If you represent a not-for-profit association involved in promoting tourism into and within the province of British Columbia, you are eligible to become an Association Member of COTA.

Association members are voting members. As an association member, your representative will sit on the COTA Council which meets no less than three times per year to discuss important tourism issues. At these meetings and others, COTA brings you together with the key decision makers from government and the business community.

Benefits of Becoming an association member include

• Membership on the COTA Council, the voting authority of COTA
• Eligibility for any position on the COTA Board, including the position of President
• Invitations & voting rights at the AGM & Council meetings.
• An invitation to Tourism Day at the Provincial Legislature
• First line of distribution of COTA publications, along with other members
• Involvement in policy circles and surveys which advise COTA on policy issues on an on-going basis
• Minimum $100 discount on registration at BC Tourism Industry Conference held in late winter for staff and Board members
• A special members' rate at COTA events
• Invites to COTA sponsored briefings with senior government officials.
• Receipt of Tourism News and the Member Update via email
• Access to the "members only" section of the COTA website.
• Logo & description on cotabc.com with website link
• Special rates for banner advertising on www.cotabc.com
• Special rates on COTA services
• Access to networking opportunities with other COTA members
• Capacity to market publications on COTA website

Membership investment level: Association membership calculation for the current year (08/09) is based on total association revenues for the 2006 fiscal year. Associations whose members are primarily in the tourism and hospitality industry (i.e. revenues primarily attributed to non-resident spending) are assessed 1/4 of 1 per cent (0.0025) of total revenues. Revenues calculated are from all streams including grants, membership investments, levies, hotel tax, event revenues etc. This is an adjustment down from the previous model passed in February 2007 that was pegged at 1 per cent of 'core' revenues. Association membership cycle is April 1 to March 31; after June 1 membership investment will be pro-rated.

Fill out a membership application by clicking here (or download a PDF). All memberships are subject to approval by the COTA Board of Directors.