Tourism industry

Support Sectors

Public Sector - Those areas of the tourism industry which are directly controlled or organised by central or local government

Private Sector - Those areas of the tourism industry which are directly controlled or organised by individuals or privately owned companies.

Sectorial Organisations Based on the interests of a particular sector of the industry

• IATA – International Air Transport Association
• ABTA – Association of British Travel Agents
• TAANZ – Travel Agents Association of NZ
• HANZ – Hospitality Association of NZ
• BHA – British Hospitality Association

Destination Organisations - Concerned with developing and/or marketing a specific destination

• PATA – Pacific Asia Travel Association
• ETC – European Travel Commission
• Dunedin Host
• Tourism Dunedin
• British Tourist Authority
• Tourism New Zealand

Tourism Organisations - Concerned with Tourism Activity as a whole, by collecting statistics and research into the tourism phenomenon

• UN WTO – World Tourism Organisation
• WTTC – World Travel and Tourism Council
• British Industries Tourism Advisory Group