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[quote=VIVEN                   ,23834]Someone may have misunderstandings on part-time tour guide. Actually, I say I am licensed because I passed the national tour guide examination and got the tour guide certificate issued by China National Tourism Administration (CNTA) in 2005. Those who do not hold a tour guide certificate are forbidden to undertake tour guide businesses. The licensed tour guide either work for travel agencies or for  themselves. For those working for travel agencies, indeed, sometimes they have to hand in guarantee fund to travel agencies. In fact, Chinese tour guides have a lot of pressure, they don’t have fixed incomes, the travel agencies pay them nothing even when they are on work. The tour guides make money only through the way of getting commission from shop owners. So tourists are encouraged to go shopping. When off-peak season comes, tour guides usually cannot make both ends meet. That’s why many tour guides change their jobs, and sometimes they turn to work for themselves. Things are different for freelance tour guides. Take me for example, I seek information from Internet, contact with customers who intend to visit Beijing, design  routes according to their interests and requirements, arrange accommodation and meals. I never bring customers shopping unless they ask me to do so. My quote is RMB 400 (about $50). Customers pay me after the trip ends.  [/quote]

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