.

And to enable them to enrich their visit proposals and build up a professional network, the FNGIC organises training visits and eductours as well as convivial meetings. Registration for training courses is done via the personal space available to each member on this site.

To respond to and promote members through communication operations, the FNGIC hiresa secretary which provides the secretariat of the association as well as a community manager in charge of animate social networks.

Finally, FNGIC members who have paid their dues and have been members for at least two years may join a mutual insurance at a preferential rate.

As you can see, the federation is always available help the guidesand is very involved in actions concerning the evolution of the profession.

The FNGIC has played a decisive role in :

  • the drafting of European standards on tourism services terminology NF EN 13809 (2003) and on tourist guide training NF EN 15565 (2008)
  • the drafting of a quality charter in the framework of the European Federation (FEG) (2006)
  • the establishment of one professional card instead of four in 2011
  • the drafting of training frameworks leading to the national diploma of guide-conférencier (licence pro) and to Master 2 level courses
  • maintaining the professional card and obtaining Article 109 the law of 7 July 2016 on the freedom of creation, architecture and heritage, known as the CAP law in 2016
  • the refusal of partial access to the profession in the directive on the recognition of professional qualifications (2016)
  • access to the card by recognition of professional experience backed up by a high level of training.

The mobilisation of the FNGIC and its members made it possible to enshrine in law the notion of "guided tour", the professional card and the obligation to use certified guides for all visits to museums or historical monuments, regardless of the operator offering these services.

In Paris, the FNGIC obtained the creation of several drop-off and pick-up points for coaches. It is in contact with the City Council and works for a better recognition of the transport and parking with coaches.

The FNGIC ensures :

  • the follow-up and partnership with numerous museums and monuments throughout France
  • ongoing relations with institutions offering training
  • links with the ministries to which the profession belongs
  • actions in favour of the protection and enhancement of the profession
  • participation in meetings, exhibitions and events to represent the profession

Each year, the International Girl Guides Day is an important event for which the FNGIC organises and relays events throughout France, as well as online actions.

Our organisation

A pioneering association

Founded in 1981 to bring together qualified guides and give them greater visibility, the FNGIC is now a key contact for public authorities, tourism and culture professionals.

The federation includes both individual and association members.

Associate membership is granted to associations or organisations with a regional character, whose members are all certified guide-lecturers.

Some members are grouped into associations by language. These are listed in the "Our partners" tab at the bottom of the page.

The federation is led by a Council of 10 elected members, all volunteers.

The Secretariat

The federation has an office in Paris. Pauline Jourdain is the secretary. She is available on Mondays and Thursdays to answer all your questions.

Please make your requests by post and by email.

The FNGIC in a few dates

  • 1981 - Creation of APGI - Association professionnelle des Guides - Interprètes - by Parisian guides
  • 1990 - Change of status. APGI becomes FNGI - Fédération Nationale des Guides-Interprètes - to better represent guides throughout France
  • 2010 - The FNGI is renamed FNGIC - Fédération Nationale des Guides Interprètes et Conférenciers - in preparation for the 2011 reform

Use of the logo by FNGIC members

To enable its members to be visually identifiable as FNGIC members on their website and/or when signing e-mails, the federation provides them with its logo, which is updated every year.

The Board of Directors

The association is administered by a Board of 10 elected members, all of whom are volunteers.

