Links - Tourism

SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS - groups that serve the arts

Greater Vancouver

• Downtown Vancouver Business Improvement Association (DVBIA) www.downtownvancouver.net
• go2: the resource for people in tourism http://go2hr.ca
• Tourism Vancouver www.tourismvancouver.com
• Vancouver Hotel Association www.vhahotels.com

British Columbia

• Aboriginal Tourism Association of BC www.atbc.bc.ca
• BC and Yukon Hotels' Association (BCYHA) www.bcyha.com
• Canadian Tour Guide Association of BC www.ctgaofbc.com
• Council of Tourism Associations of BC (CoTA) www.cotabc.com
• Northern BC Tourism Association www.nbctourism.com
• Okanagan Cultural Corridor www.okanaganculturalcorridor.com
• Tourism Vancouver Island www.vancouverisland.travel
• Tourism Victoria www.tourismvictoria.com
• Tourism British Columiba www.tourism.bc.ca

Canada

• Aboriginal Tourism Team Canada (ATTC) www.attc.ca
• Association of Canadian Travel Agents (ACTA) www.acta.ca
• Canadian Association of Fairs and Exhibitions www.canadian-fairs.ca
• Canadian Institute of Travel Counsellors www.citc.ca
• Canadian Tourism Commission (CTC) www.canadatourism.com
• Canadian Tourism Human Resources Council (CTHRC) www.cthrc.ca
• Hotel Association of Canada www.hotelassociation.ca
• LETA Canada - Canada's Learning & Enrichment Travel Alliance www.letacanada.com
• National Tourism Foundation (NTF) www.ntfonline.org/ntfonline
• Tourism Industry Association of Canada (TIAC) www.tiac-aitc.ca
• Travel Media Association of Canada (TMAC) www.travelmedia.ca

International

• International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA) www.iaapa.org
• International Association of Tour Managers www.iatm.co.uk
• International Hotel and Restaurant Association (IHRA) www.ih-ra.com
• International Institute for Peace Through Tourism (IIPT) www.iipt.org
• International Society of Travel and Tourism Educators (ISTTE) www.istte.org
• National Tour Association www.ntaonline.com
• World Federation of Tourist Guide Associations (WFTGA) www.wftga.org
• World Tourism Organization www.world-tourism.org

WEB RESOURCES - web-based resources

British Columbia

• Travel.bc.ca www.travel.bc.ca

Canada

• TravelCanada.ca www.travelcanada.ca

International

• Art Guide - The Art Lover's Guide to Britian and Ireland www.artguide.org/uk/
• CulturalCascades.com (Pacific Northwest of North America) www.culturalcascades.com

EDUCATION - groups that teach art

SUPPLIERS - groups that sell art or materials

FUNDING - groups that provide funding to the arts

AWARDS - groups that give awards to the arts

British Columbia

• British Columbia Tourism Awards www.tourism.bc.ca

Canada

• TIAC National Awards for Tourism Excellence www.tiac-aitc.ca/english/ntawards.asp

PUBLICATIONS - books, magazines, etc.

• Travel Arts Partnership http://travelartspartnership.com
• Where Vancouver www.wherevancouver.com

Last Updated: Thursday, June 07, 2007