John Pinniger
Director-General
John has over thirty years experience in government and media relations and currently works with both English and French speaking countries in Africa in the spheres of tourism…
APITT
Promoting Destinations Worldwide
The Association for the Promotion of International Travel and Tourism (APITT) is an international trade association formed in 2017 to help promote global travel and tourism in emerging and evolving destinations around the World.
About us
Who we are
Led by experts from the different sectors of the tourism industry, we work with other international associations, conference companies, airlines, hotel groups and training providers among others to market the attractions of developing destinations.
Formed 2017
Not-for-profit. Mutual. Global.
We awaken interest in new and emerging destinations, and strengthen awareness of established resorts and cities on every continent.
Meet our team
Executive directors
Leadership drawn from marketing, membership, conferences, business travel and destination promotion.
Sonia Tanoh
Communication Director
Communication Director for APITT and Regional Director for Francophone West Africa, supporting destination messaging and partner relations across the region.
Dipson Koirala
Deputy Director, Marketing
Deputy Director for Marketing and Country Manager for Nepal, linking Indian Sub-Continent destination promotion with Association marketing programmes.
Sandeep Jain
Business Development Director
Sandeep is a science graduate and a dual management degree holder as “Master in Tourism Administration” and “Master in International Business” from the Indian Institute of…
Destinations
Spotlight destinations
Destination pages from the APITT programme — Ghana and Guinea first.
Memberships
Join APITT today
Plans for destinations, tourism businesses, smaller firms, individuals and students.
£500per year
Tourism businesses
For ministries, tourism offices and agencies
£250per year
Smaller business
Travel agencies, tour operators, hotels, travel businesses
£50per year
Individual member
Individual travel and tourism professionals
£25per year
Student member
Students of tourism and related subjects