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Confederation of Tourism and Hospitality

Logo: cthawards.com3

UK specialist awarding organisation

The Confederation of Tourism & Hospitality (CTH) is a specialist awarding organisation, offering vocational qualifications for the hospitality, culinary and tourism industries, worldwide. CTH is recognised and regulated by Ofqual, the regulator for qualifications, exams and tests in England.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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The Confederation of Tourism & Hospitality (CTH) is a specialist awarding organisation, offering vocational qualifications for the hospitality, culinary and tourism industries, worldwide.2

The story

Established in 1982, under the name Confederation of Tourism, Hotel and Catering Management (CTHCM), CTHCM was formed to focus on the training needs of learners with aspirations of establishing a career in the hospitality and tourism industries.

On 18 June 2008, the name Confederation of Tourism, Hotel and Catering Management was officially changed to Confederation of Tourism and Hospitality.

From Wikipedia’s article on Confederation of Tourism and Hospitality, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Timeline

  1. 1982Founded Founded1