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MEMBERSHIP FEES 2008
Fellow £123
Member £95
Student £30
Retired or overseas Fellow £62
Retired or overseas Member £50

If you are also joining the Consultants Group, there is an additional fee of £30, to be paid at the same time.

Please note that the deadline for new direct debit mandates for 2008 has passed, but you can still join us today and pay by BACS, credit/debit card or cheque! To pay by Direct Debit starting Jan 2009 please download the form from here - direct debit mandate form.

Why should you join the Society?
Joining the Society you will become a member of the leading tourism network within the UK, allowing you to meet new people with similar interests. The Tourism Society provides you with a forum to express your ideas, concerns and aspirations for the industry.

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Who should apply?
Anyone with a passion for tourism is welcome to join the Society. As tourism is such a diverse industry we encourage people from every sector to join, whether directly or indirectly involved in tourism. As the future will be in the hands of the young and the educators, we especially look forward to teachers, trainers and students joining.

What are the benefits of membership?
The Society provides much more than just a networking forum. In addition to receiving the Membership Directory, journal and being able to attend events at reduced prices, you will be eligible for a variety of discounts including up to 30% off specified publications, or reduced rates for hotel rooms, car parking and car rental. For a full list of discounts available to the membership please click here. Check our membership benefits here

What are the different grades of membership?
The Society has one basic grade of membership, MTS (Member of the Tourism Society);students are encouraged to join and pay a lower fee until graduation and they have been working for more than three years in full time paid employment.

Progression to Fellowship, the senior membership grade, is open to those who have held membership of the Society for not less than two years and hold, or have held, a senior position of responsibility in the tourism industry and/or can demonstrate a record of significant contributions in one or more sectors of tourism and leisure

Membership of the Tourism Society is for individuals; many however join either as part of an affinity group or because their companies wish to become Corporate Members. For full details about these and individual membership grades please click here or contact the Secretariat on 020 8661 4636.