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This globe icon indicates organizations dedicated to and/or have special efforts dedicated to sustainable tourism, ecotourism, responsible tourism, and lobbying/advocacy toward the conservation and protection of outdoor recreation and adventure tourism resources.

Featured Site:

U.S. Department of State –
Travel and Living Abroad Resources

http://www.state.gov/travel/

Adventure Travel, General Travel
and Tourism News & Resources:

All Africa – Travel & Tourism News http://allafrica.com/travel/

Asia Travel Tips/Latest News http://www.asiatraveltips.com/LatestTravelNews.htm 

eTurbo News www.eturbonews.com 

CNN Travel www.cnn.com/TRAVEL/ 

The (London) Times – Travel http://travel.timesonline.co.uk/section/0,,10209,00.html 

Los Angeles Times – Travel http://www.latimes.com/travel/?track=mainnav-travel

MSNBC Travel www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032123/?ta=y 

New York Times – Travel http://travel.nytimes.com/pages/travel/index.html 

Travel Daily News
www.traveldailynews.com/ 

Travel Mole
www.travelmole.com 

Travel News Europe
www.travelnewseurope.com 

Travel Trade Gazette Middle East & African Edition
www.ttgme.com/cy 

Travel Weekly East
www.travelweeklyeast.com 

Travel World News
www.travelworldnews.com 

Travel Trade Online
www.traveltrade.com 

USA Today – Travel
http://www.usatoday.com/travel 

U.S. Department of State
http://usembassy.state.gov/ 

Washington Post
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/travel/?nav%3Dleft&sub=new


Policy, Education and Associated Resources:

Institute for Policy Studies, Center on Ecotourism and Sustainable Development
http://www.ips-dc.org/ecotourism/


Public Relations/Publicity:

Public Relations Society of America (PRSA)
http://www.prsa.org


Travel Writer/Journalist Resources:

North American Travel Journalists Association [NATJA]
http://www.natja.org 

Outdoor Writers Association of America
http://owaa.org 

Outdoor Writers Association of California (OWAC)
http://www.owac.org 

Society of American Travel Writers (SATW)
http://www.satw.org

 

Travel, Outdoors & Tourism Industry Association Links:

American Mountain Guides Association (AMGA)
http://www.amga.com/ 

America Outdoors
http://www.americaoutdoors.org 

Association of Independent Tour Operators (AITO)
http://www.aito.co.uk 

The Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA)
http://www.abta.com 

Association of Canadian Travel Agengies (ACTA)
http://www.acta.ca 

American Fly Fishing Trade Association (AFFTA) http://www.affta.com 

The American Society of Travel Agents (ASTA) http://www.astanet.com 

Archaeological Institute of America
http://www.archaeological.org

CANAECO, the national Ecotourism Chamber of Costa Rica
www.canaeco.org

CESD
www.ecotourismcesd.org

CrossSphere [formerly known as the National Tour Association (NTA)]
http://www.crosssphere.com 

Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA)
http://www.cruising.org 

Diving Equipment and Marketing Association (DEMA)
http://www.dema.org 

European Tour Operators Association (ETOA)
http://www.etoa.org 

European Tourism Trade Fairs Association (ETTFA)
http://www.ettfa.org 

forum anders reisen (forum travel differently) of Germany www.forumandersreisen.de

Green Globe 21
http://www.greenglobe21.com/ 

International Air Transport Association (IATA)
http://www.iata.org 

International Council of Cruise Lines (ICCL)
http://www.iccl.org 

International Food, Wine and Travel Writers Association (IFWTW)
http://www.ifwtwa.org/ 

International Galapagos Tour Operators Association (IGTOA)
http://www.igtoa.org/ 

International Hotel and Restaurant Association
http://www.ih-ra.com/ 

International Institute for Peace Through Tourism (IIPTT)
http://www.iipt.org/ 

International Society of Hospitality Consultants (ISHC)
http://www.ishc.com 

National Tourism Foundation (NTF)
http://www.ntfonline.org/ntfonline/ 

Native Energy
www.nativeenergy.com

The Nature and Ecotourism Accreditation Program (NEAP) of Ecotourism Australia www.ecotourism.org.au/neap

Outdoor Industry Association
http://www.outdoorindustry.org  

Pacific Asia Travel Association
http://www.pata.org/ 

Rainforest Alliance
www.rainforest-alliance.org/tourism

responsibletravel.com
www.responsibletravel.com

Ski Tour Operators Association
http://www.skitops.com 

SnowSports Industries America
http://www.snowsports.org 

Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association (SGMA)
http://www.sgma.com 

Sustainable Travel International (STI)
http://www.sustainabletravelinternational.org/

Swedish Ecotourism Association / Nature's Best
www.naturensbasta.com

The International Ecotourism Society (TIES) http://www.ecotourism.org/ 

The Tour Operators' Initiative
www.toinitiative.org

Tourism and Travel Research Institue
http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/ttri/ 

Travel Agents Association of New Zealand
http://www.taanz.org.nz/ 

Travel Business Roundtable
http://www.tbr.org/ 

Travel Industry Association
http://www.tia.org 

United States Tour Operators Association
http://www.ustoa.com 

World Economic Forum
http://www.weforum.org/ 

World Tourism Directory
http://www.worldtourismdirectory.com/ 

World Tourism Organization
http://www.world-tourism.org/

World Travel and Tourism Council
http://www.wttc.org/ 

 

 

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