浅析上海导游服务的现状Word格式.docx

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【关键词】上海；

导游现状；

导游服务

Introduction

Throughoutthepastcentury,Shanghaihashadnumerousnametagsattachedit,suchasthe“whoreoftheEast”,the“ParisoftheOrient”andthe“PearlofChina”.TheimageofShanghai,morethananyotherChinesecity,isbountifulinthewest.Asthelargestandmostprosperouscityinthenation,Shanghaiistheeconomic,financialandculturalcenterofChina.Shanghaiasafastandmodernmetropoliscanattractmoreandmorepeoplefromallovertheworld.ItisknowntoallthatShanghaiisthecitythatmostvisitorswillpayavisit.Therefore,tourismindustryinShanghaiisdevelopingrapidly.

Inrecentyears,moreandmoreinternationalmeetingsareheldupinShanghailikeAPEC.Ontheonehand,itpromotestourismdevelopmentinShanghai.Ontheotherhand,thetourismindustryinShanghaifacestheshortageoftourguides,especiallythehigh-leveledtourguides.Consequently,thisresearchwillfocusonthecurrentsituationsoftourguideserviceinShanghai.

1．TheCurrentSituationofTourismIndustryinShanghai

WiththerapiddevelopmentoftheeconomyinShanghai,tourismisbecominganewandsunrisingindustry.Throughthetouristyearbook（2002）,youcangetthefollowingdata.From1997to2002,thenumberoftheforeignvisitorsincreasedfrom　millionto　million.Theaverageannualincreaserateisabout　percent.Theforeignexchangeearningsaregoingupfrom　billionto　billion.Theaverageannualgrowingrateisto　percent.Andthenumberofthetravelersinhomegrowsfrom　millionto　million.Theaverageannualincreaserateisabout　percent.Thetotaltouristincomewillbeupto　billionRMB.Theaddedvalueintourismindustryoccupyfrom%to%amongtheGDPofShanghai.Sothetourismwillbeapillarinthethirdindustry.

AsitisknowntoallthatinnextfewyearsthedevelopmentofthetourisminShanghaiwillprobablyrelyontheeconomicandcultureeffectcausedbytheExpositionin2010,whichisanunprecedentedopportunityforthetourisminShanghai.Meanwhileitisatryfullofchallenges.ThesuccessfulbidfortheExpoin2010meansthatShanghaihasmadegreatstridestothedirectionoftheinternationalcity.ItwillbethepeakperiodforthetourismindustryinShanghai.

TheExpowillsupplythreeopportunitiesforthetourisminShanghai.Firstly,citytouristresourceisbecomingricherandmoreofadistinguishingfeature.FortheExpoin2010,Shanghaiwillconstructalotofinternationallandscapearchitecturesandbesttrafficnetsandecologicalenvironment.Infact,since1984,theShanghaimunicipalgovernmenthasimprovedastrategyfocusingontheconstructionofinfrastructure,telecommunicationandenergyfacilities.Inrecentyears,thecityhaspumpedsome10%ofitsGNPand40%ofitstotalfixedassetsinvestmentintotheconstructionofthecity’sinfrastructure.Secondly,moreandmoreinternationaltradeactivitieswillgatherupinShanghai.TheExpoiscalledthegrandmeetingofOlympicsofeconomy,technologyandculture.Thirdly,thenumberofpeoplecomingtoShanghaiforavisitwillincreasesharply.Accordingtotheanticipation,foreignvisitorswillbeover　millionin2010andtravelersinnationwillreach13thousandto15thousand.

2．TheProblemsoftheCurrentTourguideServiceinShanghai

Fromthefollowdescription,youwillfindthatthetourguideteaminShanghaiisinalittledisorder.Sometourguideswithouttheprofessionalcertificatearepursuingthisjoballthesame.Additionallytherearesometourguidestakeupthiscareeronlyaspart-timejob.Forexample,apartoftourguideswilltakeadvantageofthegoldenweektoshowsomevisitors.Asamatteroffact,itseriouslyaffectsthemarketorderofthetourguides.

ALackoftheTourguidesinShanghai

ThroughtheanalysisofthetourguideinShanghai,youwillcometoknowthegeneralsituationofthedistinguishingpersonalityandproblemsoccurringinthetourguideteam.

BasedonthedatafromtheShanghaiMunicipalTourismAdministrativeCommission,thereareabout15,000peoplewhoowntheprofessionalcertificatesastourguidesinShanghai.However,lessthanhalfofthemaretakingupthiscareer.Tooursurprise,thereareonly10peoplewhoarethesupertourguides.Manysecondarytourguidesarestillworkinginthefrontline.Butmostoftopgradetourguideswhohavebeenworkedinthislineforseveralyearsnowarethedepartmentalmanagers.Onthecontrary,someofthetourguidesinShanghaiareinshortofeducationalbackgroundandpracticalexperiencedealingwithemergencies.

