About Us

Canadian Inbound Tourism Association – Asia Pacific (CITAP) is a federally incorporated, volunteer-driven not-for-profit organization committed to further develope Canada as the preferred destination for Asia Pacific travellers. CITAP was established in 1997 by the leaders of our Receptive Tour Operators. They had the vision to increase the business from the Asia Pacific market into Canada by working collectively on marketing initiatives and by approaching our various levels of government to support the needs of our industry.

Now, 20 years later, our membership has grown to be 250 strong from coast to coast to coast within Canada and also from the United States. It is now our goal as a Board of Directors along with our committees and the entire membership to review and revisit the mandate originaly set out by our founders. We are fortunate to have recently welcomed Joe Volk as our first Executive Director for the association. We welcome his leadership and thoughtful work to achieve goals set by our organization.