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Following the end of the Second World War and with international travel numbers increasing, the IUOTPO restructured itself into the International Union of Official Travel Organizations ( IUOTO ).

A technical, non-governmental organization, the IUOTO was made up of a combination of national tourist organizations, industry and consumer groups.

The goals and objectives of the IUOTO were to not only promote tourism in general but also to extract the best out of tourism as an international trade component and as an economic development strategy for developing nations.