Pandemically Positive
Being positive in this Covid 19 pandemic requires, amongst many other qualities, a liberal dose of creativity and fortitude. “Pandemically Positive”, now there’s an oxymoron if ever I’ve heard one, but it just seems...
Author: Merve
Out of Work Tourist Guide ?
Look familiar ? There’s probably more chance of earning income as an out of work Tourist Guide under present circumstances as there is of a Covid 19 vaccine being found tomorrow. No doubt there...
Why would I be a Tourist Guide NOW ?!
Why indeed, would I be a Tourist Guide now ? It’s a question that has flitted into my own head recently, prompted by the same query being posed by one or two aspirant wannabe’s....
Vehicle ? to Own or Not to Own
Vehicle – to own or not to own ? This is a dilemma that has confronted many an aspirant or newly registered Tourist Guide. Not least of all myself, way back in the day...
Merve’s Musings Explained
At first glance, you could be forgiven for thinking what on earth has a subject like Merve’s Musings, or humorous observations got to do with Tourist Guiding. On the surface, absolutely nothing at all....
Customer Care Call Centres
Do you really think I care? The vexed subject of Customer Care Call Centres, which is a natural transition from the opening remarks on “Merve’s Musings” there follows a few observations of my own...
What Does a Tourist Guide Actually Do?
Ask ten different people what they think a Tourist guide actually does, and it’s likely there will be ten different answers. As a naive greenhorn back in the day, I certainly had some preconceived...
The Product Life Cycle
Apart from the all-important Business Plan, even those among us with the attention span of a gnat would do well to at least pay passing attention to understanding the Product Life Cycle, an important...
Business Whaaaat ?!
In all my years of mentoring budding entrepreneurs, I never came across one that didn’t cringe at the two words Business Plan. In fact, I can’t recall anyone actually dancing around in sheer delight...
Tourist Guide or Tour Operator
Pondering whether to become a Tourist Guide or Tour Operator, or both ? Let’s immediately give the simple Merve definitions of each, as applicable to South Africa:- Tourist Guide Legalities – a person who...
