Northern Ireland Tourist Guide Association

At Northern Ireland Tourist Guide Association we aim to promote our members, ensuring tourist guides are recognised as the key ambassadors of our region.

The Northern Ireland Tourist Guide Association is a not for profit, non-political body established in 1992 to represent the professional tourist guides in the region. Our members speak a range of languages and engage in regular professional development to maintain their skills and knowledge base. Our main purpose is to promote and market our members, and to ensure that tourist guides are recognised as the key ambassadors of our region.

Our Guides Are: Qualified, Professional Tourist Guides who are passionate about the place where they live and work. Northern Ireland Blue Badge Guides and Belfast Green Badge Guide accredited by the Institute of Tourist Guiding (ITG); All Ireland Guides accredited by Fáilte Ireland and RoI Colleges; and Level 3 and Level 4 Guides accredited by Northern Ireland Colleges and the Ulster University. Fully insured for Public Liability. NITGA is a member of the European Federation of Tourist Guide Associations (FEG) and the World Federation of Tourist Guide Associations (WFTGA).

The Northern Ireland Tourist Guide Association is a not for profit, non-political body established in 1992 to represent the needs of professional tourist guides in the region.

Our full members are: Blue Badge Guides accredited by the Institute of Tourist Guiding (ITG) in London, National Guides accredited by Fáilte Ireland, and Level 4 Guides accredited by the Ulster University.