{"id":1378,"date":"2025-03-04T15:33:16","date_gmt":"2025-03-04T15:33:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sloveniaguides.si\/?p=1378"},"modified":"2025-12-03T19:39:42","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T19:39:42","slug":"unlock-your-full-potential-as-a-tourist-guide-entrepreneur","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sloveniaguides.si\/en\/blog\/2025\/03\/04\/unlock-your-full-potential-as-a-tourist-guide-entrepreneur\/","title":{"rendered":"UNLOCK YOUR FULL POTENTIAL AS A TOURIST GUIDE ENTREPRENEUR"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>10 COMMANDMENTS FOR A SUCESSFUL TOURIST GUIDING BUSINESS<\/strong><br><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1379\" style=\"width: NaNpx;\" src=\"https:\/\/sloveniaguides.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/tourist-guide-preneur-copy.tiff\" alt=\"\"><br>This is an online training for new and experienced tourist guides, who would like to build a<br>sustainble tourist guiding business. During the interactive training 10 commandments are<br>followed: ensuring professionalism, sustainability, and customer satisfaction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>The training covers 10 key topics:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>PRODUCT<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PRICING<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PLACEMENT<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PROMOTION<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>FINANCES \u2013 ACCOUNTING<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CUSTOMER EXPERIENCES &amp; INNOVATIONS<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>BUSINESS ETHICS<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>WELL BEING<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>BUSINESS SUSTAINABILITY<br><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>20 HRS ONLINE COURSE<br>16 HRS CONTACT TIME<br>4 HRS INDIVIDUAL MENTORING<br>2 FULL DAY COURSE + MENTORING TIME or<br>INDIVIDUAL BLOCKS DURING THE WEEK, WEEKENDS (BLOCK OF 2 OR 4 HRS)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><a href=\"https:\/\/sloveniaguides.si\/en\/contact\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/sloveniaguides.si\/en\/contact\/\">For more information please contact:<\/a> mateja@sloveniaguides.si or WhatsApp:<br>+38631331491<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wftga.org\/events\/unlock-your-full-potential-as-a-tourist-guide-entrepreneur\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/wftga.org\/events\/unlock-your-full-potential-as-a-tourist-guide-entrepreneur\/<br><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Who is your trainer:<\/strong><br><strong>Mateja Kregar Gliha<\/strong>, is a Slovenian entrepreneur, tourist guide, destination consultant,<br>and PhD student specializing in innovative tourism. She holds degrees in Economics and<br>History, having completed her initial studies in 1991 at the Faculty of Tourism and<br>Hospitality Management, University of Rijeka. Her professional and academic journey led<br>her to Switzerland, the USA, and Australia, where she specialized in sustainable tourism<br>at Swinburne University in 1994.&nbsp; Upon returning to Slovenia, Mateja embarked on a<br>career as a freelance professional. She has developed numerous thematic tours in<br>Ljubljana, including explorations of pioneering women, the Protestant era, the economic<br>boom of the late 19th century, Baroque Ljubljana and Ljubljana Food Tour. Between<br>2020 and 2021, she created and hosted the television series \u201cSpoznajmo glavno mesto\u201d<br>(\u201cLet\u2019s Get to Know the Capital\u201d) on TV Ljubljana.&nbsp; As an accredited international trainer<br>(WFTGA), Mateja contributes to the development of training programs for online guided tours. She is the president of the Association of Regional Tourist Guides of Slovenia and<br>has co-authored the book \u201cPravlji\u010dna in literarna Ljubljana\u201d (\u201cFairytale and Literary<br>Ljubljana\u201d). In 2023, she earned her beekeeping license and joined the Ljubljana<br>Beekeeping Association in 2024.&nbsp; She is a guest presenter at Zippa marketing Live<br>Streaming Monday's Tourism Clinic contact program. Currently, Mateja is pursuing her<br>PhD at the Faculty of Tourism in Bre\u017eice, University of Maribor, focusing on innovative<br>approaches in tourism, particularly online guided experiences and literary tourism.&nbsp;<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"113\" class=\"wp-image-1380\" style=\"width: 150px;\" src=\"https:\/\/sloveniaguides.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/mateja-STO-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sloveniaguides.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/mateja-STO-1.jpg 963w, https:\/\/sloveniaguides.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/mateja-STO-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sloveniaguides.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/mateja-STO-1-768x577.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sloveniaguides.si\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/mateja-STO-1-16x12.jpg 16w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sloveniaguides.si\/en\/contact\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/sloveniaguides.si\/en\/contact\/\">More information and bookings<\/a> - please contact: mateja@sloveniaguides.si or WhatsApp:<br>+38631331491<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>10 COMMANDMENTS FOR A SUCESSFUL TOURIST GUIDING BUSINESSThis is an online training for new and experienced tourist guides, who would like to build asustainble tourist guiding business. During the interactive training 10 commandments arefollowed: ensuring professionalism, sustainability, and customer satisfaction. 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