Tour guide survey ｜ MIWA | A boutique travel agent based in Kyoto

Kindly take a few minutes to fill in the form below (ENG or JP)

Your Name (ENG or JP)required

First Name 名

Last Name 姓

Date of birthrequired

Year 年

Month 月

Day 日

Emailrequired

Cellphonerequired

Address (JP)required

Postal code

Address

Which countries have you visited?required

Have you lived overseas? Which countries and how long?required

e.g. “I worked in Australia for 3 years.”

How long have you been actively guiding?required

Have you had any other jobs before you started guiding?

What is your motivation or purpose of guiding?required
Why did you become a guide?

What do you enjoy MOST about guiding?required

What do you enjoy LEAST about guiding?required

Which areas are you able to guide with confidence?required

e.g. “I can guide all of Kansai, however Kyoto, Nara and Uji are my specialties.”

Are there any new areas you would like to guide/develop?required

e.g. “The San-in area (Tottori/Shimane/Yamaguchi)
does not have too many tourists yet, but has a lot of potential.”

Describe your specialties and interests
(history, food/restaurants, hiking, fashion etc.)required

e.g. “I love going to restaurants so I think that is one of my strongest points. I am also a certified Ikebana instructor.”

How do you spend your leisure time?

e.g. “I like to visit local cafes and relax with a cup of coffee and a good book.”

Which type of clients do you prefer? (family with kids, couples, young/old etc.)

Are there any type of clients you find difficult?

Describe your BEST guiding experience

Describe your WORST guiding experience

Did you have a bad experience with a travel agent before?
Kindly describe (mistakes in the itinerary, wrong information etc.)

Would you like to do group tours?

e.g. “Yes, but I would not want to handle more than 20 people on my own.”

How do you update yourself on what’s new?
(latest news, trends, restaurants, events etc.)required

e.g. “I regularly meet my guide colleagues to discuss what’s new” /
“I follow a lot of people and businesses related to travel on social medias.”

Are there any particular days or periods you are unavailable for guiding?

Other

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Aiko