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The travel industry has many non-governmental organizations that support, promote, or directly influence it.

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• Adventure Travel Trade Association

  http://www.adventuretravel.biz/
  Global membership organization dedicated to promoting and growing the adventure travel market.

• African Travel & Tourism Association

  http://www.atta.co.uk/
  ATTA promotes the tourism products of members with destinations within Africa and the Indian Ocean Islands.

• Airlines Reporting Corporation

  http://www.arccorp.com/
  ARC handles airline ticket distribution, control and settlement and controls accreditation of travel agencies that issue airline tickets.

• Airports Council International North America

  http://www.aci-na.org/
  ACI-NA represents local, regional and state governing bodies that own and operate commercial airports in the United States and Canada.

• American Bus Association

  http://www.buses.org/
  ABA - a trade association representing motorcoach and tour companies, travel and tourism organizations, and suppliers of bus products and services in the U.S. and Canada.

• American Indian Alaska Native Tourism Association

  http://www.aianta.org/
  Providing the opportunity to discuss tourism issues through networking, problem solving and educational sessions.

• Arab Air Carriers Organization

  http://www.aaco.org/
  AACO is the regional association of the Arab Airlines. It is a non-profit organization with a mission to assist its member airlines to achieve safer and more economical operations.

• Association for Tourism and Leisure Education

  http://www.atlas-euro.org/
  ATLAS is a global network of universities with research and education interests in tourism and leisure. It conducts research in cultural tourism, sustainable tourism, ICT, human resources, and SMEs.

• Association of Corporate Travel Executives

  http://www.acte.org/
  ACTE - a professional association representing corporate travel managers and travel service providers in 29 countries.

• Association of Travel Marketing Executives

  http://www.atme.org/
  ATME - a professional, non-profit association of executives with vital responsibilities in the marketing of tourism and travel worldwide.

• Caribbean Tourism Organization

  http://www.onecaribbean.org/
  CTO is a trade organization whose main objective is the development of sustainable tourism for the economic and social benefit of Caribbean people.

• Central European Countries Travel Association

  http://www.cecta.org/
  CECTA - a trade organization promoting the Central European region's travel and tourist destinations and services.

• Cruise Lines International Association

  http://www.cruising.org/
  CLIA - the official trade organization of the cruise industry of North America. It offers support and training for the travel agent community, including the Cruise Counsellor Certification Program. (Requires flash player.)

• European Regions Airline Association

  http://www.eraa.org/
  ERAA - the representative body for regional air transport throughout Europe. It currently represents 78 airlines and 49 airports.

• Global Business Travel Association

  http://www.gbta.org/
  The GBTA represents the interests of corporate travel managers and travel service providers in the U.S.

• International Air Transport Association

  http://www.iata.org/
  IATA - a trade association representing and serving the airline industry world-wide.

• International Association for Medical Assistance to Travellers

  http://www.iamat.org/
  A non-profit organization that provides medical information for countries around the world, as well as associated English speaking doctors in 300+ cities.

• International Association of Tour Managers Ltd

  http://www.iatm.co.uk/
  IATM - a professional Association of experienced Tour Managers and Travel Guides

• International Federation for Information Technology and Tourism

  http://www.ifitt.org/
  IFITT - an international organization that promotes discussion about information technologies in the field of tourism.

• International Society of Travel and Tourism Educators

  http://www.istte.org/
  ISTTE - an international organization of educators in travel, tourism, and related fields representing all levels of educational institutions.

• Latin American Travel Association

  http://www.lata.org/
  LATA - a trade organization that promotes travel and tourism in Latin America.

• National Tour Association

  http://www.ntaonline.com/
  NTA - a trade group for U.S. tour operators and related businesses.

• OpenTravel Alliance

  http://www.opentravel.org/
  OTA - a trade group developing a common standard for the exchange of information within the travel industry.

• Outside Sales Support Network

  http://www.ossn.com/
  OSSN - a trade association for independent contractors and outside sales agents in travel. (Requires flash player.)

• Pacific Asia Travel Association

  http://www.pata.org/
  PATA - a non-profit travel trade association serving government tourist offices, airlines, hotels and other travel-related companies throughout the Pacific Asia region.

• Passenger Vessel Association

  http://www.passengervessel.com/
  PVA - a national association representing the interests of owners and operators of dinner cruise vessels, sightseeing and excursion vessels, gaming boats, car and passenger ferries, private charter vessels, and overnight cruise ships under U.S., state, or Canadian regulations.

• Regional Airline Association

  http://www.raa.org/
  The RAA represents U.S. regional airlines and the suppliers of products and services that support the industry, before federal and state agencies.

• Society For Accessible Travel & Hospitality (SATH)

  http://www.sath.org/
  A non-profit agency offering assistance and information for travelers with disabilities. Includes information for travel agents, resources, and a calendar of events.

• Society of Incentive and Travel Executives

  http://www.site-intl.org/
  SITE - a worldwide organization of business professionals dedicated to the recognition and development of motivational and performance improvement strategies of which travel is a key component.

• Student and Youth Travel Association

  http://www.syta.org/
  SYTA - a non-profit, professional trade association that promotes student and youth travel.

• The Association of Car Rental Industry Systems Standards

  http://www.acriss.org/
  ACRISS is a European Economic Interests Group, which has been setting display standards for the car rental industry via global distribution systems since 1989.

• The International Ecotourism Society

  http://www.ecotourism.org/
  TIES promotes ecotourism, conservation and sustainable development.

• Travel and Tourism Research Association

  http://www.ttra.com/
  TTRA - an international professional organization comprised of providers and users of travel and tourism research.

• Travel Media Association of Canada

  http://www.travelmedia.ca/
  TMAC - a national trade association representing members of the communications media who are involved at a professional level in the dissemination of information about travel.

• Travel Technology Initiative

  http://www.tti.org/
  TTI facilitates the development of open standards for the exchange of electronic data between tour operators, airlines, ferries, hotels and rail operators.

• United States Tour Operators Association

  http://www.ustoa.com/
  USTOA - a professional association representing the tour operator industry, composed of tour companies who conduct business in the U.S.

• World Tourism Organization

  http://www.unwto.org/
  WTO - an intergovernmental organization that serves as a global forum for tourism policy and issues.

• World Travel and Tourism Council

  http://www.wttc.org/
  WTTC - an international organization of travel industry executives promoting travel and tourism worldwide.

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