Week 4

 To identify the regulations of

Tour Guiding profession.
 To discuss the rules, regulations and how to
employ it.
 Tour Guide: Any natural person licensed to
practice tour guide services and accompany
tourists to tourist attractions in the Kingdom,
and provide them with information relating to
such attractions, for a fee.
 Tour Operator: Any Licensee who regularly
organizes, markets, or sells tourist trips and
programs within the Kingdom or abroad to
the public for a fee, provided that he provides
two or more of the services specified in the
Law and the Regulations of Tour Operators.
 Practitioners of Tour Guide Services: Licensed
and unlicensed persons

 Association: The Saudi Association for Tour

Guides.
 Violation: Any act that violates the provisions
of the Law or the Regulations and is detected
by the competent officer.
 Violations List: A statement identifying the
acts that, if not observed, constitute a
Violation according to the Law and the
Regulations
 Tour guide services, and any other services, may
not be practiced or offered without obtaining
both the License and the Classification Certificate
in accordance with the provisions of the Law and
the Regulations.
 This shall apply to services offered electronically
or via the Internet
 A License applicant shall fill out the License
and Classification Certificate application form
designated for practicing Tour Guide services,
which is available on SCTH (Ministry of
Tourism) website.
 It shall be filled out in accordance with the
mechanism and the form specified in the
Procedure Manuals.
 The License applicant shall satisfy the following conditions
and shall provide proof thereof as specified in the
Procedure Manuals:
 a. The License applicant shall be a Saudi national and shall
not be less than (18) years of age, according to the Hijri
calendar, at the time of application.
 b. The License applicant shall be medically fit and capable
of
 practicing Tour Guide services.
 c. The License applicant shall be allowed to practice tour
guide
services in accordance with applicable laws and regulations.
 d. The License applicant shall pass all written tests,
personal interviews, and training courses for practicing
Tour Guide services.
 The License applicant shall hold a first aid certificate
issued by an accredited entity.
 f. The License applicant shall not have been convicted
of any crime impinging on honor or integrity, unless
rehabilitated.
 g. A License-revocation decision or ruling shall not
have been issued against the License applicant for
violating the Law or the Regulations, unless, at the
time of application, (5) five years have elapsed since
the issuance of the decision of ruling.
 h. The License applicant shall have obtained a
national address in accordance with applicable laws
and regulations.
 A proof of payment of SCTH (Ministry of
Tourism) Fees for processing the application.
b.
 A copy of the membership application
submitted to the Saudi Association for Tour
Guides.
 If all requirements and conditions are satisfied, the
Competent Department shall deliver to the License
applicant, on his Official Addresses, the initial
approval according to the form specified in the
Procedure Manuals.
 The initial approval shall be valid for (30) thirty days,
during which the applicant shall submit all other
Licensing requirements specified in the Regulations.
 The Competent Department may, upon the
applicant's request and after verifying the
justifications provided therefor, renew the initial
approval for one or more times in accordance with
the requirements set forth in the Procedure Manuals.
 The License applicant must not practice tour
guide services at the initial approval stage
and prior to the issuance of the License and
Classification Certificate in accordance with
the provisions of the Regulations.
 If the Competent Department rejects the
application, the rejection shall be reasoned
and the License applicant shall be notified of
the decision on his Official Addresses in
accordance with the requirements of the
Procedure Manuals.
 The applicant may appeal such decision
before the President within (60) sixty days
from the date of knowledge
 A proof of payment of the License and
Classification Certificate Fees in accordance
with the Law and the Regulations.
 b. A proof of membership in the Saudi
Association for Tour Guides and renewal
thereof prior to the issuance of the License
and Classification Certificate.
 c. Recent photographs that meet the
specifications stated in the Procedure
Manuals.
 A letter of undertaking to abide by the following in
accordance
 with the form specified in the Procedure Manuals:
 The authenticity of documents and data submitted for
obtaining the License and Classification Certificate.
 Compliance with the provisions of the Law and the
Regulations before and during the practice of Tour Guide
services.
 Not to change his Official Addresses before notifying SCTH
(Ministry of Tourism) and obtaining its approval, and
before SCTH (Ministry of Tourism) makes the necessary
amendments in its records.
 Compliance with the standards and rules, and the level of
performance and service required during the practice of
 Tour Guide services, as stated in the Procedure Manuals.
 The Competent Department shall review and decide
on the License application within (7) seven working
days from the date of satisfaction of all requirements
and conditions in accordance with the provisions of
the Law and the Regulations.
 2. The License applicant shall be notified on his
Official Addresses of the decision relating to his
application. In case of rejection, it shall be reasoned.
 3. A License applicant whose application is rejected
may appeal before the President in accordance with
paragraph (First/8) of Article 4 of the Regulations.
SCTH (Ministry of Tourism) shall return the License
and Classification Certificate Fees to the applicant
whose application is rejected.
 The License and Classification Certificate shall be
valid for (three years) and may be renewed once or
more in accordance with the provisions of the
Regulations.
 2. Stating the Licensee particulars as well as date of
issuance and expiry.
 3. Issuing the following documents in accordance
with the specifications set forth in the Procedure
Manuals:
 a. A professional identity card (to be worn when
practicing Tour Guide services).
 b. A list of the standards and rules, and the level of
performance and service required during the practice
of Tour Guide services.
 SCTH (Ministry of Tourism) shall determine
Classification types, criteria, requirements, and
categories in the Procedure Manuals.
 2. SCTH (Ministry of Tourism) shall review the
Classification and its categories for the purpose
of development upon changes in the market and
Tour Guide practice, and when necessary.
 The amended classification shall be issued
pursuant to a decision by the President indicating
the effective date and shall be published in the
Official Gazette and on the official website of
SCTH (Ministry of Tourism).
 Before practicing Tour Guide services, the
License shall contract with Tour Operators in
accordance with the requirements specified in
the Procedure Manuals and with these
Regulations and applicable laws and
regulations.
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