Turystyka Kulturowa, www.turystykakulturowa.org Nr 1/2014 (styczeń 2014)

Modern methods of guiding city tours. Analysis of guide’s competences and types of services Key words: tour guiding, urban guiding, urban tourism, tourist services, guiding methodology Taking into account changing demand, the author of the article starts with classifying types of guiding services and makes reference to specialist literature related to conventional guiding (part 1), and then proceeds to describe a few novel methods of providing such services in urban areas. Options on offer in various European cities are used as examples of mixed types of guiding services: “driving guide”, “guide and shopping adviser ” and “guide-lecturer”. In each case the description includes guide’s duties and requirements which must be met by those providing such services. The author also points to the possible use of each type in options on offer for specific groups of travellers. The third part contains a detailed description of the guide’s role in dramatized tours, and his or her possible contribution to “questing”, an increasingly popular form of tours taken by visitors on their own