World Tourism Organization

The WTO, associated with the United Nations, is an intergovernmental
technical body dealing with all aspects of tourism. The Organization
promotes and develops tourism as a means of contributing to economic
development, international understanding, peace, and prosperity. The WTO
provides a world clearing house for the collection, analysis, and
dissemination of technical tourism information and it offers national
tourism administrations and organizations a means for multilateral
approaches to international discussions and negotiations on tourism policy
and practice. The Organization was established in November 1974;
headquarters are in Madrid, Spain.