Tourism: Contacts and resources

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• Websites
• Publications

Websites

• Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA)
  
• Association of Independent Tour Operators (AITO)
  
• Civil Aviation Authority (CAA)
  
• Cruise Lines International Association
  
• Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS)
  
• Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment for Northern Ireland (DETINI)
  
• Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS)
  
• Department for Transport (DfT)
  
• English Heritage
  
• European Cruise Council
  
• European Tour Operators Association (ETOA)
  
• Federation of Tour Operators (FTO)
  
• Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO)
  
• Guild of Registered Tourist Guides
  
• Guild of Travel Management Companies (GTMC)
  
• Institute of Travel and Tourism (ITT)
  
• Institute for Sport, Parks and Leisure (ISPAL)
  
• International Air Transportation Association (IATA)
  
• International Ecotourism Society
  
• International Federation of Park and Recreation Administration
  
• Jobsgopublic
  
• Northern Ireland Tourist Board
  
• Passenger Shipping Association
  
• People 1st for Hospitality, Leisure, Travel and Tourism
  
• Scottish Tourist Guides Association
  
• Springboard UK
  
• Tourism Alliance
  
• Tourism Ireland
  
• The Tourism Society
  
• Training Professional Guides
  
• Travel Agents List
  
• Travel Mole
  
• UKInbound
  
• VisitBritain
  
• Visit Scotland
  
• VisitWales
  
• Word Travels - Tour Operators
  
• World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO)
  
• World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC)
  

Publications

The following Graduate Prospects and AGCAS publications should be available in your university careers service. If you would like to purchase your own copy go to order publications to find out more.

Graduate Prospects publications

• Prospects Directory , Annual Sept.
  
• Prospects Finalist , 4 issues/yr
  

AGCAS

• Applications, CVs and Covering letters, AGCAS Information Booklet, Biennial
  
• Going for Interviews, AGCAS Information Booklet, Biennial
  
• Job Seeking Strategies, AGCAS Information Booklet, Biennial
  
• Sport and Leisure Sector, AGCAS Sector Briefing, Biennial
  
• Transport and Logistics Sector, AGCAS Sector Briefing, Biennial
  
• Using Your Language Skills, AGCAS Information Booklet, Biennial
  
• Working Abroad, AGCAS Information Booklet, Biennial
  

Other

• Careers in Travel, Tourism, and Hospitality, McGraw-Hill Education, 2006 buy from Amazon.co.uk
  
• The Travel Industry (Careers Uncovered), Trotman Publishing, 2006
  
• Travel Perspectives, A Guide to Becoming a Travel Professional, Thomson Delmar Learning, 2007 buy from Amazon.co.uk
  
• Travel Weekly, Reed Business Information, Weekly
  
• Working in Aviation, Vacation Work Publications, 2004 buy from Amazon.co.uk
  
• Working in Ski Resorts - Europe and North America, Vacation Work Publications, 2006
  
• Working in Tourism - The UK, Europe and Beyond, Vacation Work Publications, 2004