The tourism industry is rife with acronyms which can be confusing at times. The list below is designed as a quick reference to help you understand the more common abbreviations.
| AAA | Australian Automobile Association |
| ABS | Australian Bureau of Statistics |
| AFTA | Australian Federation of Travel Agents |
| AHA(WA) | Australian Hotels Association (WA) |
| ASCOT | Australian Standing Committee on Tourism |
| ATE | Australian Tourism Exchange |
| ATDW | Australian Tourism Data Warehouse |
| ATEC | Australian Tourism Export Council |
| B&B | Bed and breakfast |
| BTR | Bureau of Tourism Research (based in Canberra) |
| CASA | Civil Aviation Safety Authority |
| CATO | Council of Australian Tour Operators |
| CIAWA | Caravan Industry Association Western Australia |
| CRS | Central reservation system |
| DBCA | Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions |
| EAA | Ecotourism Association of Australia |
| FACET | Forum Advocating Cultural and Ecotourism |
| FAMILS | Familiarisations |
| FCHA | Farm and Country Holidays Association |
| FIT | Fully independent traveller |
| FOC | Free of charge |
| GIT | Group inclusive tour |
| GSA | General sales agent |
| IATA | International Air Transport Association |
| ITB | International Travel Bourse (held in Berlin) |
| ITO | Inbound tour operator |
| IVS | International visitor survey |
| MIAA | Meetings Industry Association of Australia |
| MICE | Meetings Incentives Conventions & Exhibitions |
| NVS | National visitor survey |
| PATA | Pacific Asia Travel Association |
| PAX | Passengers |
| PCO | Professional conference organiser |
| RTO | Regional Tourism Organisation |
| TABS | Travel Australia business show |
| TCWA | Tourism Council Western Australia |
| TGA | Tour Guides Association |
| VCWA | Visitor Centres WA |
| VFR | Visiting friend and relatives |
| VJP | Visiting Journalists Program |
| TA | Tourism Australia |
| TRA | Tourism Research Australia |
| TWA | Tourism Western Australia |
| WTO | World Tourism Organisation |
| YHA | Youth Hostels Association |
