ABSTRACT
Tourist boards in the United Kingdom exist in a variety of guises. There are the statutory boards which include England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland and the British Tourist Authority as well as the non-statutory boards which include 12 Regional Boards in England. There are also three Regional Tourism Councils in Wales plus the Scottish network of Area Tourist Boards and a number of ‘off-shore’ boards, like the Isle of Man Tourist Board. The status of the Guernsey Tourist Board and of the Jersey Tourist Board, Sark Tourism Council, the Alderney Tourist Board, and a number of ‘Trade Associations’, which call themselves sorts of tourist boards should also be acknowledged.
