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Music Music hello yes I welcome you to the episode on obtaining recognition from International Air Transport Association that is yatta nowadays the well-informed customers in tourism industry have become very much keen on the recognition of a travel agency or agent with whom they obtained the travel services from IATA gives the recognition to the travel agencies or agents and authorizes them to transact on behalf of its members in this episode you will learn about the procedures for obtaining the license and scope of the IATA agent for better understanding this episode is divided into five parts namely introduction to IATA services provided by Yatta Yatta accreditation of travel agent programs for IATA accreditation travel industry designator services let us have an introduction about International Air Transport Association high atop the International Air Transport Association IATA was founded in Havana Cuba in April 1945 it was the successor of international air traffic Association formed in 1919 at the hague netherlands the IATA is an international trade body farm at bray a group of airlines it is a non-governmental voluntary and democratic organization it is a prime vehicle for inter airline cooperation in promoting safe reliable secure and economical air services for the benefit of the world consumers hiatus specializes in standards practices and procedures for the airlines known as sharp the headquarters of high atop are in Montreal Canada IATA has its main office in Geneva also regional technical directors are based in Bangkok Geneva London Nairobi and rio de janeiro and regional directors special assignments in singapore and bureaus ares i at a traffic service offices are in New York and Singapore James the aims of providing various services by IATA are to promote safe regular and economical air transport for the benefit of the people of the world faster air commerce and study the problems connected therewith to provide means of collaboration among the air transport enterprises engaged directly or indirectly in international air transport services to cooperate with the newly created ICA whoa the specialized United Nations agency for civil aviation and other international organizations to represent lead and serve the airline industry its members are the world's leading passenger and cargo airlines which represent 94 percent of scheduled international air traffic Music services provided by IATA the IATA provides a wide range of services to its members these are as follows it helps in global planning of international timetables it has formulated a single formula for tickets and air waybills it helps in international coordination of telecommunication networks and computer systems it as a leader organization of scheduled Airlines examines and solves the problems raised by tourism the movement of passengers and cargo at airports and it also establishes the procedures and technical norms it helps in training of travel and fright agents it also helps in standardization of intercompany communications and reservation systems it helps to regulate legal questions of general concern in order to develop security measures activities that facilitates the travel agency business the main purpose of IATA is to ensure that all airline traffic moves anywhere with the greatest possible speed safety convenience and efficiency and with utmost economy facilitating the job of the travel agents and tour operators to achieve this ayat uh performs a wide range of activities for the benefit of its consumers and member airlines which are as follows it simplifies the travel and shipping processes while keeping costs down passengers can make a single telephone call to reserve a ticket pay in one currency and then use the ticket on several Airlines in several countries it allows them to operate safely securely efficiently and economically under clearly defined rules it seeks to ensure they are well-informed about the complexities of the aviation industry to ensure better long-term decisions iota also serves as an intermediary between Airlines and passengers as well as cargo agents via neutrally applied agency service standards and centralized financial systems a large network of industry suppliers and service providers gathered by IATA provides solid expertise to a lens in a variety of industry solutions Music IATA accreditations of travel agent iota full accreditation simplifies the business relationship between travel agents and airlines around 60,000 IATA travel agents worldwide currently benefit from IATA accreditation selling around 220 u.s. billion dollars worth of airline tickets on behalf of more than 260 hyatt ah airline members as per the figures as on 1st March 2016 benefits of IATA travel agent full accreditation access to IATA airline members with a single sales agency agreement which authorizes the sale of international and domestic tickets access to hiatus billing and settlement plan BSP an efficient interface for invoicing and payment between the Aegean Airlines and transport providers unique identification throughout the global travel industry with the IATA numeric code use of the IATA accredited agent logo providing visibility and credibility on-premises and website agent stock eligibility for the IATA hyatt an ID card giving access to the special deals of over 1,000 suppliers standardized procedures to ensure fair dealings with the airlines Music programs for IATA accreditation there are two programs available for professional travel agency seeking IATA accreditation number one travel agent full accreditation number two travel industry designator services number one travel agent full accreditation full accreditation - the travel agents authorizes them to sell international and our domestic tickets on behalf of IATA member Airlines it also allows access to iotus building and settlement plans an efficient interface for invoicing and payment between the agent Airlines and transport providers process involved in availing IATA travel agent full accreditation are as follows passenger sales agency rules regulate the relationship between IATA accredited agent and member Airlines these rules set forth the rights and obligations of both parties as well as the procedures applicable to those seeking yata accreditation for the sale of international air passenger travel and IATA accredited agent is a passenger sales agent which has been approved by member Airlines through the local agency investigation panel called AIP in accordance with the sales agency rules any person or organization may become an accredited agent by submitting an application which is in the form of answers to a questionnaire enclosed in resolution 800 a of IATA handbook and answer to inquiries can be obtained from the Secretary of the AIP as the agency administrators representative it is to the Secretary of a IP in host area of jurisdiction the applicant is situated that application is to be sent an applicant will be granted recognition as Natta accredited agent and consequently be appointed to represent member airlines by meeting the qualifications and criteria as outlined in the sales agency rules and executing a passenger sales agency agreement a person whose application has been disapproved he stoled the reasons for such action the disapproved applicant may request reconsideration or a review of the decision within 30 days after the date of the notice of disapproval verification of applicant's qualifications will be undertaken by senior local representatives of member airlines operating in to the particular territory have been established in order to assist in collecting the necessary information concerning applicants a IPS examined the qualifications of an applicant with respect to financial record and standing staff qualifications and experience identification accessibility of premises security and procedures each approach location of an accredited agent is allocated an individual iota numeric code and is entered on the IATA agency list for the respective area IATA member airlines are free to appoint accredited agents from the list premises the place of business under application shall be open for business on a regular basis be identified and trade as a travel agency provided