Gaining the Edge - Tourism StrategyTourism Acronyms
The following acronyms are commonly used in the tourism industry:
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Alphabetical by acronym or abbreviation
A
AAA - American Automobile Association
ABA - American Bus Association
ACME - Association of Convention Marketing Executives
ADR - Average Daily Rate
AGM - Annual General Meeting
AHMA - American Hotel & Motel Association
AMA - American Marketing Association
ASAE - American Society of Association Executives
ASTA - American Society of Travel Agents
ATBC - Aboriginal Tourism British Columbia
ATTC - Aboriginal Tourism Team Canada
B
B&B - Bed & Breakfast
BBB - Better Business Bureau
BC - British Columbia
BCAA - British Columbia Automobile Association
BCATA – British Columbia Agritourism Association
BCMA - British Columbia Museum Association
BCMM - British Columbia Museum of Mining
BCR - BC Rockies Tourism
BCTA - BC Trucking Association
BCYHA - BC & Yukon Hotel Association
BDC - Business Development Bank of Canada
BIC - Business Information Centre
C
CAS - Call Accounting System
CBBH - Canada Bed & Breakfast Hosts (an online group at http://www.canadabbhosts.com/)
CCA - Coast Cultural Alliance
CCCTA - Cariboo Chilcotin Coast Tourism Association
CEO - Chief Executive Officer
CHC - Choice Hotels Canada
CHIP - Canadian Hotels Income
CIC - Citizenship and Immigration Canada
CITAP - Canadian Inbound Tourism Asia Pacific
CMO - Community Marketing Organization
C of C - Chamber of Commerce
COTA - Council of Tourism Associations
CRS - Central Reservation Service
CSAE - Canadian Society of Association Executives
CTA - Canadian Tourism Alliance
CTA - Close to Arrival
CTC - Canadian Tourism Commission
CVA - Convention and Visitors Association
CVB - Convention & Visitor's Bureau
CWM - Canada’s West Marketplace
D
DDMC - Destination Management Company
DMO - Destination Marketing Organization
DEMA - Dive Equipment and Markeitng Association
DOS - Director of Sales
F
FFAM - Familiarization Tour
FIT - Free and Independent (of group) Traveler
FIT - Foreign Independent Traveler
FY - Fiscal Year
G
GGDS - Global Distribution Service
GLAMER - Group Leaders of America
GLBA - Gibsons Landing Business Association
GLBT - Gay Lesbian Bi Travel
GLHA - Gibsons Landing Harbour Authority
GS - Guest Services
GSA - General Sales Agent
GSA - Guest Service Agent
GSM - Guest Service Manager
GST - Goods and Services Tax
GVRD - Greater Vancouver Regional District
H
HHAS - Hotel Association of Canada
HSMAI - Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International
I
IAAMC - International Association of Association Management Companies
IACVB - International Association of Convention and Visitor Bureaus
IAEM - International Association of Exposition Managers
IAMC - Institute of Association Management Companies
IATOS - International Travel & Outdoor Show
IFEA - International Festivals and Events Association
IMN - International Motorcoach Network
IOC - International Olympic Committee
ITB - International Tourism Bourse
M
MFC - Mighty Fraser Country
M & IT - Meetings & Incentive Travel
MLOS - Minimum Length of Stay
Mo - Marketing Organization
MPI - Meeting Professionals International
N
NACS - National Association of Consumer Shows
NAEM - National Association of Exposition Managers
NAUI - National Associaiton of Underwater Instructors
N/S - No Shows
NTA - National Tour Association
O
OCC - Occupancy
OFFMKT - Off Market
OMCA - Ontario Motorcoach Association
P
PADI - Professional Association of Dive Instructors
PCMA - Professional Convention Management Association
Q
QA - Quality Assurance
R
RDMO - Regional Destination Marketing Organization
RFP - Request for Proposal
REV PAR - Revenue Per Available Room
