Culinary tourist guides and culinary tour operator certifications are leading industry certifications offered by the World Food Travel Association. Our certifications are different from general tourist guides and tour operator qualifications and certifications that are required by many governments, regions, sites, and monuments around the world.
The benefits of culinary tourist guide or culinary tour operator certification offered by the World Food Travel Association are many and include the following:
CULINARY-CERTIFIED TOURIST GUIDES AND CULINARY-CERTIFIED TOUR OPERATORS BOTH RECEIVE
Impartial third-party assessment of your professional experience. It is one thing to claim that you have the experience, or for customers to read glowing reviews. It is quite different for an internationally-recognized organization like the World Food Travel Association to certify that you or your company are "Culinary-Certified". This certification reassures your customers (or employer if you are a tourist guide) that you are an expert in the delivery of food or beverage tours of any kind, regardless of what others say.
Alignment with impartial third-party NGO. Your certification from the World Food Travel Association means that you are part of something bigger. It adds credibility and justification to your marketing efforts by showing that you are part of an international, global organization.
Digital badge. A JPG version of the logo that you can use on your website, along with the year you graduated.
High-resolution certificate. You will receive a high-resolution color certificate (diploma) in PDF format, suitable for printing (by you) and framing for your office.
Human verification. Ask your customers or employers to get in touch with us directly to verify your certification (there is no charge for this service).
CULINARY-CERTIFIED TOURIST GUIDES ALSO RECEIVE
Beautiful color enamel lapel pin with the certification logo. Airmailed to you anywhere in the world (ask about alternate delivery options if you live in an area where mail service is unreliable).
Portable credentials. You can take your certification with you and guide on your own or with another tour company. You do not need to get re-certified if you change companies.