[Inbound News] 2024 1st Japan Guide Awards finalists selected to honor interpreter guides most highly rated by foreign tourists visiting Japan Japan Guide Awards Executive Committee Press release: November 11, 2024 2024 The finalists for the 1st Japan Guide Awards have been decided, recognizing the interpreter guides most highly rated by foreign tourists visiting Japan. The winners of “Guide of the Year 2024”, the pinnacle of national interpreter guides, will be announced at the Japan Guide Awards ceremony to be held at the Tokyo American Club on Saturday, December 14th. will be done.
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interpreters, interpreter guide organizations, online travel agencies, and sightseeing guide tour operators in Japan, recently selected the winners who received the highest praise from foreign tourists visiting Japan throughout the year. The Japan Guide Awards 2024 will be held to honor interpreter guides. Japan Guide Awards website URL:
https://www.japanguideawards.jp/ ■What is Japan Guide Awards? The Japan Guide Awards is an award system aimed at developing and improving the level of interpreter guides throughout Japan. It was established in 2024 by the Japan Guide Awards Executive Committee, which is made up of 848 national and regional guide interpreters, interpreter guide organizations, online travel agencies, and sightseeing guide tour operators. This will be the first time that this event will be held. ■About the selection criteria and member voting for the Japan Guide Awards The winners of the Japan Guide Awards will be decided by a vote of members who make up the executive committee. In 2024, a review will be conducted of 848 national and regional interpreter guides in Japan recommended by members and members, and the number and content of word-of-mouth reviews posted by guests for each interpreter guide, as well as tours. Fifty
interpreter-guides were selected as finalists for the award based on comprehensive consideration of the novelty of the itinerary and on-site response skills. A final vote will be held by members for these 50 award finalists, and the “Guide of the Year 2024” interpreter guide that is most highly rated by foreign tourists visiting Japan throughout the year will be determined. *Japan Guide Awards awards will be announced at the awards ceremony to be held at the Tokyo American Club on Saturday, December 14th. ■Japan Guide Awards Ceremony Date and time: 12/14 (Sat) Doors open at 17:00, Award ceremony from 17:30-18:00, Social gathering from 18:00-19:30 Venue: Tokyo American Club 2-1-2 Azabudai, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-8649 https://events.tokyoamericanclub.org/
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/152680/1/152680-1-93d6a3b92b466a24ea09ce3a544a861a-1900×650.jpg ■Award Category 2024 ◎Best guide: Guide of the Year ◎By department: Best Itinerary Award Hospitality Award Accessible Tour Planning Award Family Friendly Award History & Culture Award Hope for the Future Award ■Japan Guide Awards Executive Committee 848 national/regional guide interpreters Other interpreter guide organizations, online travel agencies, and sightseeing guide tour operators ■Japan Guide Awards Establishment Purpose The Japan Guide Awards was established with the purpose of recognizing excellent guide talent in Japan, widely sharing the excellent knowledge and know-how of individual guides, and contributing to improving the quality of guides in Japan as a whole. In 2024, the number of foreign tourists visiting Japan is expected to reach a record high of 35 million people, and we aim to connect foreign tourists visiting Japan with local communities and enrich their travels through the introduction of Japanese culture, history, and nature. The presence of “interpreter guides” to support the experience is becoming more and more important. We hope that through the holding of the Japan Guide Awards, the profession of “Guide Interpreter” will be recognized and its status will be improved, and that many young people will aspire to the profession of “Guide Interpreter.” ■Applications for participation in coverage of the award ceremony, and other inquiries regarding this matter Japan Guide Awards Executive Committee Management Secretariat (within JGA Corporation, Person in charge: Matsubara, Tsujikawa) E-mail: contact@japanguideawards.jp TEL: 050-8887-5341 URL:
https://www.japanguideawards.jp/contact