CHT Culture Heritage and Tourism is a non profit association, specialized in tourism and cultural heritage, whose aim is to contribute to the conservation, the valorisation and the fruition of the global touristic, environmental and cultural heritage. It offers advice and general assistance to achieve local progress plans, from strategic orientation to the drafting of feasibility plans and  marketing, from the study of communication plans to sponsorship projects, from training and the strenghthening of the operational structures up to the complete planning fulfilment.

CHT inherits of the experience of the Istituto Internazionale di Scienze Turistiche, founded in Florence in 1983 as training and consulting centre for companies and particulars.
Operative for more than 20 years in a city, symbol of global tourism, CHT has become a solid benchmark for the tour operators so as for those who look for a not only theoretical training, but also integrated and completed by placement periods in collaboration with important companies of the sector, according to the standards of the most advanced European educational projects. 

CHT has been accredited by the Tuscan Regional Authority by the decree law 428 of January, 29th 2003. Its courses are recognized by the Tuscan Regional Authority (Current Determination n. 1 of January, 2nd 2006). CHT is certified ISO 9001.

International projects and Partnership
In particular, the Association is now operative in the organization, consulting and management of :

1. acknowledged courses of training, specialization and refreshment in the tourism sector, in the valorization of the territory, and the regional wine and food;
2. research and scientific survey;
3. integrate plans of touristic and cultural valorization;
4. projects for the fullfilment of training activities;
5. compilation and editing of publications and studies in the sector;
6. realisation of conferences and thematic meetings;
7. formative and advice actions.

In this last field, the Assocation has already achieved under its belt a range of international projects, from its birth up to now, in the following countries : Angola, Armenia, Argentina, Brazil, China, Croatia, Egypt, Jordan, Greece, Libya, Malta, Perù, Russia, Syria, Switzerland, Turkey.

Special Projects
cht franchising – opening of affiliated offices cht in Italy
acm – cultural antennas in the Mediterranean : international network
verdebiancorosso (greenwhitered) – Italian language, art and culture schools
cookingmed – training centers of Mediterranean cooking
ineu – European planning cultural institute
caisy – organization of art exhibitions and of other cultural events
tourismjob – portal on tourism jobs
patrum – native Italian cultures  catalogue