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CATA Membership Sub Committee plays an active role in building the Organization. Its main Goal is:
Develop list of prospective direct members and pursue
them to join organization and maintain existing
membership.
Benefits of Membership:
In recognition of its leadership in the discussion
and promotion of private sector concerns and interests,
the national government has accorded the CATA the
recognition of being the representative and voice
of Cambodia Tourism. It is given a hand in the process
of government policy formulation. It reviews tourism
policies, and with the interest of the tourism community
in mind, CATA works out policy alternatives and
conveys them to concerned government agencies. The
CATA represents the tourism sector in a number of
government bodies tasked with policy formulation
and implementation.
Membership in Committees is a privilege granted
only to CATA members. Involvement in CATA committees
keeps one abreast of the issues and concerns besetting
one's industry or sector. Here, one gets the chance
to directly influence the decision-making processes
within the organization, which shapes CATA's positions
actions on local and international tourism issues.
The CATA regularly receives trade, tourism and research
inquiries from all over the world. Most of these
inquiries come from companies which either are looking
for suppliers and buyers or tourism business tie-ups.
CATA members may also avail of this service when
looking for buyers and suppliers, both local and
foreign.
CATA provided the following venues to access tourism
business opportunities:
- Membership Database: The CATA Membership Database
is the heart of CATA's business-matching engine
and envisioned to be the confluence of tourism
contacts in the Cambodia.
- Business Networking: The Business Networking
Program creates physical and virtual venues
for prospective business parties to meet and
do business. The physical venue allows members
to do personal networking and to have personal
interaction with other businessmen.
The Association also has a wide network of trade
and other tourism industry associations which serve
as sounding boards on issues and concerns of the
respective industries / sectors.
The CATA is regularly visited by foreign tourism
boards and trade missions. Depending on the area
of interest of these visiting officials or businessmen,
CATA invites members for meetings to explore possible
tie-ups. CATA continually seeks out potential local
and foreign tourism business and partners through:
- Tourism Missions. CATA regularly sends and
receives trade missions and delegations to or
from different countries and international institutions.
These missions are aimed at exploring possible
tie-ups. These visits and bilateral exchanges
are fertile sources of contracts from which
significant joint ventures grow.
- Business Councils. Business Councils are organized
to promote tourism trade and business relations
among and between CATA members and members of
tourism trade organizations abroad. These councils
have the following objectives:
- establishment of closer relations and
collaboration through information exchange;
- the organization of seminars, trade missions
and exhibitions;
- And the formation of joint business councils.
Through the CATA's extensive links with various
local and international government and private institutions,
members are provided with first-hand opportunities
to attend training programs here and abroad.
The CATA offers a wide
range of information services through various
publications such as:
- CATA Hand Book: CATA Hand Book kept the members updated on new tourism policies, foreign and local business opportunities, international trade fairs and events, government regulations, latest statistic and economic indicators and other such enterprise-relevant information.
- CATA Directory: CATA publishes the Cambodia Travel Agents Directory annually which contains profiles of member companies, local organizations and other trade associations. This publication is circulated among CATA Members and distributed among government agencies, Foreign Embassies in the Cambodia, Foreign Chambers of Commerce, Business Organizations, as well as to Cambodian Embassies abroad and other relevant institutions.
- CATA Website: The CATA website provides members unlimited 24 x 7 online access to information.
- CATA information through regular emails to all the members: The CATA also provides a wide range of reference materials on tourism market and product profiles, foreign business reports, trade directories, country profiles and other tourism reports and opportunities available to members at CATA Library & Information Center.
How to Become a CATA Member | New Membership
& Membership Renewals
Membership is open to all individuals who are engaged
in Travel Tourism, Travel Transportation and Associated
Professions. For Membership Details, please contact
membership Sub Committee at CATA Secretariat or
email us at: cata@online.com.kh
Membership Types
There are three types of Membership in CATA
Honorary Lifetime Membership shall
be limited to members of good standing. Lifetime
membership may be appointed to such members by a
majority vote of the membership. Lifetime membership
shall have all rights and privileges of the Association
with the exception of voting rights and holding
an elective office.
Corporate Membership shall be
limited to those companies or corporate's who are
in the travel services and legally approved by Ministry
of Tourism, Cambodia. Corporate Members shall have
all voting rights and may hold elective office within
the Association. Corporate Membership is the main
strength of the Organization.
Associate Membership is open to
any person or company who is responsible for directing
the business conducted by the following companies:
Auto Rental, Bus, Certified Air Carrier, Charge
Card, Credit Card, Cruise Line, Travel Related Automation
Company, Travel Management Consulting Firms, Travel
Management Companies and other travel professional
services firms or associations. Associate Membership
shall have some rights and privileges of the Association
with the exception of voting rights and holding
an elective office.
All the Memberships have to be approved by the Membership
Sub Committee and the CATA BOARD.
Membership Fees & Dues
Membership is available on an annual calendar
year basis (January to December) at a Membership
Fees. Please contact the Membership Sub Committee
or CATA Secretariat for the Membership and Renewal
Fees.
Refund / Cancellation Policy
Membership Fees are non-refundable and non-transferable.
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