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EATOF

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Abbreviation
  
EATOF

Website
  
http://www.eatof.org

First event
  
2000 Gangwon Province, Korea

Purpose
  
International Tourism Conference

East Asia Inter-Regional Tourism Forum was founded in Gangwon Province, Korea in 2000 in order to pursue for peace and prosperity through exchanges in diverse fields especially on tourism. Nine member countries from Northeast and Southeast Asian Provinces founded participated at the preliminary meeting in Seoul in September 1999 to form EATOF. It is the only international tourism association in East Asia, led by local governments. Currently, EATOF has 12 member provinces with the accession of Quảng Ninh Province in 2005 and Luang Prabang and Siem Riep in 2009.

Contents

Functions

Each member is playing following roles to achieve goals of EATOF:

  • Exchange of information on tourism policy and tourism industry
  • Development of joint programs which promote tourism in individual provinces and the region as a whole
  • Training, education and exchange of personnel working in the tourism sector both private and public
  • Other matters related to mutual cooperation in tourism

    • History

  • 2000. 9.

    • After preliminary meeting, EATOF 2000 that is also called an inarguable meeting was held in Gangwon Province, Korea with participation of nine member provinces.

  • 2006. 9

    • Quang Ninh Province in Vietnam became a new regular member, and then EATOF has consisted of ten member provinces.

  • 2007. 9

    • At the EATOF 2007 in Chiang Mai Province agreed to establish EATOF Permanent Secretariat.

  • 2008. 1

    • EATOF permanent secretariat has been established in Gangwon Province.

  • 2009. 9.

    • Siem Reap in Cambodia and Luang Prabang in Laos became new regular members, and then EATOF has consisted of twelve member provinces.

    References

    EATOF Wikipedia
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