The World Tourism Organization is the leading international organization in the field of travel and tourism. It serves as a global forum for tourism policy issues and a practical source of tourism know-how.

Its membership includes 138 countries and territories and more than 350 Affiliate Members representing local government, tourism associations and private sector companies, including airlines, hotel groups and tour operators.

With its headquarters in Madrid, Spain WTO is an inter-governmental body entrusted by the United Nations towards the promotion and development of tourism.

Through tourism, WTO aims to stimulate economic growth and job creation, provide incentives for protecting the environment and heritage of destinations, and promote peace and understanding among all the nations of the world.

About WTO Publications

The World Tourism Organization is the only intergovernmental organization established to offer an appropriate framework for the international consideration of tourism policy matters as well as other subjects of interest to the sector. Its global mission is to support sustainable tourism development yielding wealth, creating employment, and promoting better understanding between human beings worldwide of all races and religions.

One of WTO’s most important functions is to serve as a permanent source of information for its Members and the world community. WTO fulfils this task in part through its extensive programme of publications and the recently launched programme of electronic products. The broad span of these products corresponds to the vast sweep both of the Organization’s concerns and of the needs of its Members.

WTO aims to expand the scope, coverage, and quality of our publications and electronic products, as well as the number of editions available in French, Spanish, Russian, and other languages. The Secretariat always welcomes feedback about any WTO product.