AAA American Automobile Association
ABA American Bus Association
ABTA Association of British Travel Agents
ADA Americans with Disabilities Act
AH&LA American Hotel & Lodging Association
ARC Airlines Reporting Corporation
ASAE American Society of Association Executives
ASTA American Society of Travel Agents
ATA Air Transport Association
A/V audio/visual
B&B bed & breakfast
BEO banquet event order
BTA British Tourist Authority
CAE Certified Association Executive
CIC Convention Industry Council
CMP Certified Meeting Professional
CSM Convention Service Manager
CSP Certified Speaking Professional
CTC Certified Travel Counselor
CTP Certified Tour Professional
CVB Convention & Visitors Bureau
DMAI Destination Marketing Association
International
DMC destination management company
DMO destination marketing organization
EIBTM European Incentive & Business Travel &
Meeting Exhibition
FAA Federal Aviation Administration
FAM familiarization tour
FICP Financial & Insurance Conference Planners
FIT foreign independent travel
HSMAI Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association
International
ITME Incentive Travel & Meeting Executives
ITB Internationale Tourismusbörse (German)
MPI Meeting Professionals International
NTA National Tour Association
PCMA Professional Convention Management
Association
RCMA Religious Conference Management
Association
RevPAR revenue per available room
RFP request for proposal
ROI return on investment
SATW Society of American Travel Writers
SGMP Society of Government Meeting
Professionals
SITE Society of Incentive & Travel Executives
SMERF social, military, educational, religious,
fraternal
TIA Travel Industry Association of America
UCCCF Universal Credit Card Charge Form
URL uniform resource locator
USTOA United States Tour Operators Association
WTM World Travel Market
WTO World Tourism Organization