Australia
Bangladesh
Bahrain
Comoros
Djibouti
Egypt
Eritrea
France
India
Indonesia
Iran
Israel
Jordan
Kenya
Kuwait
Madagascar
Malaysia
Maldives
Mauritius
Mayotte
Mozambique
Myanmar
Oman
Pakistan
Qatar
Reunion
Saudi1
Arabia
Seychelles
Singapore
South
Africa
Sri Lanka
Somalia
Sudan
Tanzania
Thailand
UAE
Yemen
About Us
Indian Ocean Tourism Organization is a non-profit organization established to unite, strengthen and visibly integrate 30+ member states & island nations within the Indian Ocean region, including the Gulf of Eden, Persian Gulf & the Red Sea.
From a travel & tourism perspective, our aim is to accelerate the unprecedented growth and collaborate for regional development, by collectively implementing strategic policies for the Industry while simultaneously advocating social and human development across its Member States & Island Nations.
The development of an avant-garde tourism brand and identity for the Indian Ocean remains the propensity for the next 3 years, and Indian Ocean Tourism Organization plays a catalyst role spearheading unique economic-propositions, aimed to attract markets, curate specific Tourism-content, exhibit the natural and physical tourism-landscape, and showcase the cultural yet distinctive attributes of the region to global audiences worldwide.
Covid-19 pandemic has had a profound impact on the Industry; and alongside the pandemic was a parallel act re-improving, reinvigorating and restarting travel & tourism where travelers would be conscious on choices, advocate ethical and responsible travel & tourism-practices, harmonizing multiple variables instead of optimizing single ones and the opportunity building back better towards a more sustainable, inclusive and resilient Industry.
Tourism Projects
Aim
…acknowledging evolving markets, while realizing the untapped tourism-potential within the archipelago, Indian Ocean Tourism Organization would rethink old systems & embrace new ones, create, create and create phenomenal yet extraordinary intellectual properties, committed to reinvigorating economies of destinations wholly dependent on tourism, curate unique content specifically for each destination, reshaping fresh and new travel & tourism-perspectives, while simultaneously establishing an unprecedented ecosystem for social entrepreneurs presenting tourism ideas, innovation and solutions improving the Industry and its accompanying economic-clusters, and contributing directly towards achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals in the Indian Ocean.
Industries
Airlines & Aviation Companies
Boutique Properties
Convention & Exhibition Venues
Cruise Lines
Destination Management Companies (DMC’s)
Diving & Snorkeling Companies
Event Management Companies
Golf Courses
Hotels, Resorts & Villa’s
Homestays & Service Apartments
Integrated Resorts & Spa’s
M.I.C.E. Service Providers
Multimedia Companies
National Tourism Organisations (NTO’s)
Online Travel Agencies (OTA’s)
Professional Conference Organizers (PCO’s)
Restaurants & Bars Organizations
Social Entrepreneurs – Travel & Tourism
Suppliers & Wholesalers
(AV & Multimedia, Hospitality, F & B, Tech, etc. )
Theme Parks
Transportation Companies
Travel & Tour Operators
Tourism Organizations & Organizations
Tour Guides Organizations
Future of Tourism for the Indian Ocean
The impact of unfettered tourism growth and irresponsible business practices, has brought us to this stage – requiring a fundamental and profound shift in how tourism should work, transforming tourism’s impact on nature and people by working alongside local communities, protecting island nations from the severity of climate change and the deployment of an arsenal of creativity, innovation and solutions developing sustainable models aiding economic, environmental and social impact remains the strategy.
The urgency and an unprecedented opportunity to build back better is timely – a big task indeed – and we felt it was incumbent upon us to source and identify, develop and accelerate the growth of social entrepreneurs within the Industry, seeking to unite tourism’s stakeholders supporting a new vision for the future of tourism in the archipelago.
COALITION
Indian Ocean Tourism Organization seeks to partner, engage and join forces with NGOs in the Indian Ocean archipelago building a regional tourism-impact movement amplifying the need to:
- change the conventional Tourism-landscape
- improve and innovate Tourism-products
- resuscitate inclusive and equitable economic growth
- employment, with decent work for all
- sustainable consumption and production
- improve human health and social development through food security and nutrition
- promote gender equity and women’s empowerment
- protect the biodiversity, oceans and seas by mitigating the impact of climate change
- eradicate poverty encouraging social entrepreneurship
- educating tourist’s & visitor’s on sustainability efforts leaving lasting, memorable and impactful experiences, and
- eliminate social ills through development of a Creative Youth Economy in the Indian Ocean