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WTM Associations’ Pavilion CatalogueAssociations’ DirectoryLeading tourist companies assembled in Moscowon January, 2007 to set up a public association ATOR– Association of Tour Operators of Russia. Accordingto the information dated in January 2011, ATORunites 48 biggest Tour Operators of Russia, providingabout 70 % of tourist flow of Russia.BETA covers work exchange, gap years, schoolvisits, language schools, activity holidays, adventuretravel, as well as a whole host of specialist agentsand operators. It is the fastest-growing sector of theindustry, currently amounting to more than a third ofthe revenue of the entire UK travel market.The Cyprus Hotel Association is the Hoteliers NationalTrade Union. The history of its foundation goes backto the beginning of the 1930s. Today the vast majorityof all hotel establishments and other licensed touristaccommodation units, all over Cyprus, are membersof the Cyprus Hotel Association.A major role of our association is to channelinformation and breaking news to the membership.The Atta Newsletter Service distributes selectedinformation to advise members throughout Africa,Europe and the US about the rapidly changingaffairs of tourism. In addition we offer a variety ofservices and tools that help proactive members tomaximise their potential.The Belize Hotel Association (BHA) is a non-profit,non-government organisation and Belize’s oldestprivate sector tourism organisation. Its membershipis comprised primarily of accommodation providersincluding hotels, resorts, lodges, condominiums,educational facilities and home-stays with alliedmembers including tour operators and ancillarybusinesses that service the hospitality industry.CHTA, founded in 1962, represents the entire spectrumof the hospitality industry’s private sector including36 national hotel associations across the Caribbeanregion, over 850 hotel members with approximately125,500 rooms, and more than 600 suppliercompanies represented as ‘Allied’ members.The Association of Women Travel Executives (AWTEUK Ltd) was founded in 1954 to improve the statusof women in the travel industry and provide a basefor both national and international networking.The Association is non-profit making and run byvolunteer committees.The Boutique & Lifestyle Lodging Association is thefirst and only association dedicated to uniting theworld’s boutique and lifestyle properties. Created tobe the unifying voice of this distinctive subset withinthe hospitality industry, its goal is to unite the world’scollection of boutique & lifestyle properties and thesuppliers that sustain them.Around nine million people take a coach tour eachyear while in the UK, coaches contribute £2.35 billionto the UK economy. CTC members play a majorrole in meeting the increasing demand for dayexcursions, short breaks and holidays by coachwhich offer unbeatable value for money.British Destinations is the membership organisationfor local authority tourism services, DestinationManagement Organisations and local tourismpartnerships committed to the creation of outstandingdestinations and the adoption of best practice inplace-making, development and promotion.Brazilian Tour Operators Association brings togetherthe most prestigious tour operators, collaboratingcompanies and representatives of products anddestinations in Brazil. With 94 companies, it accountsfor about 85% of all package tours sold in thecountry and 18% of airline tickets issued in Brazil.Caribbean Travel Marketplace is the requisitebusiness-to-business marketing event for theCaribbean hotel and tourism industry where hotels,tourist boards, transportation companies andattractions meet, network, negotiate, and conductbusiness with buyers from around the world. Over1000 supplier delegates attend each year from over350 companies.BAAT is a non-profit public benefit organisationestablished in 1998. The association unifies over 90members: national and regional tourist councils,nature parks directorates, tour operators forspecialised tourism, family hotels, guesthousesand individuals. BAAT encourages and supportspartnerships for the sustainable development of thealternative forms of tourism in order to preserve thenatural, cultural and historical heritage.CATO is the representative body for wholesale touroperators who supply travel and tour packagesto domestic and international destinations. Withthe primary source of distribution being via theAustralian retail travel agent.The German Medical Wellness Association(Deutscher Medical Wellness Verband) is arepresentation of interests for Medical Wellness.It offers operators, providers and project plannersin the medical wellness market a forum to focustheir activities and products as well to expand theirnetwork, plus supplies consumers with guidance in arapid growth health care market.04 World Travel Market | 05-08 NOV 2012• ExCeL LONDON | www.wtmlondon.com3760_WTM_association_brochure_f.indd 4 09/10/2012 10:01
