For tourist information about foreign destinations, contact the government offices below. Several no longer list phone numbers, so information is available only through their website. For information about a country not listed, call the United Nations at (212) 963-1234, dial 0 and ask for the number of the country's U.N. mission or delegation.
The Tourism Offices Worldwide Directory, http://www.towd.com, is a helpful website.
Anguilla: Anguilla Tourist Board, (877) 426-4845, http://www.ivisitanguilla.com.
Antigua and Barbuda: Antigua and Barbuda Department of Tourism, (888) 268-4227, http://www.antigua-barbuda.org.
Argentina: Argentina Tourism Office, (212) 603-0443, http://www.turismo.gov.ar.
Armenia: Embassy of the Republic of Armenia, (202) 319-1976, http://www.armeniaemb.org.
Aruba: Aruba Tourism Authority, (800) 862-7822, http://www.aruba.com.
Australia: Tourism Australia, (888) 730-9958,
http://www.australia.com.
Austria: Austrian Tourist Office, (212) 944-6880, http://www.austria.info/us.
Bahamas: Bahamas Tourist Center, (800) 224-2627, http://www.bahamas.com.
Barbados: Barbados Tourism Authority, (800) 221-9831, http://www.visitbarbados.org.
Belarus: Consulate General of the Republic of Belarus, (212) 682-5392, http://www.usa.belembassy.org.
Belgium: Belgian Tourist Office, (212) 758-8130, http://www.visitbelgium.com.
Belize: Belize Tourism Board, (800) 624-0686, http://www.travelbelize.org.
Bermuda: Bermuda Department of Tourism, (800) 223-6106, http://www.gotobermuda.com.
Bolivia: Embassy of Bolivia, (202) 483-4410, http://www.bolivia-usa.org.
Bonaire: Bonaire Government Tourist Office, (800) 266-2473, http://www.tourismbonaire.com.
Bosnia-Herzegovina: Embassy of the Republic of Bosnia-Herzegovina, (202) 337-1500, http://www.bhtourism.ba.
Botswana: Embassy of the Republic of Botswana, (202) 244-4990, http://www.botswana-tourism.gov.bw.
Brazil: Brazil Consulate, http://www.braziltour.com.
Britain: VisitBritain, http://www.visitbritain.com.
British Virgin Islands: British Virgin Islands Tourist Board, (800) 835-8530, http://www.bvitourism.com.
Bulgaria: Bulgarian Consulate, (202) 387-7969, http://www.bulgariantourism.com.
Cambodia: Indochina Services for Tourism to Cambodia, (415) 434-4015, http://www.tourismcambodia.com.
Canada: Canadian Tourism Commission, (604) 638-8300, uscw.canada.travel.
Caribbean: Caribbean Tourism Organization, (212) 635-9530, http://www.caribbeantravel.com.
Cayman Islands: Cayman Islands Department of Tourism, (212) 889-9009, http://www.caymanislands.ky.
Chile: Embassy of Chile, (202) 785-1746, http://www.visit-chile.org.
China: China National Tourist Office, (818) 545-7507 or (800) 670-2228, http://www.cnto.org.
Colombia: Embassy of Colombia, (202) 387-8338 or (305) 374-3144 (Proexport Colombia for tourism, etc.), http://www.colombia.travel.
Cook Islands: Cook Islands Tourism Corp., (310) 545-3529, http://www.cookislands.travel.
Costa Rica: Costa Rica Tourism Board, (866) 267-8274, http://www.visitcostarica.com.
Croatia: Croatian National Tourist Board, (800) 829-4416, http://www.croatia.hr.
Cuba: Cuba Tourist Board office in Canada, (416) 362-0700 (Canada), http://www.gocuba.ca.
Curaçao: Curaçao Tourist Board, (800) 328-7222, http://www.curacao.com.
Cyprus: Cyprus Tourism Organization, http://www.cyprustourism.org.
Czech Republic: Czech Tourism, (212) 288-0830, http://www.czechtourism.com.
Denmark: See Scandinavia, http://www.visitdenmark.com.
Dominica: Discover Dominica Authority, (866) 522-4057, http://www.discoverdominica.com.
Dominican Republic: Dominican Republic Tourism Board, (888) 358-2899, http://www.godominicanrepublic.com.
Dubai: Dubai Department of Tourism, (888) 584-7070, http://www.definitelydubai.com.
Ecuador: Ecuador Tourist Board, ecuador.travel
Egypt: Egyptian Tourist Authority, (877) 773-4978, http://www.egypt.travel.
El Salvador: Embassy of El Salvador, (202) 595-7500, http://www.elsalvador.org or http://www.elsalvador.travel.
Estonia: Consulate General of the Republic of Estonia, (212) 883-0636, http://www.nyc.estemb.org or http://www.visitestonia.com/en.
Ethiopia: Embassy of Ethiopia, Consular Affairs, (202) 364-1200, http://www.tourismethiopia.org.
Fiji: Fiji Visitors Bureau, (800) 932-3454, http://www.fijime.com.
Finland: See Scandinavia, http://www.visitfinland.com.
France: French Government Tourist Office, http://www.us.franceguide.com.
French Guiana: See France.
French Polynesia: See Tahiti.
Germany: German National Tourist Office, (212) 661-7200, http://www.cometogermany.com.
Ghana: Embassy of Ghana, (202) 686-4520, http://www.touringghana.com.
Greece: Greek National Tourism Organization, (212) 421-5777, http://www.visitgreece.gr.
Grenada: Grenada Board of Tourism, (800) 927-9554 (for brochures), http://www.grenadagrenadines.com.
Guadeloupe: See France or http://www.antilles-info-tourisme.com/guadeloupe.
Guatemala: U.S. Embassy in Guatemala, guatemala.usembassy.gov and http://www.visitguatemala.com.
Haiti: Consulate General of Haiti, (212) 697-9767, http://www.haitianconsulate-nyc.org.