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List of Abbreviations
ASATA Association of South African Travel Agents
ASEAN Association of Southeast Asian Nations
ASSET Association of Small Scale Enterprises in Tourism
BSA Brand South Africa
CAST Caribbean Alliance for Sustainable Tourism
CDEM Civil Defence and Emergency Management
CDERA Caribbean Disaster Emergency Response Agency
CMSC Culture, Media and Sport Committee
COMCEC Standing Committee for Economic and Commercial Cooperation of the Organization
of Islamic Cooperation
CRSTDP Caribbean Regional Sustainable Tourism Development Programme
CTB Ceylon Tourist Board
DMO Destination Management Organisation
DRR Disaster risk reduction
ECOWAS Economic Community of West African States
FMD Foot and Mouth Disease
GDP Gross Domestic Product
GFC Global Financial Crisis
GMS Greater Mekong Sub-Region
GRDP Gross Regional Domestic Product
GTA Gambia Tourism Authority
GTB Gambia Tourist Board
IATA International Air Transport Association
JICA Japan International Cooperation Agency
LEP Local Enterprise Partnership
MENA Middle East and North Africa
MICE Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Events
MTPB Maldives Tourism Promotion Board
NCA National Constituant Assembly
NGO Non-governmental organization
NTA National Tourism Administration
NTB Nepal Tourism Board
NTO National TourismOrganisation
OSU One Stop Unit
PATA Pacific Asia Travel Association
RDAs Regional Development Agencies
SADC Southern African Development Community
SANCB South African National Convention Bureau
SARS Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
SAT South African Tourism
SATSA Southern Africa Tourism Services Association