East Asia Inter-Regional Tourism Federation (EATOF) was founded in Gangwon State, Korea in 2000 in order to pursue peace and prosperity through exchange in diverse fields, especially on tourism. Nine member countries from Northeast and Southeast Asian Provinces founded participated at the preliminary meeting in Seoul in September 1999. It is the only international tourism association in East Asia. EATOF has 10 member provinces."East Asia Inter-Regional Tourism Forum" , additional text.
Functions Each member is playing following roles to achieve goals of EATOF: Exchange of information on tourism policy and tourism industry Development of joint programs which promote tourism in individual provinces and the region as a whole Training, education and exchange of personnel working in the tourism sector both private and public Other matters related to mutual cooperation in tourism
History
2000 After preliminary meeting, EATOF 2000 was held in Gangwon Province, Korea with participation of nine member provinces.
2006 Quang Ninh Province in Vietnam became a regular member.
2007 At the EATOF 2007 in Chiang Mai Province the group agreed to establish the EATOF Permanent Secretariat.
2008 EATOF permanent secretariat was established in Gangwon Province.
2009 Siem Reap in Cambodia and Luang Prabang in Laos became regular members.
Member Province
Country Provinces Logo Accession Gangwon Province Founding member Yogyakarta Special Region Founding member Cebu Founding member Tottori Founding member Jilin Founding member Sarawak Founding member Chiang Mai Founding member Tuv Founding member Primorsky Founding member Quảng Ninh Province 2005 Luang Prabang 2009 Siem Reap 2009
EATOF General Assembly No Date Country Host Theme 1st 5–7 September 2000 Gangwon Province 2nd 9–11 September 2001 Yogyakarta Special Region 3rd 22‒24 September 2002 Cebu 4th 5–7 September 2004 Tottori 5th 2–4 September 2005 Jilin 6th 14–16 September 2006 Sarawak 7th 5–7 September 2007 Chiang Mai 8th 21‒23 July 2008 Ulan Bator 9th 8–10 September 2009 Gangwon Province 10th 2010 Quảng Ninh Province EATOF 2010 - For the sustainable development in East Asia 11th 22‒25 November 2011 Cebu Celebrating 12 Years of Enduring Cooperation and Commitment 12th 28 November – 1 December 2012 Siem Reap Province East Asia Optimizing Sustainable Green Tourism 13th 17–21 October 2013 Luang Prabang Province Tourism, the Key to Sustainable Cultural Conservation 14th 4-6 September 2014 Kuching, Sarawak Growing Regional Tourism Together 15th 2015 Yogyakarta Special Region 16th 2018 Tottori Prefecture 17th 2022 Quang Ninh Province Tourism Recovery in East Asia in the New Normal Era 18th 2024 Tuv Province Bridging Global and Local 19th 2022 Cebu NEW EATOF, GO GLOCAL
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