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1、UnitFiveWorldTourismOrganizationIntroductionAsaleadinginternationalorganizationinthefieldoftravelandtourism,WorldTourismOrganizationservesasaglobalforumfortourismpolicyissuesandapracticalsourceoftourismknow-how.Ithasthreemembershipcategories—full,associateandaffiliatemembers.Itisinv
2、olvedinglobalandregionalactivities,whichaimstofacilitateworldtravelthrougheliminationorreductionofgovernmentalmeasuresforinternationaltravel.TextExercisesRelatedTechnicalTermsGrammar1TheWorldTourismOrganization(WTO)isthemostwidelyrecognizedandoneoftheleadinginternationalorganization
3、sinthefieldoftravelandtourismtoday.Itservesasaglobalforumfortourismpolicyissuesandapracticalsourceoftourismknow-how.Itsmembershipincludes138countriesandterritoriesandmorethan350affiliatemembersrepresentinglocalgovernment,tourismassociations,educationalinstitutions,andprivatesectorco
4、mpanies,includingairlines,hotelgroups,andtouroperators.WithitsheadquartersinMadrid,WTOisanintergovernmentalbodyentrustedbytheUnitedNationswiththepromotionanddevelopmentoftourism.Throughtourism,WTOaimstostimulateeconomicgrowthandjobcreation,provideincentivesforprotectingtheenvironmen
5、tandheritageofdestinations,promotepeaceandunderstandingamongallthenationsoftheworld.Text2TheWorldTourismOrganizationhaditsbeginningsastheInternationalUnionofOfficialTouristPublicityOrganizationssetupin1925inTheHague.ItwasrenamedtheInternationalUnionforOfficialTourismOrganizations(IU
6、OTO)afterWorldWarIIandmovedtoGeneva.IUOTOwasrenamedtheWorldTourismOrganization(WTO),anditsfirstGeneralAssemblywasheldinMadridinMay1975.TheSecretariatwasinstalledinMadridearlythefollowingyearattheinvitationoftheSpanishgovernment,whichprovidesabuildingfortheheadquarters.In1976,WTObeca
7、meanexecutingagencyoftheUnitedNationsDevelopmentProgram(UNDP);in1977,aformalcooperationagreementwassignedwiththeUnitedNationsitself.Text3AlthoughitsmembersincludemanydevelopedcountriesincludingCanada,theUnitedStates,Australia,Germany,andFrance–WTOgenerallyaimstopromoteanddeveloptour
8、ismwithparticularem
