What’s the difference between a Tour Operator and a Tour Guide?
A Tour Guide is defined as one who leads, manages, or provides tour services whether marine-based, or terrestrial or land-based tours. A Tour Operator is defined as: • An individual, company or entity that operates and markets tour packages internationally, and subcontracts the provision of tour services to another individual, company, or entity in Belize; • An individual, company or entity that operates and markets tour packages internationally and executes, arranges, organizes, and/or coordinates tour packages of any nature to guests and visitors to Belize; • An individual, company, or entity which, either wholly or in part, provides, arranges or organizes tour journeys, or tourist services for visitors to Belize by way of transport, accommodation, tours, or guides; • An individual, company or entity which executes arranges, organizes, and/or coordinates dive and marine-based tour services. • Ground Handling Operation Services– services provided by a tour operator who does not market
