United by purpose, these aims reflect our commitment to supporting members and advancing youth and educational travel
to raise the profile of education and/or education travel to, from and within the United Kingdom
to establish and maintain a recognised status by informing industry influencers world-wide along with government and other associated agencies
to create and maintain a network of member organisations, providing a forum for the exchange of ideas and information
to create commercial opportunities between buyers and sellers
to express a strong, independent and unified voice on matters of common interest
to assist Members with the development and dissemination of information so as to provide young people from all countries; the opportunity to engage in travel to, from and with the United Kingdom
to secure mutual understanding and co-operation among all Members of the Association in any way which may be found practicable including conferences, seminars, training, exchange of literature and information
to establish guidelines for the conduct of business among Members of the Association and for the treatment and protection of participants in education and or youth and educational travel and tourism programes
to take such action as may be possible to assist in the development of education and or youth and educational travel and tourism programmes in countries where they do not exist and to encourage government and official bodies to facilitate travel to and from their countries with a reasonable set of effective regulations
to continue to improve the quality of services provided by Members and to encourage the maintenance of a high standard of facilities
to increase public awareness of the professionalism of the Members of the Association and the benefits of education and or youth and educational travel and tourism in general
