INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

• UNITED NATION TOURISM (UNT) - A specialized agency of the United Nations which promotes responsible, sustainable and universally accessible tourism.
• GENERAL ASSEMBLY - is the principal gathering of the UN Tourism Organization.
• INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION (ICAO) - The ICAO is an organization of around 134 governments established for the purpose of promoting civil aviation on a worldwide scale. It was established at the Chicago conference of 194.
• INTERNATIONAL AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION (IATA) - is the trade association for the world’s airlines, representing some 330 airlines over 80% of global air traffic. We support many areas of aviation activity and help formulate industry policy on critical aviation issues.
• "IATA"

  • To promote safe, regular, and economical air transport

  • Fast air commerce

  • Study problems connected with the industry.
• WORLD TRAVEL & TOURISM COUNCIL (WTTC) - is the only global forum whose members are the top decision makers in the travel and tourism industry.
• "WTTC"

  • Strategic Priorities

  • Freedom to travel

  • Policies for growth

  • tourism for tomorrow
• ORGANIZATION FOR THE ECONOMIC COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT (OECD) - An international organisation that works to build better policies for better lives.
• THE PACIFIC ASIA TRAVEL ASSOCIATION (PATA) - a not-for-profit membership-based association that acts as a catalyst for the responsible development of travel and tourism to, from and within the Asia Pacific region.
• "PATA"

  
  

  • To develop

  
  

  • To promote

  
  

  • To facilitate travel in the Pacific area (including Pakistan, the United States, and Canada).
• CARIBBEAN TOURISM ASSOCIATION (CTA) - The specific goals are to sustain the growth and development of capital and technology in keeping with the principles of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), and to develop and strengthen the open multilateral trading system in the interest of Asia Pacific and all other economies.
• ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES (OAS) - The main objective of the Organization of American States is to strengthen relations between American states by providing advisory services and training programs in many fields including tourism.
• DEPARTMENT OF TOURISM (DOT) - The primary government agency charged with the responsibility to encourage, promote and develop tourism as a major socioeconomic activity; to generate foreign currency and employment; to spread the benefits of tourism to a wider segment of the population and to assure the safe, convenient, enjoyable stay and travel of foreign and local tourists in the country.
• TOURISM INFRASTRUCTURE AND ENTERPRISE ZONE AUTHORITY (TIEZA) -formerly known as PTA or Philippine Tourism Authority is a corporate body tasked to designate, regulate and supervise the Tourism Enterprises Zones (TEZs) as well as develop, manage and supervise tourism infrastructure projects in the country with the primary objective of encouraging investments in TEZs.
• "TIEZA"

  
  

  
  

  • formerly Philippine Convention and Visitors Corporation (PCVC)

  
  

  • It functions to formulate and implement an integrated domestic and international promotions and marketing program for the DOT.
• INTRAMUROS ADMINISTRATION (IA) - National Government Agency attached to the Department of Tourism of the Philippines. Under Presidential Decree No. 1616, IA is responsible for the orderly restoration and development of Intramuros as a monument to the Hispanic period of Philippine history.
• NATIONAL PARKS DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE (NPDC) - A government agency that is tasked to oversee national parks in the Philippines. It was established primarily for the purpose of developing and maintaining national parks.
• NAYONG PILIPINO FOUNDATION (NPF) - Established primarily for the promotion of research development project on social sciences, humanities and other related fields.
• DUTY FREE PHILIPPINES CORPORATION (DFPC) - The DFPC shall be a body corporate to operate the duty - and tax - free merchandising system in the Philippines to augment the service facilities for tourists and to generate foreign exchange and revenue for the government
• TOURISM PROMOTION BOARD - "TPB"