IATA Accreditation - Travel & Tourism
The purpose of IATA Accreditation is to formally recognise travel agents that are authorised to sell and issue international airline tickets. Various responsibilities are involved. Primarily, Accredited agents are accepting payments from customers on behalf of the airlines whose tickets are issued. It is essential that customers and airlines can rely on those agents for tickets to be issued according to the required standards, and for payments to reach the airlines in a timely manner. An applicant will be granted recognition as an IATA Accredited Agent and consequently may be appointed to represent Member Airlines by meeting the qualifications and criteria set in the Sales Agency Rules and by executing a Passenger Sales Agency Agreement. Through a single standard contract, the IATA Passenger Sales Agency Agreement, a Travel Agency whose accreditation to represent IATA Members is recognised may issue tickets on behalf of any appointing Member Airline. The Accreditation process has a set of criteria that need to be achieved.
