27 new affiliate members greenlighted at 23rd UNWTO General Assembly

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27 new affiliate members greenlighted at 23rd UNWTO General AssemblyRepresenting universities and research programmes, promotion agencies, tourism business management and consultancies, professional associations, travel agencies and tour operators

UNWTO is pleased to welcome 27 new Affiliate Members to the UNWTO Affiliate Member network.

The new Affiliate Members were recommended for approval by the Committee for Review of Affiliate Membership on 10 September 2019 and approved at the 23rd session of the UNWTO General Assembly on 11 September 2019. The Affiliate Members network keeps growing and we are proud to welcome these new members to our community. The 27 entities represent a variety of different subsectors within tourism: universities and research programmes, promotion agencies, tourism business management and consultancies, professional associations, travel agencies and tour operators, DMOs and trade fairs and exhibition management, as well as the first European bank to become a member. The complete list of the 27 entities can be seen below:

  • Abasabad Renovation Company (Iran, Islamic Republic of)
  • Agencia Cordoba Turismo (Argentina)
  • Aras Free Trade-Industrial Zone (Iran, Islamic Republic of)
  • Armenian Tourism Federation (Armenia)
  • Association of Travel Agencies of Azerbaijan (Azerbaijan)
  • Avanzo (Spain)
  • Beautiful Destinations ( USA)
  • Berchtesgadener Land Tourismus GmbH (Germany)
  • Bella Vista Institute of Higher Education (Switzerland)
  • Bricks Corporation (Japan)
  • CaixaBank S.A. (Spain)
  • College of Regional Development and Banking Institute – Ambis (Czech Republic)
  • Consejo de Promoción Turística de Quintana Roo (Mexico)
  • Expedia Group ( USA)
  • Facility Concept (Cote D´Ivoire)
  • Federacion Argentina de Asociaciones de Empresas de Viajes y Turismo – FAEVYT (Argentina)
  • Fideicomiso para el fomento y promoción de la actividad turística (Mexico)
  • Grupo Aviatur Ltda. (Colombia)
  • Grupo Empresarial Estrategia S.A de C.V (Mexico)
  • Maldives Association of Tourism Industry (MATI) (Maldives)
  • NUNO NOBRE CONSULTORIA LDA ( Portugal)
  • Pardis Iranian Mana Seir International Tourism Institute (Iran, Islamic Republic of)
  • Qeshm Free Zone Organization(Iran, Islamic Republic of)
  • Qiddiya Invesment Company ( Saudi Arabia)
  • Tareeq Al Ofuq Co. Travel and Tourism (Iraq)
  • The Hoteliers Association of Uzbekistan (Uzbekistan)
  • Tochal Telecabin Co (Iran, Islamic Republic of)

In total, 129 Affiliate Members have been admitted since the 22nd General Assembly and they were formally approved by the 23rd General Assembly.

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