World Tourism Organization World Tourism Organization Specialized UN agency in the field of tourism Global forum for tourism policy issues Practical source of tourism know-how

WTO Main Facts Headquarters, Madrid, Spain History back to International Union of Official Travel Organizations, London Became WTO in 1975 Staff of some 90 Became on 23 December 2003 specialized agency of the UN

The Members Full Members Right to vote and service Pay contribution based on economic strength and importance of tourism Associate members Normally regions within member States Right to service Pay smaller contributions Affiliate Members Associations, companies, NGOs reflecting the wide variety of the tourism sector

Areas of activity Sustainable Tourism Development Poverty Alleviation Indicators, Ecotourism, Planning Statistics and Economic Measurement of Tourism Tourism Satellite Account Compendium, Yearbook Quality of Tourism Development Signs&Symbols, Hygiene, Safety&Security Liberalization, GATS Market Intelligence and Promotion Measurement of Promotional Activities of NTOs Market Trends, Forecasting Human Resources Development Education&Training Standards Educating the Educators

Economies of Scale and Scope Data aggregation: Yearbook, Compendium Market research: Tourism Market Trends, Ecotourism Series, Outbound Tourism Series Short term forecasting: Tourism Barometer Long term forecasting: Tourism Vision 2020

Agenda Setting Sustainable Tourism Development Child Abuse and Sex Tourism Tourism Taxation Senior Tourism Social Tourism

Dissemination Speaking at conferences Using the Press Internet, other channels Publications 10 % 20 % 50 % Importance

Dissemination of Information Publications are the final result of WTO’s General Programme of Work WTO produces some 100 publications per Year Normally some 50% in English, 25% in French and 25% in Spanish

At WTO’s Printing Area

The WTOelibrary – cross-searchable portal of UNWTO-publications. July, – enhanced version will be launched

The new WTO elibrary The WTO elibrary – a fully cross-searchable portal of all UNWTO-publications. July, – enhanced version will be launched

Annual subscription service Network Campus wide Access Simultaneous user-based price model

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