RRW - Resort Reservations World-wide
RVC - Rendezvous Canada
RVDA - Recreational Vehicles Dealers Association
RVRAC - RV Rental Association Canada
S
SCBBOA - Sunshine Coast Bed & Breakfast, Cottage Owners Association
SCTP - Sunshine Coast Tourism Partnership
SITE - Site Inspection
SITE - Society of Incentive and Travel Executives
SMERFE - Social Military Religious Fraternal Entertainment
SNBC - Super, Natural British Columbia
SRP - Special Rate Plan
STCA - Surrey Tourism & Convention Association
SWOT - Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats
T
TA - Travel Agent
TAVI - Tourism Association of Vancouver Island
TBC - Tourism British Columbia
TIAC - Tourism Industry Association of Canada
TIC - Tourism Information Councilor
TMAC - Travel Media Association of Canada
TMR&PM - Tourism Maple Ridge & Pitt Meadows Society
TOTA - Thompson Okanagan Tourism Association
TQM - Total Quality Management
TTRA - Travel and Tourism Research Association
TVAN - Tourism Vancouver
TW - Tourism Whistler
U
UBC - University of British Columbia
UNWTO - United Nations World Tourism Organization
USCC - United States Chamber of Commerce
USTOA - United States Tour Operators Association
V
VCB - Visitors and Convention Bureau
VCEC - Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Centre
VCM - Vancouver, Coast and Mountains
VHA - Vancouver Hotel Association
VIC - Visitor Information Centre
VIC - Visitor Information Councilor
VIGA - Vancouver Island Gardens Association
VIGA - Vancouver Island Golf Alliance
W
WCMC - Western Canada Marketing Committee
WCTA - Western Canada Travel Alliance
WED - Western Economic Diversification
WRSS - White Rock South Surrey Chamber of Commerce
WSAE - Western Society of Association Executives
WTM - World Travel Market
WTTC - World Travel and Tourism Council
Y
YVR - Vancouver International Airport
YXX - Abbotsford International Airport
Alphabetical by phrase / organization
A
Abbotsford International Airport - YXX
Aboriginal Tourism British Columbia - ATBC
Aboriginal Tourism Team Canada - ATTC
American Automobile Association - AAA
American Bus Association - ABA
American Hotel & Motel Association - AHMA
American Marketing Association - AMA
American Society of Association Executives - ASAE
American Society of Travel Agents - ASTA
Annual General Meeting - AGM
Association of Convention Marketing Executives - ACME
Average Daily Rate - AD
B
BC Rockies Tourism - BCR
Bed & Breakfast - B & B
Better Business Bureau - BBB
British Columbia - BC
British Columbia Automobile Association - BCAA
British Columbia Museum Association - BCMA
British Columbia Museum of Mining -BCMM
British Columbia Trucking Association - BCTA
British Columbia & Yukon Hotel Association - BCYHA
Business Development Bank of Canada - BDC
Business Information Centre - BIC
C
Call Accounting System - CAS
Canada Bed & Breakfast Hosts (an online group at http://www.canadabbhosts.com/) - CBBH
Canada’s West Marketplace - CWM
Canadian Hotels Income Properties - CHIP
Canadian Inbound Tourism Asia Pacific - CITAP
Canadian Society of Association Executives - CSAE
Canadian Tourism Alliance - CTA
Canadian Tourism Commission - CTC
Cariboo Chilcotin Coast Tourism Association - CCCTA
Central Reservation Service - CRS
Chamber of Commerce - C of C
Chief Executive Officer - CEO
Choice Hotels Canada - CHC
Citizenship and Immigration Canada - CIC
Close to Arrival - CTA
Coast Cultural Alliance - CCA
Community Marketing Association - CMO
Convention and Visitors Association - CVA
Convention & Visitor's Bureau - CVB
Council of Tourism Associations - COTA
D
Destination Management Company - DMC
Destination Marketing Organization - DMO
Director of Sales - DOS
Dive Equipment & Marketing Association - DEMA
F
