International Tourism Studies Association (ITSA) is the 1st China-based global academic association on tourism research in the world. The Association is founded in Hangzhou on August 15th 2006 by19 founding members all over the world, and headquartered at Peking University in Beijing. ITSA got registered as a non-profit organization in Hong Kong in March 2008. As a nonprofit organization, the objectives of ITSA is to bridge the gap between West and East in tourism and hospitality research, to provide a forum for exchange of research ideas and good research practices in tourism studies among scholars around the world with a particular focus on the developing countries and cross linguistic tourism facts, and to diffuse research findings for the benefits of the tourism industry. ITSA membership opens to all tourism academic organizations or industry partners from developing or developed countries & regions.

We have 3 types of members：invited members、general members and student members. All members will enjoy the following benefits: receiving free ITSA newsletters、discounted conference fee、opportunities to attend projects or training organized by ITSA、free ITSA Journal “China Tourism Research”.

In order to promote more membership internationally, ITSA decide to set the first year as free membership observation period. Membership fee will be charged from the second year, you may choose online payment or bank transfer.

ITSA Member Registration Form:    Download WORD file 211K

Procedure for applying for ITSA membership:
1) Kindly fill out ITSA membership form from the following link or download from our website: http://www.itsa.cn
2) Send back your form to our mailbox at itsa.assistant@163.com or cuirui1009@yahoo.com.cn
3) Your name will be put on ITSA membership list

Any question please contact：Mrs. Rui Cui
Email: cuirui1009@yahoo.com.cn
Tel: ＋861062757971   Fax: ＋861062757048
Welcome to visit ITSA official website:  http://www.itsa.cn