ACM

Asian Civilization Museum

ASEAN

Association of South-East Asian Nations

ASP

application service provider

ATC

Australian Tourist Commission

BDI

brand development indexing

BSE

bovine spongiform encephalopathy

CEE

Central and Eastern Europe

CEO

chief executive officer

CINDE

Coalic on Costarricense de Iniciativas para el Desarrolo

CIS

Commonwealth of Independent States

CRC Tourism

Australian Co-operative Research Centre for Sustainable Tourism

CTA

Carmarthenshire Tourist Association

DCRT

Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism

DMO

Destination Marketing Organization

DMS

destination management system

DTO

district tourism organization

EU

European Union

FY

fiscal year

GDN

global distribution network

GDP

gross domestic product

GDS

global distribution system

GPTMC

Greater Philadelphia Tourism and Marketing Committee

IDA

Irish Development Agency

INCAE

Insituto Centroamericano de Administraci n de Emprasas

IOC

International Olympic Committee

ITCR

Insituto Tecnol gico de Costa Rica

LOTR

The Lord of the Rings

MICE

meetings, incentive, corporate and exhibitions

MMP

mixed member proportional

MPAF

market potential assessment formula

NAFTA

North American Free Trade Agreement

NTO

national tourism organization

NTPC

National Tourism Plan Committee

NZTB

New Zealand Tourism Board

NZTIA

New Zealand Tourism Industry Association

NZTIF

New Zealand Tourism Industry Federation

NZTPD

New Zealand Tourism and Publicity Department

OLRS

online reservation system

PATA

Pacific Area Travel Association

PDA

personal digital assistant

RLO

regional liaison officer

RNC

Republican National Convention

ROI

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