REGIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

 Some countries and regions feel that it is

important to bond together to strengthen their
respective tourism programs. These regional
organizations have become excellent sources of
information.
THE ORGANIZATION FOR ECONOMIC
COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT (OECD)
 The Organization for economic cooperation and development
was set up in a convention signed in Paris on December 14,
1960. It provides that the OECD shall promote policies
designed to achieve the highest sustainable economic growth
and employment and a rising standard of living in member
countries,
 The members of the OECD are Australia, Austria, Belgium,
Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland,
Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, New
Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,
Turkey, The United Kingdom, and the United States

PACIFIC ASIA TRAVEL ASSOCIATION (PATA)

 The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) was

organized in hawaii in 1951. it is composed of more than
1,000 organizations, including governments, air and
steamship lines, wholesale and retail travel agencies,
ground carriers , hotels publishers, advertisers, public
relations firms and travel associations with major
interest in the pacific area its purpose is to develop,
promote, and facilitate travel in the Pacific area
 The following is a list of some of PATA’s publication
 1. Pacific Travel News
 2. Annual Statistical Reports
CARIBBEAN TOURISM ASSOCIATION (CTA)

 The Caribbean Tourism Assocation was founded in

1951 to encourage and assits in the development
of tourism throughout the Caribbean are. Its
objective are to:
 1. provide an instrument for close collaboration
among the various territories and countries
concerned
 2. augment and assist local promotional and
development efforts of the members of the
association and act as liaison between the
members.
ASIA PACIFIC ECONOMIC COOPERATION
(APEC)
 Another organization which focuses on tourism and
which recently achieved official status as an
international governmental organization is the Asia-
Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC). It represents 15
countries namely, Australia, Brunei, Canada, Hong Kong,
Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand,
People’s Republic of China, Philippines, Singapore
Taiwan, Thailand, and United States
 The purpose of APEC is to establish coordination of
national economies for the benefit of countries in the
Asia-Pacific region as a whole.
ORGANIZATION OF AMERICAN STATES (OAS)

 The main objective of the Organization of

American States is to strengthen Relations
between American states by providing advisory
service and training programs in many fields
including tourism. Like OECD, tourism is an
important component although its principal
motive is to promote economic growth. Thus,
OAS conducts a number of travel studies and
tourism development programs.
OTHERS

 Other regional travel associations include the

South American Tourism Organization (SATO),
the European Travel Commission (ETC), and
the Common Market Travel Association
(CMTA), all of which have been established to
coordinate tourist activities among and within
member countries