UN WORLD TOURISM ORGANIZATION (UNWTO) AFFILIATE PROGRAM

The UNWTO Affiliate Member Programme offers a wide range of opportunities in terms of public-private collaboration between member states and private sector

• An international platform to interact with governments from all over the world
• A framework to connect interest groups
• An opportunity to join the UN effort
• A space to generate innovative ideas.

 Why Join?

• To demonstrate a clear commitment to sustainable, ethical and socially responsible tourism that contributes to the world’s economic and social development.
• To connect to a global alliance of non-governmental organizations in world tourism that want to share their knowledge, innovation and best practices.

To benefit from UNWTO’s global reach and status as well as the experience and knowledge of its Affiliate Members in order to orientate companies and organizations toward improving their products and increasing competitiveness.

Affiliate Members EU Countries

Austria

• Kohl & Partner GmbH
• Modul University Vienna
• Schloss Schoenbrunn, Kultur-und Betriebsges gmbH
• Vienna Tourist Board

Belgium

• European Travel Commission (ETC)
• GEOS
• HOTREC, Hotels, Restaurants & Cafés in Europe
• International Road Transport Union (IRU)
• Organisation Internationale du Tourisme Social (OITS)

Bulgaria

• University of National and World Economy

Croatia

• Association of Croatian Travel Agencies
• Horwath HTL
• Institute for Tourism
• Istria Tourist Board
• Kvarner Region Tourism Office
• Libertas Regis D.O.O. Best Croatian Travel
• Mali Losinj Tourist Board
• University of Zagreb- Faculty of Economics & Business Department of Tourism
• Zagreb Tourist Board & Convention Bureau

Cyprus

• Cyprus Hotel Asociation
• Higher Hotel Institute CY

Czech Republic

• University of Business in Prague

Denmark

• Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE)

Estonia

Finland

• Finnish Santa Claus Foundation
• Haaga- Helia OY AB

France

• AMFORTH- Association Mondiale pour la Formation Hoteliere et Touristique- World Association for Hospitality and Tourism Education
• Club Mediterranée
• Etudes Supérieures de Tourisme et d’Hôtellerie (IUP-ESTHUA)
• European Cities Marketing
• Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA)
• Fédération Internationale des Journalistes et Ecrivains du Tourisme (FIJET)
• France International Service
• Groupe Sup de Co La Rochelle
• Ile de la Réunion Tourisme
• IREST- Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne
• MDP Consulting
• Relais & Châteaux
• Tourisme et Hôtellerie Sauer International-THSI

Germany

• AviaReps AG
• Bundesforum Kinder-und Jugendreisen E.v.
• Federal Association of the German Tourism Industry (BTW)
• Hesselmann & Associates
• International University of Applied Sciences Bad Honnef-Bonn (IUBH)
• IPK International- The World Travel Monitor Company
• Messe Berlin GmbH

Greece

• Association of Greek Tourist Enterprises-SETE
• Hellenic Chamber of Hotels (HCH)
• Le Monde- Institute of Hotel and Tourism Studies

Hungary

• Edutus College
• Hungarian National Foundation for Recreation
• Hungarian National Tourist Office

Ireland

Italy

• Agenzia Turismo FVG (Friuli Venezia Giulia
• Alma Mater Studiorum, Universita di Bologna
• Borsa Internazionale del Turismo (BIT)
• Centro Internazionale di Studi sull’Economia Turistica-CISET
• City of Venice
• Confcommercio-Imprese per l’Italia
• Ente Bilaterale Nazionale Turismo
• Federturismo Confindustria
• Fondazione Romualdo del Bianco
• TTG Italia SpA
• Universita Bocconi- Master in Economia del Turismo
• Universita Degli Studi del Molise- Faculty of Economics, Tourism Science Program
• Village for all Srl

Latvia

• School of Business Administration Turiba

Lithuania

• International School of Law and Business
• JSC Concern ‘Achema Group’

Luxembourg

 Malta

• Malta Hotels & Restaurants Association (MHRA)

 Netherlands

• InHolland University of Applied Sciences
• International Congress & Convention Association- ICCA
• International Students Identity Card Association (ISIC)
• NHTV- Breda University of Applied Sciences
• World Youth Student & Educational (WYSE) Travel Confederation

 Poland

• Katowice School of Economics

 Portugal

• Algarve Tourism Board
• APTECE- Associaçao Portuguesa de Turismo de Culinaria e Economia
• Associaçao de Turismo de Lisboa- Visitors & Convention Bureau
• Associaçao Portuguesa das Agencias de Viagens e Turismo (APAVT)
• CTP- Confederaçao do Turismo Portugues
• Escola Superior de Hotelaria e Turismo do Estoril (ESHTE)
• Inatel Foundation
• Institituto de Planeamento e Desenvolvimento do Turismo (IPDT)
• ISCET- Higher Education Institute of Management and Tourism
• Observatorio do Turismo dos Açores
• Porto e Norte
• Universidad do Algarve

Romania

Slovakia

• Student Marketing

Slovenia

• University of Ljubljana- Faculty of Economics

Sweden

 United Kingdom

• ABTA Ltd
• Bench Events
• Bournemouth University- International Centre for Tourism & Hospitality Research
• Brighton University- School of Sport and Service Management (SASM)/Centre of Sport, Tourism and Leisure Studies (CoSTaLS)
• Chic Outlet Shopping- Value Retail PLC
• Floofl CIC
• International Trade ad Exhibitions Group PLC (ITE Group Plc)
• International Youth Hostel Federation (IYHF)/Hostelling International
• Mintel International Group Ltd.
• Reed Travel Exhibitions
• Silk Heritage Trust
• Tourism Enterprise and Management (TEAM)
• Travel Weekly Group
• UBM Routes Ltd
• Visit Scotland

 Note: No Affiliate Members in Estonia, Ireland, Luxembourg, Romania and Sweden