ExcepttheChinesetourguide,similarlyalargenumberofforeignlanguagetourguidesareinurgentneed.Nowadaysmoreandmoreoverseas-fundedenterprisescrowdintoYangtzeRiverDeltasuchShanghai,Hangzhouandsoon.Shanghaihasbecomeaheateddestinationoftheinvestmentfortransnationalcorporations.AccordingtothedatainformationfromShanghaiStatisticalBureau,about190majortransnationalcompanieshaveinvestedinShanghai,acitythatisdirectlyunderthecentralgovernmentwithtotalinvestmentsoaringofUSDollars　billion.OrsomegrandactivitieswillbeholdupinShanghai.ThereisnowonderthatagoodmanyforeignersfromallovertheworldwillenjoythescenicspotsinShanghaimorethanothercities.

InstabilityinthefieldofTourguidesinShanghai

Presentlytourguidesinourcityisaveryyoungteam.Thetourguidebelow20years,21to30years,31to40years,41to50yearsandover50yearstakeup　percent,　percent,　percent,　percent,　percentrespectivelybasedonthereportofhumanresourceoftourguideinShanghai.Becausetheyareallveryyoung,itistooearlyforthemtodecidewhethertheywillworkinthisfieldforlong.Inmostcases,theyoungtourguidestakeupsuchoccupationinashortperiodoftime.Oncetheygettiredofthisjob,theywilltryenteringanotherindustry.Itiseasytofindthatitwilltakeplentyoftimeandenergytobeagoodtourguide.Atourguidewillshowdifferenttouriststothesameplaceforseveraltimes.Andatourguideshouldarrangeanythingforthecustomersandbemorecareful.However,mostChildreninShanghaiarealltheapplesinparents’eye.Theyouthsareinterestedintheinvariablelife.Inmostcases,fewofthemwilltakethisjobasaforeverone.MoreoverShanghaiisacityoffastbeat.Itismorepossiblethatatourguidewillchangeanotherjobmoreofopportunitiesandchallenges.

LowerCapabilityofTourguides

Inthetimebeing,Shanghaihastheproblemoftheshortageofhighqualitytourguidewithhigheducationalbackgroundandgoodmorality.OfallthetourguidesinShanghai,thegraduatesfromseniorschoolofsecondarytechnicalschoolareabout　percent.Andthetourguidegraduatingfromjuniorcollegesareonlytakingup　percent.Fewgraduatesofabachelordegreewillbeengagedinthecareerastourguides.

Inaddition,therequesttothepeoplewhowanttoattendthetestasatourguideislowercomparatively.Thegraduatesofseniorschooljustcanbequalifiedtotakepartinthetest.Itisreportedthatthereareabout6,000peoplewhowillapplytoattendinthetestthisyear.

Itisbecauseofthelowdoortothetestthattourismindustryisinashortageofbothskilledtourguidecoveringsomeinternationalguidesandinterpreters.MostofthetourguidesinShanghaiarenotavailableforthehigheducationandprofessionaltechniques.

MisunderstandingoftheTourguideCareer

Firstly,manygraduatesholdtheideathatsincetheirmajoris“touristmanagement”sotheyareboundtobeamanagerevenattheinitialstage,therefore,itisverycommonforthemtochangejobstoavoidthetiringtaskasatourguideinthefirstline.

Secondly,somepeoplethinkthatthetourguideshouldbeservecustomers.Itseemsthatthiscareerislowerthananyothervocationsintherank.Butthetruthisonthecontrary.ThetourismindustryinShanghaiisbecomingthekeylineforthethirdindustry.Thenthegovernmentispayingmoreattentionandcostalottothisbusinessinordertoattractmoretoptouristtalents.

Atlast,insomepeople’seyes,thiscareerisunstable.Thetourguidecannotbepaidsteadyincomeeverymonth.However,inmostcases,peoplethinktourguideinShanghaishouldrelyonthebackhanderfromthecustomerratherthanthewagefromthetouristagencies.

　　3.SeveralSuggestionsonImprovingTourguideServiceinShanghai

ImprovingTourguideCapacity

TourguideisadevelopingoccupationinShanghai.Ofcourse,tourguidesshouldseekformoreimprovementduringthecourseofthedevelopment.Meanwhiletourguidesshoulddomoretoleaveadeepimageandimpressionasatourguidetothevisitors.Agoodtourguidemustbefirstlyofthemeritsasfollows.

Tomakebettertrainingofthegoodtourguide,on6thJuly2004,thefirsttourismtalentsnurturingbaseinShanghaiisestablishedinShanghaiJuniorCollegeofTourism.

Thefirstnurturingbasefortourismtalentsisbuiltonthecooperationbetweenschoolandcompany.Thetourismcompanyprovidestheprogramwithteachingequipments,whilethecollegeisresponsibleforthecoursedesignandreachingorganization.Theyaremakingjointeffortstotrainhighqualitytourguides.

Additionallythegovernmentshouldstrengthenthecontinualeducationandtraining.Professionaltrainingensurestouristservicequality.Theprofessionalskillisveryimportantduringthecourseoftrainingbutthevocationalethicsalsocountsagreatdeal.

Changingconceptoftourguideservice

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