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Guide ID

ICCTA Guide ID & Chinese-speaking guide network

A trusted network for Chinese-speaking guide support across Ireland and Northern Ireland, connecting visitors, delegations, travel-trade partners and destinations through ICCTA.

Guide network

For guide support, destination visits and tourism work involving China

ICCTA works with guides, cultural interpreters, visitor attractions and destination partners who need reliable Chinese-speaking support for cultural tourism activity.

  • Guides can join the ICCTA Guide ID network.
  • Visitors, institutions and travel-trade partners can request suitable guide support.
  • Attractions and destinations can arrange guide familiarisation visits, briefings and visitor-ready experiences.

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Chinese-speaking guide leading a small cultural tourism group in Ireland
Who this is for

Three ways to work with the network

The guide network helps different partners connect with the right local knowledge, language support and cultural context.

For guides

Join the ICCTA Guide ID network and build a clearer professional profile for Ireland-China cultural tourism work.

For visitors and delegations

Request Chinese-speaking guide support for city visits, cultural programmes, institutional visits, FAM trips and travel-trade activity.

For attractions and destinations

Introduce your visitor experience to Chinese-speaking guides through familiarisation visits, briefings and partner-led site visits.

ICCTA Guide ID

A professional network membership

The ICCTA Guide ID helps identify approved network members who are interested in Ireland-China cultural tourism exchange, guide support and destination collaboration.

It is a membership and professional recognition scheme within the ICCTA network. It is not a government licence, official certification or substitute for any local legal or professional requirement.

Guide matching

Requests are managed through ICCTA

ICCTA does not publish a public directory of guide contacts. Enquiries are reviewed so support can be matched to your route, language, group profile and purpose.

  • Chinese-speaking leisure and cultural visits.
  • Delegation, institutional and travel-trade support.
  • FAM trips, destination promotion and special-interest routes.
  • Guide briefings and site familiarisation opportunities.
How it works

Simple enquiry process

Tell us what you need, and ICCTA will advise on the most suitable next step.

1

Share the brief

Send the route, dates, location, language needs, group size and type of support required.

2

Review the fit

ICCTA reviews the enquiry and checks suitable guide-network or destination-partner options.

3

Coordinate next steps

Where appropriate, ICCTA helps coordinate introductions, scope and practical arrangements.

Destination partners

Guide visits, briefings and Visitor-ready support

Attractions, hotels, museums, visitor sites and destination partners can work with ICCTA to introduce their offer to Chinese-speaking guides and tourism partners serving Chinese visitors.

Guide familiarisation visitsHosted site visits that help guides understand the visitor experience, route fit and destination story.
Guide briefingsShort presentations or workshops introducing the product, audience fit and practical visitor information.
Visitor-ready supportAdvice on visitor reception, cultural context, interpretation and recommendation potential for Chinese-speaking audiences.
Wider cooperationGuide-network activity can also connect with FAM trips, destination promotion, media visits and cultural tourism partnerships.
Enquiry

Guide ID, guide support and destination partner requests

Use this form for Guide ID interest, Chinese-speaking guide requests, familiarisation visits, guide briefings or destination partnership enquiries.

Email: info@cits.ie

Website: www.cits.ie

Guide network form

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