Originated for the International Congress of Official Traffic Associations, the World Tourism Organization is a United Nations agency that deals with tourism related issues. As of 2005, its membership included more than 350 affiliate members, 145 countries, and 7 territories and representing educational institutions, private sector, and tourists associations. The UNWTO is located in Madrid, Spain.

Launched in 1995, Air Highways Magazine emerged as a result of the publishing of a series of travel maps displaying diverse models of transportation. Thousands of copies of the magazine were distributed by the company's customers Avis Rent A Car and Best Western Hotels to their clients in North America. This resulted in the assignment by Canada's Government to create a supermap of air routes, as travelers were interested in how to get to various destinations in fast and convenient manner.

The most famous American hotels have gained their reputation and renown by hosting some important events and celebrities and providing top quality services. Many hotels have entered into the consciousness by popular culture and are also frequented by celebrities. To these belong such famous hotels as the Beverly Hills Hotel and the Chateau Mountain in California and the Plaza Hotel and the Hotel Chelsea and many more hotels.

Created in 1987 as a Risk Purchasing Group by the management professionals and resort hotel owners, the Association of Hotels and Resorts is a non-profit insurance association, specializing in insurance programs designed specifically to face the challenges and cover risks unique to historic and luxury resorts, spas and independent destinations. It was established as a response to rates increase and insurance availability reduction by the constricted insurance market.

Formed in Chicago in 1936 by a group of 14 airlines, the ATA - better known as the Air Transport Association -- was the first and remains today the only organization of the largest US airlines. It is headquartered in Washington, DC. Since its foundation the company has been an important player in all major government decisions concerning aviation, including airline deregulation, the establishment of the Civil Aeronautics Board and creation of the air traffic control system.

Launched in 1995, Air Highways Magazine emerged as a result of the publishing of a series of travel maps displaying diverse models of transportation. Thousands of copies of the magazine were distributed by the company's customers Avis Rent A Car and Best Western Hotels to their clients in North America. This resulted in the assignment by Canada's Government to create a supermap of air routes, as travelers were interested in how to get to various destinations in fast and convenient manner.

TINET is the US national tourism office for policy issues and research established in the early 1980s. As part of the US Department of Commerce, it is responsible for developing, collecting and reporting on the statistical and market research on the international travel to promote planning in private and public sectors. Since 1985, TINET has been working with CIC Research to manage one of the research programs presented by the former - the Survey of International Air Travelers.

The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation is the forum for facilitating economic growth, trade, investment and co-operation in the Asia Pacific region. It is the world's only intergovernmental grouping that operates on the basis of open dialogue, non-binding commitments and respect for the views of all members, as well as operator of its own tourism information network. The organization's 21 members account for about 47% of world trade, 56% of world GDP, and 40% of the world population.

Created in 1996 with the aim of promoting the international discussion about major information technologies in the travel and tourism industry, the International Federation for Information Technologies and Travel and Tourism, commonly referred to as IFITT, is the leading global community for the development, discussion and exchange of knowledge about use and impact of new ICTs in the travel and tourism industry. One of the most important parts of IFITT is the IFITT workshop.

Dedicated to internationally dedicated business activities, the Chambers of Commerce Network, also known as WCN, is your key to being a prosperous business in the 21st century. It provides a platform from the chamber's best business exchange and fosters a comprehensive business information exchange on a wide range of issues such as services products, markets, resources, and technology.

ADST is a private nonprofit organization, dedicated to improve and advance the understanding of the American diplomacy and support the training of the foreign affairs personal. The Association's activities are diverse, many of them are of a great significance and value for all generations of diplomats: the ADST finds, records, preserves and presents to the public an oral and written collection of foreign affairs, covering two hundred and twenty five years of the US experience.

The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation was specially founded for the aim of enhancing the economic growth, cooperation, trade and investments in the Asia-Pacific region. Today, twenty one member countries of the APEC form over fifty percent of the world's merchandise trade and this figure tends to grow. The APEC is the only international trade organization in the world, where a membership is based not on a treaty obligation, but on a free-will commitment to the global economic growth.

Frequently, associations, focused on studies and training, represent professional schools, promote education in its member institutions, conduct researches in new trends of education and a demand of its members to conform to world changes and improvements, thus creating a basis for the students' efficient education and better careers. You will find nothing of it at ADST, the Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training. It promotes education in diplomacy, but its scope of activities is far different from the ordinary.

