About the Travel Industry Council of Hong Kong

Established in 1978, the Travel Industry Council of Hong Kong (TIC) has been a self-regulatory body of travel agents under the Travel Agents (Amendment) Ordinance since 1988. It has performed an important role in regulating the trade and promoting the development of the travel industry until it completed its historic mission of self-regulating the industry and took up the role of the federation of trade associations in the third quarter of 2022.

The TIC’s membership includes eight Association Members and about 1,680 travel agents. The objectives of the TIC are to promote development and professionalism of the industry, continuously enhance the service standards of the industry, protect and promote members’ rights, interests and welfare, assist members to explore new business opportunities, as well as to strengthen partnerships with travel-related organisations within and outside Hong Kong.

The TIC has been organising training courses on tour escorting skills, tour guiding skills, ticketing and reservation, customer relations, selling skills, travel agency management and selling of cruise holiday packages, as well as workshops for travel consultants. It has also organised a large number of seminars for the Continuing Professional Development Scheme for Tourist Guides (“CPD Scheme”). These courses, workshops and seminars have all along been delivered in a physical learning environment i.e. the face-to-face delivery mode.

Further information about the TIC can be found at https://www.tichk.org.