WFTGA Conventions

The WFTGA holds a biennial convention at which members can join in meaningful discussion to resolve common issues. The most recent was in Cairo, Egypt in January 2007. Along with guides from other parts of Canada, four of our local CTGA of Toronto members attended and one of them, our President, was an official delegate for Canada to the delegates' meetings.

Next WFTGA Convention

The next convention will be held in Bali Indonesia in January 2009. The host city will be Cairo, Egypt. We will provide a link to the full convention information when it is available.

Past WFTGA Conventions

Here is a complete list of the convention years and host cities to date:

1985 - Tel Aviv, Israel

1987 - Vienna, Austria

1989 - Nicosia, Cyprus

1991 - Tempera, Finland

1993 - Pretoria, South Africa

1995 - Singapore

1997 - Montréal, Canada

1999 - Hong Kong

2001 - Nicosia, Cyprus

2003 - Dunblane, Scotland

2005 - Melbourne, Australia

2007 - Cairo, Egypt

Our Participation in WFTGA Conventions

CTGA of Toronto joined WFTGA in 1996. We have had members present at all conventions held since then. Three members attended the 1997 Convention in Montréal. Two members attended each of the conventions  in Hong Kong (1999), Nicosia (2001) and Dunblane (2003). One member attend the convention in Melbourne (2005). Four members attended the convention in Cairo (2007)

Pre-Convention Tour, 1997

In 1997 the convention took place in our fellow Canadian city of Montréal. CTGA of Toronto was honoured to host delegates to that convention on the Toronto and Niagara Falls portions of their pre-convention tour. Delegates were welcomed to Toronto by our members and presented with information on our city and mementoes of the occasion of their visit. They were then escorted to the city's best known landmark, CN Tower. Following an information session about the tower, they were treated to dinner in Horizons, its famous revolving restaurant.  A full-day tour to Niagara Falls was provided with commentary by our members. The delegates were joined for lunch at Table Rock Restaurant overlooking the famous falls by a representative of the Niagara Parks Commission and the Mayor of the City of Niagara Falls. On their departure day our guests were treated to a city tour of Toronto much like those experienced by our regular tourists followed by a farewell luncheon at The Hot House Café, a venue popular with tour companies. Twenty-two of our own members were involved in staging these activities for our guests. CTGA of Toronto was proud to be their hosts for a very brief portion of their visit to Canada and the Montréal Convention of WFTGA.

Cairo 2007

Our President seen here flanked by two other delegates was one of four members of CTGA of Toronto attending the latest Convention of WFTGA in Cairo. She was an official delegate for Canada. The Egyptian  General Tourist  Guides Syndicate was the host of this January 2007 event.  Over 180 delegates from 37 countries attended the important gathering.

Bali 2009

The Indonesia Tour Guides Association will be the host for the next Convention of the WFTGA in Bali, Indonesia  (January 11-16, 2009).  We will provide a link here in the future when information on that Convention becomes available.