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Greeters are voluntary and non professional tour guides offering free walks in cities or regions. Encountering travelers and the individual presentation of the own city or region is crucial for the project. The umbrella association is the "Global Greeter Network".

History

The "Greeter" initiative was founded in 1992 by Lynn Brooks with the association "Big Apple Greeter" in New York City.^[1] The voluntary and personal hosting of tourists should improve the bad image of the megacity. More "Greeter" projects followed in other US-American cities and worldwide. Today, more than 300 volunteers "greet" over 7000 visitors per year in New York City (as of 2010).^[2] The "Berlin Greeter" started the first German "Greeter" initiative in December 2008.^[3]

"Greeter" programs

Definition, organization and legal form of the individual "Greeter" programs vary. The projects are predominantly offered in metropolis and towns, partly also in greater regions (Rhein-Ahr, Kent, Pas de Calais) or even nationwide (Ivory Coast). While many "Greeter" programs are organised in independent associations, others are cooperating strongly with local tourist offices.

Town/Region	Country	Name	Founding Year	Motto	Weblink
Berlin	Germany	Berlin Greeter	2008/2010^[4]	Kommste. Kiekste. Staunste.	www.berlin-greeter.org
Buenos Aires	Argentina	Cicerones de Buenos Aires			www.cicerones.org.ar
Adeleide	Australia	Adeleide Greeters			www.cityofadelaide.com.au
Brisbane	Australia	Brisbane Greeters			www.brisbanegreeters.com.au
Melbourne	Australia	Melbourne Greeter Service Melbourne			www.thatsmelbourne.com.au/visitors/services/greeter/
Brüssel	Belgium	Brussels Greeters		Brussels Greeters welcome you	www.brusselsgreeters.be
Hamburg	Germany	Hamburg Greeter	2012^[5]	Komm als Gast - geh als Freund!	www.hamburg-greeter.de
München	Germany	Munich Greeter			www.munich-greeter.org
Mannheim	Germany	Mannheim Greeters		Eine Stadt lässt grüßen	www.mannheim-greeter.de
Rhein-Ahr	Germany	Rhein Ahr Greeters			www.rhein-ahr-greeters.org
Toronto	Canada	Toronto Ambassador Program			www.toronto.ca/tapto/
	Ivory Coast	Greeters Côte d'Ivoire			www.greeterscotedivoire.org
Shanghai	China	Shanghai Greeters			www.shanghai.greeters.info
Zagreb	Croatia	Zagreb Greeters			www.zagreb.greeters.info
L'Aisne	France	L'Aisne Greeters			www.greeters-aisne.com
Angers	France	Angers Loire Greeters
Hauts-de-Seine	France	Greeters des Hauts-de-Seine
Bourguignon	France	Bourguignon d'un jour
Lyon	France	Lyon City Greeter
Marseille	France	Greeters Marseille Provence
Meurthe et Moselle	France	Greeters Meurthe & Moselle
Mulhouse	France	Greeters Mulhouse Alsace
Nancy	France	Grand Nancy Greeters
Nantes	France	Nantes Greeters
Paris	France	Parisien d'un Jour
Paris Boulogne	France	Paris Boulogne Greeters
Pas de Calais	France	Greeters du Pas de Calais
Rennes	France	Greeters Rennes Métropole
Selestat	France	Greeters Selestat-Alsace
Tarn-Albi	France	Les Greeters du Tarn
Tours	France	Greeters Tours
Athen	Greece	Athens Greeters
Tel Aviv	Israel	Tel-Aviv Greter
Moskau	Russia	Moscow Greeter
Belgrad	Serbia	Belgrade Greeters
Kragujevac	Serbia	Kragujevac Greeters
Novi Sad	Serbia	Novi Sad Greeters
Subotica	Serbia	Subotica Greeters
Bilbao	Spain	Bilbao Greeters
Madrid	Spain	Madrid Greeters
Zürich	Switzerland	Zurich Greeters
Den Haag	Netherlands	The Hague Greeters
Brighton	United Kingdom	Visit Brighton Greeters
Kent	United Kingdom	Kent Greeters
London	United Kingdom	London Greeters
Chicago	USA	Chicago Greeter			www.chicagogreeter.com
Houston	USA	Houston Greeters	2002^[6]
New York City	USA	Big Apple Greeter	1992^[7]^[8]		www.bigapplegreeter.org
Saigon	Vietnam	Saigon Greeters