A global economic cooperation proves to be a major factor that will define the future development of the Asia-Pacific region. The premier organization that joins twenty one countries, striving for facilitating an economic growth in the region, is the APEC. Free and open trade and investment, safe and efficient movements of goods, services and people across boarders and other reforms have extensively improved social and economic conditions in the majority of countries in the Asia-Pacific region.

The international affairs is a subject of a special complexity, as it is connected with matters of cross-cultural communication, peace and war, business and commerce, development and sharing of human and natural resources among nations. International affairs professionals are needed in a variety of public and private segments, including federal, state and local governments, international organizations, multinational corporations, international banking and financial institutions, etc. A foreign affairs career starts with the efficient education and leading employers recognize only top schools' graduates.

International relations and communication, safety and security, peace and wealth have been always the major aspects of the global well-being. Educators conclude that today's expert in the international affairs should easily deal with many accompanying fields, such as economics, history, business and law. This idea has initiated a multi-disciplinary approach to he professional education in the international affairs, developed by member-schools of APSIA.

The Resort Hotel Association (RHA) has a very specific sphere of activity. It provides "owners and managers of independent resort hotels with a high-quality, stable and cost-effective insurance to protect them from a financial loss". In fact, the RHA is a unique resort insurance association; it has been created by and for the resort community and governed and directed by its members, who represent destination and ranch resorts, spas and historic and luxury hotels.

Rodos is a fascinating city on the Island of Rhodes, Greece. It is a place with exceptional nature and beaches, a vivid lifestyle and vibrant nightlife with numerous local festivals and celebrations, music cafes, trendy shops, cinemas, bars, dancing clubs and casinos. At the same time, Rodos is a spot of antiques, antiquities and majestic architectural and historic heritage. One of Rodos's treasures is the Rodini Park, an ancient site of the famed School of Rhetoric, where many bright history figures like Julius Caesar, Cato the Younger and Cicero studied.

Rodos is a spectacular and lovely destination for leisure travelers, but its tourist functions are not limited to a leisure travel. As a full member of the European Federation of Conference Towns, Rodos regularly caters to scientific, technological, governmental, political and business meetings and conferences. Rodos hotels offer comfortable and fully equipped conference facilities for each type of meeting.

The Singapore Hotel Association joins about ninety percent of all hotels in the country and supports them in training and education, marketing and promotion. The SHA's major contribution to the development of the Singapore hotel industry and tourism is the establishment of the Singapore Hotel Association Training and Educational Centre that functions today on an international level.

Singapore is one of the smallest countries in the world, but it is a melting pot of culture, cuisine, arts and architecture - aspects that make Singapore an extremely popular tourist destination. Moreover, the aim of the country is to double tourist arrivals and to triple tourism receipts in the nearest future. The growth and development of boutique Singapore hotel accommodation are some of factors that maintain a growing tourist influx.

The Thai Hotels Association invites you to visit all attractions of Thailand, its fascinating cities with great histories and white sandy beaches with an abundance of water activities. It also invites visitors to stay in the most privileged hotels of the country. The Thai Hotels Association consists of the leading hotels, representing each part of Thailand from north to south and most refined resorts that blend world standards with the traditional Thailand hospitality.

Thailand has much to seduce any type of a traveler, a luxury tourist or a budget visitor or a backpacker. The most opulent sites of Thailand, impressive in their history and appearance, are royal palaces, ancient ruins and temples with images of Buddha, rural roads and other sites, where past mingles with present. Thailand hotels range from 5-star resorts to budget inns, all imposing the traditional Thai hospitality and style.

A Wisconsin hotels scene is impressive in its variability. Wisconsin offers numerous well-known hotel chains and romantic and luxury resorts and condominiums, theme hotels and brand new properties or so-called hotel-blends, as they combine features of two or several property types; for instance, the luxury of a suite is suited into the modesty of a motel. They are called according to the features they combine: motel & suites, house resorts, water park resorts, theme resort and hotels, or in any other way to highlight the specialty.

The Wisconsin Innkeepers Association represents over one thousand lodging property members throughout the state. The member properties include hotels, motels, inns, vacation homes, resorts, condo hotels and bed & breakfasts. The WIA's website is the best source to look for, select and reserve Wisconsin lodging properties as well as Wisconsin meeting and event sites.