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Professional Tourism and Hospitality Organizations

The document outlines several professional tourism and hospitality organizations in the United States and the Philippines: - The United States Travel Data Center and Travel Industry Association of America are nonprofit research and educational organizations that work to improve travel data and promote tourism in the US. - Other US organizations include the Travel and Tourism Research Association, American Society of Travel Agents, and Council on Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Education. - The Philippine Travel Agencies Association was established in 1979 and works to unite travel agencies, uphold industry standards, and cultivate international relations. - The Hotel and Restaurant Association of the Philippines was founded in 1952 and represents hotels and restaurants.

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Professional Tourism and Hospitality Organizations

The document outlines several professional tourism and hospitality organizations in the United States and the Philippines: - The United States Travel Data Center and Travel Industry Association of America are nonprofit research and educational organizations that work to improve travel data and promote tourism in the US. - Other US organizations include the Travel and Tourism Research Association, American Society of Travel Agents, and Council on Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Education. - The Philippine Travel Agencies Association was established in 1979 and works to unite travel agencies, uphold industry standards, and cultivate international relations. - The Hotel and Restaurant Association of the Philippines was founded in 1952 and represents hotels and restaurants.

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PROFESSIONAL TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY ORGANIZATIONS

The United States Travel Data Center (USTDC) – an independent and nonprofit research and
educational organizations which aims to improve the quality and range of statistical data describing the
travel and tourism.

Travel Industry Association of America (TIAA)- nonprofit association of companies and government
organizations which has formed to promote travel to and within the United States. It is based in
Washington D.C. It main objective is to develop and implement programs that benefit the tourism travel
supplier and consumer.

Travel and Tourism Research Association (TTRA) - concerned with travel research, specifically in
improving the quality and effectiveness of research in the travel industry.

American Society of Travel Agents (ASTA) – largest travel association in the United States. It includes
travel agencies and tour operators from the United States and Canada.

Universal Federation of Travel Agents Association (UFTAA) - to act as a negotiating body for the
various branches of the tourism and travel industries on behalf of travel agents; to give professional and
technical advice and assistance to travel agencies on the world economy and tourism; improve the
prestige and public recognition of travel agents.

World Association for Professional Training in Tourism (WAPTT) – concerned with vocational training.

Council on Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Education (CHRIE) – founded in 1946 as a nonprofit
association for schools, colleges, and universities offering programs in hotel and restaurant
management, food service management, and culinary arts.

Association of Travel Marketing Executives ( ATME) – nonprofit research and educational organization
of individual traveling executives. Located in Washington D.C.

The Society of Travel and Tourism Educators (SOTTE) – was founded in 1980. Its original members were
only 15. At present, there are 300 members representing all levels of travel and tourism organization.

TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY ORGANIZATIONS IN THE PHILIPPINES

Philippine Travel Agencies Association (PTAA) – established in 1979.

1. To unite the members in a common purpose, working in a close bond of cooperation, fellowship
and assistance in furthering and protecting the interest of its members.
2. To strive toward the attainment of the highest standards of services and facilities for travelers
and tourists.
3. To uphold the dignity and the ethics of a travel and tour business and to strive toward its
professionalization.
4. To work for the general welfare of the members by acting as the true representatives of the
travel and tour agency sector of the industry.
5. To cultivate friendly relations between the Philippines and other countries and among their
peoples.
6. To act as an effective liaison with government agencies and other trade organizations involved
in local, regional or international, tourism and travel for the benefit of its members.

The Hotel and Restaurant Association of the Philippines (HRAP)- founded on September 12, 1952 by
executives from the leading hotels and restaurants in Manila.

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