World Tourism Directory

Author, Burkhard Herbote. Edited by K.G. Saur Verlag in collaboration with World Tourism Organization and the World Travel & Tourism Council 4th edition 1999. 3 volumes. Hardbound. cplt. XLII, 1,910 pages

• € 357.00 (DM 698.00). ISBN 3-598-23970-X

• Volume 1: Europe. XIV, 540 pages.
  € 142.00 (DM 278.00), ISBN 3-598-23971-8
  

• Volume 2: The Americas. XIV, 618 pages.
  € 142.00 (DM 278.00). ISBN 3-598-23972-6
  

• Volume 3: Africa, Middle East, Asia, and Oceania XIV, 738 pages.
  € 142.00 (DM 278.00). ISBN 3-598-23973-4
  

Tourism has developed into one of the world's largest industries. The growth in tourism has made the travel industry increasingly reliant on specialist information and contacts throughout the world. The fourth edition of the World Tourism Directory is a comprehensive reference work specifically designed to meet these new needs. It sets out and summarizes in unsurpassed detail all important information sources for the tourist industry, travel media, tourist advertising agencies and foreign trade companies.

Now even more comprehensive!
Around 20,000 new entries have been included in the new edition.

Up to date and reliable
Every chapter has been revised for the 4th edition.

Now with email and website addresses
Many entries now include email and website addresses where available.

Unparalleled in breadth and detail!
The approx. 2,000 page directory contains over 74,000 addresses of tourist institutions, authorities, associations and other information sources in around 330 countries and territories. Each entry contains the name, address, telephone, telex and fax numbers and, where applicable, email and internet addresses.

Even countries which are rarely visited, relatively unknown or difficult to enter such as Laos, North Korea, São Tomé & Principe, Suriname, Moldavia, Turkmenistan, Eritrea, Kiribati, Guyana, Burkina Faso, Albania, Armenia, and Bhutan - countries you won't find detailed and up-to-date information on in other reference works - are covered in the World Tourism Directory.

Quicker access to all information
Addresses are alphabetically arranged according to country or territory, and within country chapters according to the following 12 categories:

• Government Tourism Agencies
• Tourism Schools and Institutes
• Tourism Associations & Services
• Transportation
• Outdoor & Recreational Activities
• Publications & Information Sources
• Immigration & Foreign Affairs
• Chambers of Commerce
• Regional & Local Tourist Information - Offices
• Miscellaneous Information Offices
• Information Offices Abroad
• Embassies & Consulates

Reap the benefits of expert knowledge
The authors Burkhard Herbote and Vratislav Kuska, who produced the World Tourism Directory in collaboration with the World Tourism Organization and the World Travel & Tourism Council, the two renowned tourist organizations, are recognized experts in the tourist trade. With their expert knowledge, they guarantee the quality and reliability of entries.

The World Tourism Directory - your key to the world of travel

For all who work in the tourist industry, this work is an indispensible reference work. Here you can find the addresses of all your important contacts involved directly or indirectly with tourism. Specialist journalists will find it a source of the latest information for their research which is without its match for breadth of coverage and detail. This book will also be a great help when planning private or company travel arrangements with its coverage of even the less well-known countries.

The easiest and quickest way to information on...

• Tourist authorities
• Educational and research institutes for tourism
• National tourist boards
• Regional and local tourist offices
• Tourist information offices abroad
• Travel trade fairs
• Associations of travel agencies, tour operators, hotels, bed and breakfast services and youth hostels etc.
• Important incoming tour operators
• Hotel chains and reservation services
• National airlines with important international booking offices
• Railway authorities
• Automobile and touring clubs
• Cycling associations
• National park and environment authorities
• Information sources for all kinds of sports
• State information authorities
• News agencies
• Associations for travel journalism
• Tourist and foreign-language newspapers and magazines
• Specialist book and map shops at home and abroad
• Immigration and customs authorities
• Chambers of industry and commerce
• Institutes for the promotion of investment
• Foreign trade authorities and associations
• Diplomatic representations abroad
• and much more!

...in 330 countries worldwide!

World Tourism Organization

The World Tourism Organization, which played a decisive role in the editing of this book, is the only international organization serving as a forum for the concerns and interests of tourism. Included amongst its members are 135 countries and territories as well as more than 340 representatives of public and private institutions. The WTO aims to promote tourism as a means of encouraging international understanding and cooperation, economic growth and international trade.

World Travel & Tourism Council

The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) is the global business leaders' forum for travel & tourism. Its members are chief executives from all sectors of industry, including accomodation, catering, entertainment, recreation, transportation and other travel-related services. Its central goal is to work with governments to realise the full potential economic impact of the world's largest generator of wealth and jobs - Travel & Tourism.
Founded in 1990, WTTC policies are set and implemented by a 15 member executive committee, a president and a small staff in London, with representative offices in Latin America, Central & Eastern Europe, Mediterranean, Southeast Asia, Australasia, Africa and North America.

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