5 Reasons Why an IATAN Accreditation is a Smart Business Decision for Independent Travel Agents
As an independent travel agent, your success depends on growing your client base by enhancing your credibility and offering premium service. The IATAN Accreditation program can help you do all this and more.
The top 5 reasons why getting accredited is a smart business decision
1. It gives you global recognition
Your clients travel across the world. Your professional credibility should span the globe as well. Unlike standard professional travel accreditation, IATAN Accreditation program is an internationally recognized and highly respected accreditation that verifies your professional status with vendors on every continent.
2. It elevates your service
Being IATAN-accredited opens doors to premium services from vendors, so you can in turn offer top-notch service to your valued clientele. Your IATA booking code validates your professional standing with vendors and streamlines the reservation, ticketing, and activity booking process with your desired suppliers.
3. It helps to increase revenue
An affiliation with IATA/IATAN positions you as a credible and trustworthy business partner, making it easier to negotiate better deals with suppliers and generate better commissions. The IATAN Accreditation also creates more opportunities for bookings with desired vendors, diversifying your revenue streams and improving your bottom line.
4. It improves credibility with partners and clients, alike
The IATAN Accreditation program offers incredible professional recognition and development opportunities, going beyond financial benefits. The IATAN Accreditation marker positions you as an experienced, trustworthy travel expert to prospective clients and throughout the travel industry.
5. It boosts your skillset and expands your professional network
An IATAN Accreditation is an investment in your professional growth. It offers exclusive access to conferences, education, and training programs to improve your skillset and connect to a vast network of like-minded professionals who will help you grow your business and reach next-level success.
Discover how the IATAN Accreditation can elevate your professional standing worldwide to enhance your service quality and grow your business.
Discover what travel agents say about IATAN Accreditation
Ingrid Siegel
Gulliver's Travel
San Luis Obispo, CA
“If you are a provider of travel consulting and receive compensation from tour and cruise companies, you need to be IATAN accredited.”
Maureen Schommer
Yonder Travel Lounge
Grafton, WI
“IATAN Accreditation is the gold standard of a booking agency.”
Maria Gaye Randhawa
Pura Vida Global Travel
Redding, CA
"I cannot stress enough just how important it is for travel agencies to be fully accredited. We are extremely proud to be accredited by IATA.”
Anthony Rubenstein
Cosmoplitours
Philadelphia, PA
“IATAN Accreditation gives our outbound international tour operator agency worldwide credibility with both clients and vendors.“