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TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY ORGANIZATIONS  UNWTO UNITED NATIONS WORLD TOURISM ORGANIZATION Located in Madrid, Spain Intergovernmental technical body which deals with all aspects of tourism Union of Filipino Tourism Educators (UFTE) The Union...

TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY ORGANIZATIONS  UNWTO UNITED NATIONS WORLD TOURISM ORGANIZATION Located in Madrid, Spain Intergovernmental technical body which deals with all aspects of tourism Union of Filipino Tourism Educators (UFTE) The Union of Filipino Tourism Educators, formerly Tourism Educators of Schools, Colleges, and Universities or TESCU, is a bona fide organization of Tourism Educators founded by Dr. Zenaida Lansangan-Cruz and duly registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 9, 1993. UFTE has the following objectives: 1. to unite all colleges, universities, and schools with tourism programs with the end in view of training and developing their students for a productive and meaningful career in tourism 2. to promote a closer working relationship between educators and industry 3. to put out a journal which will publish research studies, articles, and up-to-date information with regard to the tourism industry 4. to encourage members to undertake research on the latest aspects of tourism to produce information, data, and new findings in order to bolster the country's tourism industry; 5. to sponsor lectures, seminars, workshops, conferences, and symposia on the various fields of tourism; and 6. to work with colleagues to advance the image and understanding of travel and tourism education within the larger arenas of the industry and the academic world. The association has three categories of members, namely: 1. Regular - those engaged in the teaching of tourism and other related courses. 2. Associate - those involved in tourism research, studies, and training 3. Institutional - institutions and organizations which are interested in promoting the goals of the association. The members are entitled to the following: 1. participation in UFTE meetings, seminars, symposia, training programs, and conferences; 2. participation in educational programs, scholarship grants, and the like 3. information exchange through newsletters and journals; 4. involvement in research; 5. awards and recognition for outstanding work in the field of tourism; 6. affiliations with other tourism organizations;