Global Greeter Network

All official "Greeter" programs are organized in the "Global Greeter Network" (GGN). For an admission in GGN, it is required follow the six "Core Values":

Greeters are volunteers, a friendly face for those visiting a city/destination
Greeters welcome individuals and may serve small groups of up to six people
Meeting a Greeter is free of charge
Visitors are welcomed without any kind of discrimination.
Greeter programs support sustainable tourism. Programs respects natural and man-made environments, it brings both cultural and economical enrichment to the local communities. Programs aim for a lasting positive image of each destination.
Greeter programs create a mutually enriching opportunity for cultural exchange, create links between ordinary people in creating a better world.^[9]

GGN organizes an annual worldwide "Greeter" Meeting. There are sporadic "Greeter" initiatives that are not associated with GGN.

Literature

Hanberger, Karin (2012): Online communication within host volunteer tourism - The case of the Global Greeter Network. Master's Thesis University Gothenburg, Sweden, Department of Applied Information Technology. Original work (PDF; 1,9 MB)
Klein, Franziska (2013): Greeter – kurzweiliger Trend oder innovatives städtetouristisches Segment? Master's Thesis University Trier, Germany, Geography/Geo Science. Abstract as PDF

Weblinks

Einzelnachweise

^ New Yorkers As 'Greeters. In: New York Times, May 31, 1992.
^ Volunteers give free tours in cities around the world. In: USA Today, August 1, 2010.
^ The activities of "Berlin Greeter" started by registering the domain "www.berlin-greeter.org" on July 7, 2008 (Whois-Datenbank) and by trademarking "Berlin Greeter" on November 11, 2008: Trademark Database "tmdb.de" On September 18, 2010, the "Berlin Greeter" presented their project at "Berlin Volunteers Day": Berliner Freiwilligentag 2010 The first German "Greet" took place on November 26, 2010: Facebook: Berlin Greeter. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
^ Facebook: Berlin Greeter. Retreived November 23, 2012.
^ Hamburg-Greeter e.V.. Retrieved June 23, 2013.
^ Chicago Greeter Tours: The Best Way to See and Experience Chicago. Retrieved June 23, 2013.
^ New Yorkers As 'Greeters. In: New York Times, May 31, 1992.
^ Take My Hand, I'm a Stranger in Pandemonium. In: New York Times, September 13, 1992.
^ Global Greeter Network Core Values. Retrieved June 23, 2013.

[1] New Yorkers As 'Greeters. In: New York Times, May 31, 1992.

[2] Volunteers give free tours in cities around the world. In: USA Today, August 1, 2010.

[3] The activities of "Berlin Greeter" started by registering the domain "www.berlin-greeter.org" on July 7, 2008 (Whois-Datenbank) and by trademarking "Berlin Greeter" on November 11, 2008: Trademark Database "tmdb.de" On September 18, 2010, the "Berlin Greeter" presented their project at "Berlin Volunteers Day": Berliner Freiwilligentag 2010 The first German "Greet" took place on November 26, 2010: Facebook: Berlin Greeter. Retrieved November 23, 2012.

[4] Facebook: Berlin Greeter. Retreived November 23, 2012.

[5] Hamburg-Greeter e.V.. Retrieved June 23, 2013.

[6] Chicago Greeter Tours: The Best Way to See and Experience Chicago. Retrieved June 23, 2013.

[7] New Yorkers As 'Greeters. In: New York Times, May 31, 1992.

[8] Take My Hand, I'm a Stranger in Pandemonium. In: New York Times, September 13, 1992.

[9] Global Greeter Network Core Values. Retrieved June 23, 2013.

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 == Global Greeter Network  ==
-Im "Global Greeter Network" (GGN) sind alle offiziellen "Greeter"-Programme organisiert. Voraussetzung für eine Aufnahme im GGN sind unter anderem die Anerkennung von sechs Grundsätzen ("Core Values"):
+All official "Greeter" programs are organized in the "Global Greeter Network" (GGN). For an admission in GGN, it is required follow the six "Core Values":
 * Greeters are volunteers, a friendly face for those visiting a city/destination
 * Greeters welcome individuals and may serve small groups of up to six people