ACPETUR  is the Catalan  Network of  Tourism Journalists and Travel Writers and consists of more than two hundred professionals who work or reside in Catalonia.

ACPETUR is represented in all professional sectors of tourism-related activity such as:

 * Newspaper and Travel Supplement   Journalists
 * Technical and specialized journal and trade magazine Writers  
 * Radio Stations
 * TV Stations
 * Producers
 * Consultants and Professional Conference-givers 
 * Freelance Journalists 
 * Authors of Travel and Tourism books and guides 
 * Teachers and Professors of Tourism- related Studies
 * Entrepreneurs and Business professionals

The mission of the Catalan  Network of  Tourism Journalists and Travel Writers is  twofold: to defend the interests of professionals included in  the collective and to actively promote tourism through the dissemination of information, articles and documents.  To this objective,  ACPETUR works  in contact with several governments, tourism boards and other agencies and companies on a permanent and ongoing basis.

The Network offers the following services to its members:

 * Meetings, conferences and organized travel on a regional national and international level
 * Organization of Annual Awards:  Ali Bei  Awards and the  JOSEP PLA Medal
 * The  ACPETUR Magazine
 * Association with FIJET
 *  Article of the Month ACPETUR
 * Legal Consulting
 * Annual International Conference
 * Job Placement opportunities
 * Participation in the  International Tourism Fair of Catalonia (SITC), trade shows and other industry events
 * ACPETUR WEB
 * Discounts on hotels and travel for members
 * Press Desk
 * ACPETUR Christmas EVENT and  Symposia
 * the ACPETUR Annual General Meeting
 * ID card for ACPETUR members