The Association of Danish Travel Agents and TourOperators (DRF) – is a travel agency associationthat supports the development of a sustainableand responsible travel industry in Denmark. DRF hasapproximately 140 members that must adhere toboth an ethical code of conduct, and a number offinancial and industry criteria.The Ethiopian Tour Operators Association is aprofessional service association established in2003 by the initiative of tour operators concernedwith the development of the Tourism Industry inEthiopia. ETOA is composed of 165 individual tour& travel companies.FEDHASA endeavours at all times to ensure that theAssociation is recognised by all decision and policymakers in government and industry as the officialunified voice of the Southern African hospitalityindustry. FEDHASA seeks to grow an inclusivehospitality industry by providing a unified voiceto enhance and promote the development andgrowth of a sustainable South African hospitalitytrading environment.We pride ourselves in directly serving over 400members and reaching out to hundreds morein Kenya and East Africa. Since inception in 1996,we have promoted ecotourism practices inthe tourism industry by organising internationalconferences and training workshops; developingguidelines, codes of conduct, best practices andan Eco-Certification scheme for lodges.European Tour Operators Association - The Europeaninbound tourism association of over 500 leadingcompanies including tour operators, wholesalers,hotels, tourist boards and many other tourism serviceproviders. Since 1989, ETOA has represented itsmembers in the political arena, delivering specialistseminars and hosting major workshops, now rankedby leading European buyers and their suppliers asthe most vital in the travel industry calendar.FEG was founded in 1986 in Paris to represent theprofession at European level, to publicise and improvethe quality of service offered to all visitors to Europeand to bring together and strengthen professionaltourist guiding links across Europe. Today, FEG is theis the only pan-European professional tourist guides’organisation and the voice of professional touristguides in Europe and is recognised as an advocateof high standards and quality in tourism, representingtourist guides from more than 23 European countries.As a non-profit organisation, the Egyptian ChefsAssociation (ECA) represents professional chefsin Egypt. Established in 1997, it is a non-political,professional organisation dedicated to maintainingand improving culinary standards in Egypt througheducation, training and professional developmentof its membership.The European Technology & Travel ServicesAssociation was launched in 2009 to representand promote the interests of travel distributors andGlobal Distribution Systems (GDS). Working withindustry, policy makers, opinion formers, consumergroups and other relevant European stakeholders,the Brussels-based association encourages andsupports fair competition and consumer choice inthe travel distribution chain.Finnish Tourist Board works in close cooperationwith and for the Finnish travel industry, implementingand financing marketing projects with the industry.One of the joint goals is to develop more enticing,competitive products for visitors to Finland.The E.H.M.A. was established in Rome in 1974. Itsprimary aim has always been to foster fellowshipand fraternity. It is a non-profit making associationof professional Hotel Managers operating first classand luxury hotels of international repute.EXSA’s role is to serve, grow and develop theexhibition and events industry in Southern Africa,as well as to protect the interests of all exhibitorsand visitors to our members’ expos and events.EXSA’s members comprise of organisers, venuesand suppliers within the exhibition industry.The Group Travel Organisers Association is a,independent organisation representing the interestsof those who organise tours and trips for groups aswell as those who provide services for group travel.Egyptian Travel Agents Association is a professionalassociation founded in 1968 for the purpose ofcreating integrity within the tour operators industryThe Board of directors sets the general policy andstrategy and coordinates with the Tourism Authoritiesand organisations to protect the interest of itsmembers and ensure business growth standards.FATTA is a registered non-profit association;setup to promote professionalism in the Travel &Tourism Industry in Malta. It therefore also actsas a watchdog of the industry and gives adviceon legislative, commercial and related matters;in the interest of its members and the nationwhenever necessary. FATTA is also a full activemember of ECTAA.The Guild of Travel and Tourism is a leadinginternational association for professionals inthe travel, tourism and hospitality industry.Whilst The Guild serves as a forum for bringingpeople together through business networkingevents held at prestigious locations, it also existsto facilitate new business opportunities for members.World Travel Market | 05-08 NOV 2012• ExCeL LONDON | www.wtmlondon.com 053760_WTM_association_brochure_f.indd 5 09/10/2012 10:01
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