NAICS 56159

What is the NAICS code 56159?

The NAICS code 56159 is applied to those industries related to Other Travel Arrangement and Reservation Services.

This industry comprises establishments (except travel agencies and tour operators) primarily engaged in providing travel arrangement and reservation services.

Illustrative examples:

• Condominium time-share exchange services
• Road and travel services automobile clubs
• Convention or visitors bureaus
• Ticket (e.g., amusement, sports, theatrical) agencies
• Ticket (e.g., airline, bus, cruise ship, sports, theatrical) offices
• Reservation (e.g., airline, car rental, hotel, restaurant) services

Therefore, all companies engaged in any industrial activity related to this type of business are grouped under category 56159 in the North American Industry Classification System.

This industrial activity of NAICS code is structured as follows:

• 56 - Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
• 561 - Administrative and Support Services
• 5615 - Travel Arrangement and Reservation Services
• 56159 - Other Travel Arrangement and Reservation Services

Characteristics of the North American Industry Classification System code 56159

NAFTA

This NAICS code is used in the trilateral agreement of the three members of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA): United States, Canada, and Mexico.

Related codes

The NAICS industry 56159 has the following cross-references:

• Automobile clubs (i.e., enthusiasts' clubs, except road and travel services) are classified in Industry 81341, Civic and Social Organizations.
• Establishments primarily engaged in acting as agents and/or brokers in renting real estate for others are classified in Industry 53121, Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers.
• Establishments primarily engaged in organizing, promoting, and/or managing events, such as business and trade shows, conventions, conferences, and meetings (whether or not they manage and provide the staff to operate the facilities in which these events take place), are classified in Industry 56192, Convention and Trade Show Organizers.
• Establishments primarily engaged in organizing, promoting, and/or managing live performing arts productions, sports events, and similar events, such as festivals (whether or not they manage and provide the staff to operate the facilities in which these events take place), are classified in Industry Group 7113, Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events.
• Tour operators are classified in Industry 56152, Tour Operators.
• Travel agencies are classified in Industry 56151, Travel Agencies.

Related activities

Below are some of the most common types of activities in the Other Travel Arrangement and Reservation Services industry (NAICS Code 56159).

• Convention and visitors bureaus
• Convention bureaus
• Tourism bureaus
• Tourist information bureaus
• Visitor information centers
• Visitors bureaus