IATA really hopes that travel counsellors will be able to make use of their IATA ID cards soon, and to that end the airline association is boosting the benefits associated with its globally recognized industry credentials, as well as its AgentExperience platform.

Noting that eligible travel professionals who possess the ID can already access benefits such as special offers for flights, hotels, car rentals, sightseeing, ground transportation, familiarization trips, and IATA training courses, IATA says an additional 180,000 worldwide hotel properties with attractive rates have been added to the portfolio through a new partnership with hotelbeds.com.

“Travel Agents are an integral part of our industry and will play an important role as we rebuild the travel value chain in a post COVID-19 pandemic world,” says Harsha Krishnan, Head of Travel & Tourism at IATA. “As we are preparing for the restart, we are pleased to be expanding the non-travel benefits of the program and hope that all IATA/IATAN ID Card holders will soon be able to make use of the travel related advantages once again.”

Montreal-based International Air Transport Association represents some 290 airlines comprising 82% of global air traffic. For more information on the card, click HERE.