The World Tourism Cities Federation (WTCF) is a non-profit, non-governmental international organization organized voluntarily by tourist cities of all countries and regions, non-governmental organizations, associations and enterprises related to tourism.

Under the theme "Tourism Makes City Life Better," the WTCF will promote coordinated economic and social development of World Tourism cities, enhance urban development, elevate the image of cities, strengthen inter-city international exchanges through tourism and innovate the mechanism of member cooperation. It aims to expand the tourism economy scale, enhance the quality of the tourism industry and improve the effectiveness of the tourism industry.

It seeks to establish an evaluation system to provide a valuable theoretical basis for policy-making for the tourism industry. It also intends to plan tourism marketing activities and accomplish information sharing. The WTCF will provide services for complementary advantages and common prosperity.