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英语导游服务能力问与答
1.7.2.7 176.How can you tell tourists the importance of pu...
176.How can you tell tourists the importance of punctuality in a smart way?(你会用何种方式告知游客守时的重要性?)

★The guide may discuss with the whole group on the importance of punctuality on the fi rst day.

★You may tell the tourists, “I am glad to be your guide. We will visit the city as a group. Punctuality is very important for any group. So I hope all of us can be punctual. If anyone is late for more than 15 minutes, we may assume that he/she wants to visit the city alone. So we will not wait for him/her. Is that fair?”

★In most cases, tourists may agree that those who are late for more than 15 minutes should be left behind.

☆导游可以在接团第一天就此问题与游客讨论。

☆可以跟游客这么说:“很荣幸成为大家的导游。我们团队将一起游览这个城市。遵守时间对团队来说很重要。希望大家都能准时。如果有游客比约定集合时间晚15分钟以上,我们就认为他/她想独自游览这个城市,所以我们将不会继续等他/她,大家觉得这样处理合理吗?”

☆在大多数情况下,游客会同意不用等候那些迟到的游客。

【备注】有了事先公开的讨论,游客一般会尽量守时,即便因不守时而落单,游客也少有投诉。另外,在“守时”这个问题上,不同的文化有不同的态度。譬如,印度游客的时间观念与欧美很多国家游客的观念不同,在带团时也要具体问题具体对待。通常印度游客的团队约定出发时间要比实际出发时间晚10~15分钟。