The purpose of the National Federation of Tourist Guide Associations-USA (NFTGA-USA) is to represent, promote and protect the common interests of tourist guide associations in the United States of America by:
Providing a national forum to promote the highest degree of professionalism for tourist guides
Establishing contacts among associations to share information and reinforce professional ties
Raising private, public and governmental awareness, locally and nationally, of the tourist guides’ role
Maintaining membership in related national tourism industry associations