that a place of business which does not meet these conditions may nevertheless be approved if it meets all other qualification and is solely devoted to the organizing of inclusive tours and performs the issuance of traffic documents relating to such inclusive tours only an inclined branch location situated on the premises of an organization plant or commercial firm and dedicated substantially to the travel requirements of the organization plan or commercial form the place of business shall not be located in office space jointly occupied with another travel agency and accredited agent or and here carrier the place of business shall not be located at an airport employee qualifications the applicant must have in hits employment at least one competent qualified staff member to be present at the place of business under application during the working hours of such place of business such person must meet the criteria of competence and experience determined by the agency investigation panel in respect of the country where such place of business is located ayah Tom with UFT EA has developed a training programme based on a points system staff the assessment of staff qualifications is made on the basis of a point system from educational training and/or practical experience a minimum of 35 points must be achieved by at least one staff member or by each of two staff members that is 35 points each not combined when the agent employs four or more staff members the staff members must be permanent full-time employees of the agent and must attain the place of business during all the working hours of the agency practical experience experience in airline fares and ticketing airlines procedures and product knowledge gained in the permanent employment of an atta accredited agent or scheduled airline references in connection with practical experience must be provided a maximum of 25 points may be earned under this category finances only companies and firms that are financially sound will be approved the applicant shall submit independently produced financial statements prepared in accordance with the local accounting practices as specified and published in the handbook such statements shall be evaluated and found satisfactory pursuant to the methodology and standards established from time to time to obtain a satisfactory evaluation the applicant may be required to provide additional financial support in the forum of recapitalisation or of a bank or insurance guarantee name the name used by an applicant must not be same as or misleadingly similar to that of an errata member airline or IATA itself the place of business must not be identified as an office of a member or a group of member airlines business standards the applicant or any of its managers principle shareholders are persons for whom they act as nominees directors or officers shall have no record of wilful violations of fiduciary obligations incurred in the course of business nor be undischarged bankrupt management no person who is a director of or who holds a financial interest or a position of management in the applicants shall have been a director of are had a financial interest or held in a position of management in an agent which has been removed from the agency list or he is under notice of default and still has outstanding commercial debts or in such an agent whose commercial debts were met solely or in part by recourse to a financial bond or guarantee provided that the applicant may nevertheless be approved if the agency administrator is satisfied that such person did not participate in the acts or omissions that causes such removal or default or if he is satisfied that that applicant can be relied upon to comply with the terms of the sales agency agreement and other resolutions of the conference general sales agency rule applicants must not be appointed by an air carrier as a general sales agent for the country concerned or for any part thereof yes general sales agent he is one to whom an airline has delegated general authority to represent it for purposes of overseeing sales in a defined territory and who is remitted accordingly criteria for accreditation and retention under the terms of the passenger sales agency agreement entered into by each IATA accredited agent an agent proposing to affect certain changes within its agency must so notify the agency administrator through the IATA office the details of the procedural requirements for cases of change of ownership legal status name or location are shown in the sales agency rules changes of ownership equity or legal status new owner or new owners must be made at the same time to facilitate approval of the change prior to its effective date changes of name if an accredited agent wishes to change its name or the name under which any of its approved locations is operated it must give prior notice of and make application for approval of the change change in location if an accredited agent wishes to change the place of any of its upload locations it must give prior notice of and make application for approval of the change each upload location is inspected and this forums part of the IATA accreditation process when an approved location changes the agent must inform the IATA office in writing before the change maintaining qualifications and criteria it is essential for an errata accredited agent to maintain the it's necessary for Accra Dacian a review of the agents qualifications and criteria can takes place at any time and a full review of the accurate agents financial standing is carried out on an annual basis failure to submit by the specified date financial documents requested by the IATA to conduct a financial review of the agent are in self grounds for review of the agents eligibility to be retained on the agency list Music travel industry designator services T IDs the travel industry designator service is an ayat a program which provides a unique identification code for travel agents and sales intermediaries such as meeting planners event organizers who are not currently IATA accredit agents and are located outside of the USA this unique number ensures proper identification of the agent and their bookings in electronic reservation systems worldwide with a standard numeric core benefits of T IDs number one global identification and recognition by major industry providers it speeds up reservations products remuneration visibility through inclusions of all ayat a global data products eligibility for employees to John IATA ID card benefits for travel and tourism industry suppliers prerequisites for tea ideas government license or evidence of registration as a travel related business national travel agents Association proof of membership two letters of recommendations from a major supplier or GDS with whom the agency does business with T IDs supporters evidence of a bank account in the name of the company to sum up iodized the apex Association for all air travel related transport activities in the world headquartered in Montreal Canada the association works with a certain aims to promote air transport through safe regular and economical aspects and also representing leading and serving the airline industry worldwide hata facilitates in global planning of international timetables uniform tickets and air waybills coordination between telecommunication networks Computers across the globe it also facilitates the simplification of travel and shipping process keeping the cost at reasonable levels any individual or a firm can obtain yatta accreditation through the formal process of obtaining the recognition and today there are around 60,000 travel agents worldwide as recognized by IATA with 260 airline members I attack relation are of two types namely travel agent full accreditation and travel industry designator services each of these types of equations require the prospective members to apply as per the rules and procedures stipulated in IATA resolution 800 ei handbook and other various criteria which are published from time to time in the IATA official website the accredited agents must renew the license from time to time as stipulated in the terms of licensing and update any changes of ownership changes of name changes of location maintaining qualifications Music Music Applause Music you Music