San Diego Professional Tour Guide Association was founded in 1999 by Edwin Lohr. It is backed with 11 years of industry experience and composed of members, some of which have 25+ years experience and many are multi-lingual.
 
We are a non-profit organization known as San Diego Professional Tour Guide Association using the acronym SDPTGA.

Our mission statement: To enhance the visitor's experience in the San Diego region by ensuring a high standard of professionalism within the tour guide industry. 

All members of this association pledge to maintain the maximum degree of professionalism by adhering to the association's Code of Ethics:
 - Strive for excellence in all aspects of the profession and personally guarantee the integrity and accuracy of material presented.
 - Extend professional respect and a spirit of cooperation to fellow guides. 
 - Maintain loyalty to the companies that contract for our services and protect the confidentiality of proprietary information. 
 - Uphold the association's philosophy of aspiring to excellence through a program of certification and continuing education. 


Affiliations:             San Diego Convention and Visitors Bureau 
                                National Federation of Tourist Guides - USA 
                                San Francisco Tour Guide Guild


Business Members:   
                                Arrangements Unlimited
                                Destination Concepts, Inc 
                                Sampson & Associates
                                San Diego Insider Tours                              
                                Sureride Inc
                                TBA Global San Diego
                                The Best Places in San Diego
                                The Event Team
                                Tour du Jour/All about San Diego
                                Travis Meeting Mgmt Inc


Friend of the Association:  Sundance Stage Lines

Important:  All the information provided in the San Diego Professional Tour Guide Association (SDPTGA) website is proveded for information purposes and is subject ot change without prior notice. Although every reasonable effort is made to present current and accurate information for public use, the SDPTGA and its employees and agents do not make any guarantees of any kind about the content, accuracy, or timeliness of information on the SDPTGA website.  The use of information on the SDPTGA's server and website is strictly voluntary and at the user's sole risk.  The SDPTGA disclaims all express warranties, including warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement of proprientary rights.  The SDPTGA shall not be liable for any damages of any kind.  The SDPTGA does not endorse, nor is it affiliated with any third party entity, which may have provided a link to this website or, which  you may link to from this website. Any links to external websites are provided as a courtesy.  The SDPTGA does not control, monitor or guarantee the information contained in any other entity websites.