International Guide Academy

Earth Month became a month-long extension of Earth Day, both of which have been celebrated and recognized in the U.S. since 1970.
By 1990, Earth Month reached a global scale when 200 million people from 141 countries joined in participating in the month-long event.
The theme of this year’s Earth Day and Earth Month is “Our Power, Our Planet” — focused on the role of people and communities worldwide in sustaining environmental protections that affect the cost of living, public health, infrastructure reliability, and long-term stability.

For more than 50 years, The International Guide Academy has been the trusted leader in travel education and certification programs for Tour Directors and Tour Guides. The certification programs have continued to be updated and developed with inputs from industry professionals, i.e., Tour Operators, IGA instructors and graduates, Destination Management Companies, Sightseeing Companies, Event Planners, etc. Textbooks used in every class are kept up to date. The IGA 2026 textbook has been updated and is the most up-to-date, career-focused foundation used in the certification programs and reflects the "how to" and skills used by Tour Directors and Tour Guides in their work today.

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