TPO (Tourism Promotion Organization for Asian-Pacific Cities)

TPO Forum is to discuss topical issues in the tourism industry and to share knowledge and experiences among working-level officials of member cities.
Period: To be decided
Venue: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Participants: Delegates from 85 member cities and 45 industry members, invited guests
Objectives: To deliberate on significant issues in the field of tourism and to exchange information and opinions among member cities.
Budget Preparation: Airfare, Accommodation, Registration Fee, etc.

Objectives: Within the scope of the General Assembly’s decisions, the Executive Committee deliberates on various matters related to the operation and projects of the organization.
Details: To deliberate on significant issues related to the operation of the organization such as budget plans and approval of new members. Decisions made at the Executive Committee Meeting shall be submitted to the General Assembly for approval.
- The 31st Executive Committee Meeting: To be decided
- The 32nd Executive Committee Meeting: To be decided
Budget Preparation: Airfare, Accommodation, etc.

Participants: Delegates from city members and members in the private sectors.
Objectives: Regional Meeting is an official meeting for the working level representatives of the member cities. It will be conducted as a regional group session, focusing on joint projects and programmes as well as interesting topics in the regions.
- Regional Meeting of Korea (February, Korea)
- Regional Meeting of China (During TPO Forum)
- Regional Meeting of Southeast Asia (During TPO Forum)
- Regional Meeting of Japan (During TPO Forum)
Budget Preparation: Airfare, Accommodation, etc.

TPO performs the joint tourism marketing activities for member cities to facilitate their tourism sector and to attract tourist arrivals.
Participants: City members and members in the private sectors, etc.
Objectives
- To support the tourism marketing activities of member cities and facilitate their tourism industry through the promotion of their brands
- To reduce expenses and to maximize the marketing impact through the joint project of member cities
- Strengthen mutual cooperation for the development of the tourism industry in TPO member cities.
Participation in travel fairs or holding TPO Travel Trade

1st Project – in the host city of the 8th TPO Forum

2nd Project – To be decided

3rd Project – To be decided

“Human Resources Development in Tourism Sector” is a project that TPO puts great emphasis. K-CLIP was created with the purpose of developing cultural understanding and global awareness among young people who will lead the society in the coming day. K-CLIP, so far held under the names of “TPO Youth Multi-Media Culture Camp”, “Discover Asia in Korea”, “Tourism Universiade”, “K-CLIP 2014”, Surabaya-CLIP 2016, and K-CLIP 2016 etc. has gathered a large number of young talents from the Asia Pacific Region over the past few years.
Objectives
- Contribute to the development of culture and tourism through the exchange of the international participants.
- Foster global understanding and cultivate global thinking among youth by sharing participants’ home cultures and embracing new ones.
- Create a network of youngsters and provide an opportunity for in-depth understanding of the host city and its cultures through cultural activities and field trips.
Participants: Participants over 18 years of age
Period: Twice a year (August and December)
Venue: To be decided
Budget Preparation: Expenses to host the programme or support for 1-day FAM Trip

Participants: 85 member cities
Objectives:
- To provide an opportunity to promote the tourism destinations of TPO member cities through exchanging the tourism-related information each other.
- To build a long-term information exchange system through the cooperation among TPO member cities.
- Period: Continuation and Expansion of Exchange
Application: Application form is available at the official website of TPO: http://aptpo.org/eng/?folder=bbs&page=add&board_id=activity

1. Operation of TPO Website (www.aptpo.org)

Information Service and Communication is aiming at providing the latest trends of tourism industry and member cities’ tourism information such as tourist destinations, travel products, festivals, events, and mutual exchange etc.
- Introduction of TPO and its activities and communication with members
- To post the latest tourism information and promotional videos of member cities
- Service in English, Korean, Japanese, and Chinese

2. Publication of TPO official magazine『Tourism Scope 』

Tourism Scope is delivering to over 1,600 copies around the world, including city governments, tourism organizations and institutes, travel agencies, hotels, airline etc.
Publication: 4 times a year (March, June, September, December)
- Introduction and promotion of tourism destinations, events and festivals, and cultural heritages of member cities
- Publication of E-Magazine in English, Korean, Chinese, and Japanese
- Delivery the printed edition in English
For any inquiries or questions, please contact the TPO Secretariat

3. Publication of TPO E-Newsletter『Tourism News Patrol 』

Publication: Every month
Language: English, Korean, Chinese, Japanese
No. of article: 10 – 15 articles in 4 languages
Details: Tourism news, events, festivals related to the member cities and information on the activities of TPO.
Article Submission
- Form: Tourism related article in English including its title and photos
- Length: 1-page on the basis of MS Word / Space between letters: 1.5, letter: 12 point
- Submission: By 10th of every month via E-mail / tpo-jdcho@hotmail.com

Member Categories		After
Category 1	Government	3,000 USD
Category 2	Non-Profit and Non-Government Organization	1,500 USD
Category 3	Business and Industry	500 USD

TPO ACTIVITIES