Familiarization Tour - FAM
Fiscal Year - FY
Foreign Independent Traveler - FIT
Free and Independent (of group) Traveler - FIT
G
Gay Lesbian Bi Travel - GLBT
General Sales Agent - GSA
Gibsons Landing Business Association - GLBA
Gibsons Landing Harbour Authority - GLHA
Global Distribution Service - GDS
Goods and Services Tax - GST
Greater Vancouver Regional District - GVRD
Group Leaders of America - GLAMER
Guest Service Agent - GSA
Guest Service Manager - GSM
Guest Services - GS
H
Hospitality Industry Education Advisory Committee - HIEAC
Hospitality Sales and Marketing Association International - HSMAI
Hotel Association of Canada - HAS
I
Institute of Association Management Companies - IAMC
International Adventure Travel & Outdoor Show - IATOS
International Association of Association Management Companies - IAAMC
International Association of Convention and Visitor Bureaus - IACVB
International Association of Exposition Managers - IAEM
International Festivals and Events Association - IFEA
International Motorcoach Network - IMN
International Olympic Committee - IOC
International Tourism Bourse - ITB
M
Marketing Organization - MO
Meeting Professionals International - MPI
Meetings & Incentive Travel - M & IT
Mighty Fraser Country (Abbotsford, Fraser Valley and Fraser Canyon) - MFC
Minimum Length of Stay - MLOS
N
National Association of Consumer Shows - NACS
National Association of Exposition Managers - NAEM
National Association of Underwater Instructors - NAUI
National Tour Association - NTA
No Shows - N/S
O
Occupancy - OCC
Off Market - OFFMKT
Ontario Motorcoach Association - OMCA
P
Professional Association of Dive Instructors - PADI
Professional Convention Management Association - PCMA
Q
Quality Assurance - QA
R
Recreational Vehicles Dealers Association - RVDA
Regional Destination Marketing Organization - RDMO
Rendezvous Canada - RVC
Request for Proposal - RFP
Resort Reservations World-wide - RRW
Revenue Per Available Room - REV PAR
RV Rental Association Canada - RVRAC
S
Site Inspection - SITE
Social Military Religious Fraternal Entertainment - SMERFE
Society of Incentive and Travel Executives - SITE
Special Rate Plan - SRP
Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats - SWOT
Sunshine Coast Bed & Breakfast, Cottage Owners Association - SCBBCOA
Sunshine Coast Tourism Partnership - SCTP
Super, Natural British Columbia - SNBC
Surrey Tourism & Convention Association - STCA
T
Thompson Okanagan Tourism Association - TOTA
Total Quality Management - TQM
Tourism Association of Vancouver Island - TAVI
Tourism British Columbia - TBC
Tourism Industry Association of Canada - TIAC
Tourism Information Councilor - TIC
Tourism Maple Ridge & Pitt Meadows Society - TMR&PM
Tourism Vancouver - TVAN
Tourism Whistler - TW
Travel Agent - TA
Travel and Tourism Research Association - TTRA
Travel Media Association of Canada - TMAC
U
United Nations World Tourism Organization - UNWTO
United States Chamber of Commerce - USCC
United States Tour Operators Association - USTOA
University of British Columbia - UBC
V
Vancouver, Coast and Mountains - VCM
Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Centre - VCEC
Vancouver Hotel Association - VHA
Vancouver International Airport - YVR
Vancouver Island Gardens Association - VIGA
Vancouver Island Golf Alliance - VIGA
Visitor Information Centre - VIC
Visitor Information Councilor - VIC
Visitors and Convention Bureau - VCB
W
Western Canada Marketing Committee - WCMC
Western Canada Travel Alliance - WCTA
Western Economic Diversification - WED
Western Society of Association Executives - WSAE
White Rock South Surrey Chamber of Commerce - WRSS
World Travel and Tourism Council - WTTC
World Travel Market - WTM
List compiled by Vancouver, Coast & Mountains.
