Kvarner Tourist Guides Association was founded in 1998 in Rijeka. The association has 82 members, tourist guides, who are fluent in 14 languages. The majority of guides are licenced to work in the Primorje-Gorski kotar, Lika-Senj and Istrian County, whereas some of the members expanded their expertise onto other counties as well. The main goal of this association is to assemble tourist guides, protect tourist guides` rights and profession, promote and protect cultural, historical and natural sites, tangible and intangible heritage not only of their own region, but the entire Croatia as well. Through many trainings, professional excursions and seminars, gatherings and collaborations, the association continuously shares its knowledge and takes great pride in its members who devotedly represent their region and homeland.