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AFTA Travel Accreditation Scheme (ATAS)

Suite 3, Level 31 31 Market Street Sydney NSW 2000 Australia

02 9287 9900 / 1300 363 416

website: http://www.afta.com.au/atas/about-atas

Description:

The AFTA Travel Accreditation Scheme (ATAS) is an industry accreditation scheme that sets the benchmark of quality for the travel industry.
AFTA is committed, through ATAS, to elevating travel industry standards in Australia by driving increased and continued participation by travel intermediaries in ATAS and raising consumer awareness of the benefits of booking travel through an ATAS accredited agent.
The accreditation scheme is open to all travel intermediaries (those that buy and sell travel) and benchmarks applicants against a range of criteria.

Australian Federation of Travel Agents Limited (AFTA)

Suite 3, Level 31 31 Market Street Sydney NSW 2000 Australia

02 9287 9900 / 1300 363 416

website: http://www.afta.com.au/

Description:

The Australian Federation of Travel Agents Limited (AFTA) is the peak body for Australia's travel agents, with its office located on Market Street, Sydney and represents the majority of travel agents in Australia. Founded in 1957, AFTA's aim has been to stimulate, encourage and promote travel, and to uphold the interests of travel agents who form a vital part of Australia's highly specialised travel and tourism industry.

CLIA Australasia

61 2 9964 9600

website: https://www.cruising.org.au/home

Description:

Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) is the world's largest cruise association and is dedicated to the promotion and growth of the cruise industry. CLIA is composed of more than 60 of the world's major cruise lines and serves as a non-governmental consultative organisation to the International Maritime Organization (IMO), an agency of the United Nations.

Council of Australian Tour Operators (CATO)

Council of Australian Tour Operators Inc., Suite 3, level 31, 31 Market Street Sydney NSW 2000 Australia

website: https://www.cato.travel/

Description: CATO is a trade association representing the domestic and outbound land-supply sector of the Australian travel industry. Full Members are tour operators and wholesalers whilst Associate Members consist of tourist offices and travel related product and service providers.

Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA)

35 E. Wacker Dr, Suite 500, Chicago, IL 60601 USA

+1 877-827-7262 (toll-free)

website: https://www.pcma.org/

Description:

PCMA is the world’s largest, most respected and most recognized network of business events strategists. Our members are industry leaders.

With just under 7,000 members and more than 50,000 individual subscribers, PCMA is a global network of Business Events Strategists. Headquartered in Chicago, PCMA has an international reach with partners around the globe and a footprint within North America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia, with activities across 37 countries.