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edition, provides vital statistics on each program: student enrollment, program features, accreditation,
admission and graduation requirements, and
financial aid sources. It is available from ICHRIE in both
CD-ROM format and hardbound (printed) copies. Visit
www.chrie.org
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Finally, land-grant schools provide services through the Cooperative Extension Service, which
operates in all 50 states. Educational services are available to managers of hotels, motels, restaurants,
resorts, clubs, marinas, small service businesses, and similar enterprises from some state organizations.
Short courses and conferences are sometimes held for managers of these businesses to make them
more ef
cient and productive. These educational services are provided by the land-grant colleges
and universities and by the Cooperative Extension Service, which is supported in part by the U.S.
Department of Agriculture.
The Travel and Tourism Research Association (TTRA) has over 150 educational members. In
addition, educators
sessions are held at the annual conference. The National Recreation and Park
Association has a section called the Society of Park and Recreation Educators (SPRE). This group works
on appropriate curriculum and features programs on education and research. Hotel and restaurant
educators formed the International Council on Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Education
(ICHRIE), which fosters improved teaching methods and aids in curriculum development for all
educational levels, from high schools through four-year colleges and universities. The International
Society of Travel and Tourism Educators (ISTTE) holds an annual conference and publishes a
newsletter. The society strives to improve tourism teaching. Finally, there is the International
Academy for the Study of Tourism, which seeks to improve tourism education and research.
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SUMMARY
The United Nations World TourismOrganization represents governmental tourist interests and aids in
world tourism development. Individual countries, states, and provinces have their own tourist
promotion and development organizations that work to promote tourism in their area and coordinate
tourism promotion with other groups. Most governments play a regulatory as well as a developmental
role in tourism through such agencies as civil aeronautics boards, federal aviation administrations,
customs of
ces, passport bureaus, and so on. Government agencies typically compile research
statistics and gather data. Governments also operate tourist enterprises such as airlines, national
parks, and sometimes hotels and campgrounds.
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KEY CONCEPTS
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Canadian Tourism Commission
chambers of commerce
convention and visitors bureaus
Department of Homeland Security
Destination Marketing Association
International
European Travel Commission
Federal Aviation Administration
International Air Transport Association
Of
ce of Travel and Tourism Industries
Organization for Economic Coopera-
tion and Development
Paci
c Asia Travel Association
resort associations
state tourism of
ces
Tourism Australia
World Bank
United Nations World Tourism
Organization
U.S. Department of Transportation
U.S. Travel Association
World Travel and Tourism Council
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INTERNET EXERCISES
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The Internet sites mentioned in this chapter plus some
selected additional sites are listed for your convenience
on the companion Web site for this topic,
www.wiley.com/college/goeldner
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ACTIVITY 1
Site Name:
United Nations World Tourism Organization
URL:
unwto.org/en
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