What is the difference between a TOUR GUIDE and a TOUR ESCORT with a bus with over 8 passengers?

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What is the difference between a TOUR GUIDE and a TOUR ESCORT with a bus with over 8 passengers?

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We offer two different services that of course are quoted differently: a) a bus with driver and tour guide. A tour guide has a license (usually issued by the state / country). He/she has attended “guide” school to learn all about the sites that you visit. A licensed tour guide is allowed to enter and narrate the historical sites with you and tell you the history. Naturally, their services will cost more. b) Bus with driver and tour escort guide which is training to be a guide but does not yet have the license. Honestly, their services are most requested since they study a lot and most of them are still at school. They give you more or less the same information that the professional guides. They speak English and are well mannered, however due to strict Italian laws & regulations that protect officially licensed guides, our tour escorts and driving-guides can explain the sights only from inside the vehicle but are not allowed to do so once they are outside the vehicle. Their services co