President : Chloé Merccion
Vice Presidents : Elisabeth Gavilan et Birgitta Guit Montella
Secretary General : Caroline Weber
Treasurer : Helga Sturzenegger
Administrators: Théo Abramowicz, Virginie Fromentin, Saber Hassan, Marie-Anne Léourier, Armelle Villepelet
President : Chloé Merccion
Vice President : Birgitta Guit Montella
Secretary General : Cécile le Nézet
Treasurer : Helga Sturzenegger
Administrators: Saber Hassan, Virginie Fromentin, Elisabeth Gavilan, Marie-Anne Léourier, Armelle Villepelet
President :Armelle Villepelet
Vice-présidents: Alessandro Fontanini, Chloé Merccion
Secretary General : Sylvie Marquant
Treasurer : Noha Escartin
Administrators : Joanna Cendlak,Olena Legal, Cécile Le Nézet, Marie-Anne Léourier, Helga Sturzenegger
President : Cécile le Nezet
Vice Presidents: Aude Deboaisne, Olena Legal
Secretary General : Armelle Villepelet
Treasurer : Noha Escartin
Administrators : Joanna Cendlak,Sylvie Marquant, Mirek Siedliski,Edith de Belleville
President : Cécile le Nezet
Vice Presidents: Aude Deboaisne, Olena Legal
Secretary General : Armelle Villepelet
Treasurer : Noha Escartin
Administrators : Sylvie Marquant, Mirek Siedliski, Sophie Cohen, Anne Robin, Sylvia Rossi
President : Cécile Le Nezet
Vice Presidents: Aude Deboaisne, Sylvie Marquant
Secretaire Générale : Armelle Villepelet
Treasurer : Noha Escartin
Administrators: Olena Legal, Mirek Siedliski, Marie-Louise Nicoli, Irina de Durfort
President Cécile Le Nezet
Vice Presidents :Elisabeth Vroemen, Aude Deboaisne
Secretary General : Armelle Villepelet
Treasurer : Joanna Wroblewski
Administrators : Olena Legal,Sylvie Marquant, Marie Louise Nicoli, Irina de Durfort
President : Armelle Villepelet
Vice-Presidents : Andrea Ackermann, Aude Deboaisne
Secretary General : Cécile Le Nézet
Treasurer : Joanna Wroblewski
Administrators : Marianne Crestani, Denis Juillière, Florence Lamousse, Olena Legal, Elisabeth Vroemen
President : Armelle Villepelet
Vice Presidents : Andrea Ackermann, Aude Deboaisne
Secretary General : Cécile Reverdy
Treasurer : Joanna Wroblewski
Administrators :Norma Hummel, Denis Juillière,Alessandro Fontanino, Florence Lamousse,Cécile Reverdy
President :Armelle Villepelet
Vice Presidents: Sophie Monbeig, Andra Ackermann
Secretary General : Denis Juillière
Trésorier : Alessandro Fontanini
Administrators: Annie Passot,Aude Deboaisne, Norma Hummel,Florence Lamousse, Joanna Wroblewski
President : Armelle Villepelet
Vice Presidents: Annie Passot, Andrea Ackermann
Secretary General : Sophie Monbeig
Treasurer : Aude Deboaisne
Administrators : Norma Hummel, Joanna Wroblewski, Florence Lamousse
President : Armelle Villepelet
Vice Presidents: Annie Passot, Sophie Monbeig
Secretary General : Nicole Rambaud
Trèsorière : Aude Deboaisne
Administrators: Horacio Dominguez, Marie Noelle Thomas, Norma Hummel, Florence Lamousse , Andrea Ackermann
President : Armelle Villepelet
Vice Presidents : Annie Passot, Andrea Ackermann
Secretary General :Nicole Rambaud
Treasurer :Aude Deboaisne
Administrators: Horacio Dominguez, Marie Noelle Thomas, Norma Hummel, Florence Lamousse , Sophie Monbeig
President : Armelle Villepelet
Vice Presidents : Annie Passot, Andrea Ackermann
Secretary General :Nicole Rambaud
Treasurer :Aude Deboaisne
Administrators: Horacio Dominguez, Marie Noelle Thomas, Norma Hummel, Florence Lamousse, Sophie Monbeig
President : Armelle Villepelet
Vice Presidents : Annie Passot, Andrea Ackermann
Secretary General :Nicole Rambaud
Treasurer :Aude Deboaisne
Administrators: Horacio Dominguez, Sophie Monbeig, Noha Escartin, Christine Mavropoulos
President : Armelle Villepelet
Vice Presidents : Annie Passot, Andrea Ackermann
Secretary General :Nicole Rambaud
Treasurer :Noha Escartin
Administrators: Horacio Dominguez, Sophie Monbeig, Aude Deboaisne,Christine Mavropoulos
President :Armelle Villepelet
Vice Presidents :Annie Passot, Andrea Ackermann
Secretary General :Nicole Rambaud
Treasurer : Noha Escartin
Administrators: Aude Deboaisne, Trajan Kostov, Stephane Charousset, Christine Mavropoulos, Lea Nousiainen
President :Armelle Villepelet
Vice Presidents :Annie Passot, Andrea Ackermann
Secretary General :Nicole Rambaud
Treasurer : Noha Escartin
Administrators: Aude Deboaisne,Trajan Kostov, Stephane Charousset, Christine Mavropoulos, Lea Nousiainen
President :Armelle Villepelet
Vice Presidents :Annie Passot, Lea Nousiainen
Secretary General :Natacha Chee
Treasurer : Noha Escartin
Administrators: Sylvie Jacquemin, Stephane Charousset, Horacio Dominguez, Nicole Rambaud, Pascale Benguigui
President :Armelle Villepelet
Vice Presidents :Annie Passot, Lea Nousiainen
Secretary General : Natacha Chee
Treasurer : Noha Escartin
Administrators: Sylvie Jacquemin, Stephane Charousset, Horacio Dominguez,Pascale Benguigui
President :Armelle Villepelet
Vice Presidents :Annie Passot, Lea Nousiainen
Secretary General :Christophe Desbois
Treasurer : Noha Escartin
Administrators: Gerard Daoudal, Elisabeth Guillerm, Sylvie Jacquemin, Philippe Vellutini
President :Armelle Villepelet
Vice President :Annie Passot,
Secretary General :Lea Nousiainen
Treasurer : Noha Escartin
Administrators:Alain Krongelb,Héléne Ambrosini, M. Bando
President : Armelle Villepelet
Vice President :Annie Passot,
Secretary General :Lea Nousiainen
Treasurer : Noha Escartin
Administrators: Vonig Cabaret, Rosalie Casella, Alain Krongelb,M. Bando
President :Armelle Villepelet
Vice President :Franck Lacombe
Secretary General :Lea Nousiainen
Treasurer : Noha Escartin
Administrators: Vonig Cabaret, Annie Passot, Agnes Varin, Dominique Vincent

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The advantages of FNGIC' members :
  • Be part of the largest professional network of certified guides in France
  • Having access to quality training
  • To be able to put your profile and your visits online on the biggest guide directory in France without any commission

The federation in figures

  • More than 1500 members in France
  • Over 50 languages spoken
  • Over 41 years of existence
  • The largest professional network of guides in France

Why use a tour guide?

  • To make your visit more lively
  • To call on a qualified professional
  • For a customised experience

Our members have talent

Discover the cultural proposals of our members who share with you their catalogue of tours, each more original than the last.
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Membership at the FNGIC means joining the largest network of professional tour guides in France .

By joining the FNGIC, you will have access to numerous training courses throughout the year, updates about operating conditions, and changes at local instituions throughout France. We also offer opportunities for professional networking.

Members are listed on the online directory. From the website, members can publish their tours without paying an additional fee.

Becoming a member of the FNGIC promotes our profession!

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