There are many benefits of your AFTA membership. While some of these are tangible items which you will use in your daily business, like the Consultant’s Checklist or the Employment Guidelines Manual, others are largely behind the scenes.
However, it is these functions that form a large part of AFTA’s work for its members, in ensuring the future viability of our industry.
Following is a summary of some of the key benefits of AFTA membership. To access items such as the Consultant’s Checklist, the Employment Guidelines Manual, the Industrial Hotline, etc. please go to the Member’s Log-in section and log in using your managers or agency principal’s log-in.
If you do not have a log-in or have forgotten your password, please contact AFTA on 02 9287 9900 or click here to email us
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Bringing Information to the Industry:
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- Industry updates for members on all industry issues
- AFTA WebMAIL – providing daily updates from suppliers as well as an on-line filing system at no cost to members
- As an AFTA Member you have access to over 3000 research titles from the Sustainable Tourism Cooperative Research Centre covering many sectors in the tourism industry. All publications are free for AFTA members to view, download and save.
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Education, Training & Continuing Professional Development:
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- Providing quality graduates from the AFTA Travel and Tourism Colleges
- Raising the industry standard through Professional Development and Certification Programs
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Financial
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- Special negotiated low merchant fee rates
- Reduced rates for AFTA members at AFTA Seminars and Professional Development Programs
- Advice on implementation of Service Fees
- Discounted rates on Professional Indemnity Insurance
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Industry Representation – Government and Policy Issues
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AFTA is your voice when addressing policy issues and representation at State and Federal Government level, with industry principals, IATA, the TCF, ACCC and other regulatory bodies. Some of the areas in which AFTA represents its members include:
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Representation in Australia
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- Australian IATA Executive Council
- IATA Travel Industry Automation Working Group
- TCF Working Group
- Federal Government National Tourism Aviation Advisory Committee
- National Tourism Alliance
- Australian Tourism Industry Taxation Task Force
- Board of Sustainable Tourism Cooperative Research Centre (STCRC)
- Outbound Travel Industry Group
- Federal Government White Paper on Tourism Industry Implementation Advisory Group
- Federal Government Australian Travel Industry Consultative Committee
- Federal Government (DFAT) Smartraveller Consultative Group
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International Representation
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- Global Consultative Council
- IATA Global BSP Dialogue Group
- Membership of the World Travel Agents Associations Alliance (WTAAA)
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Legal / Industrial Relations
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- One annual free legal advice/consultation for members
- Free legal / industrial relations telephone advice - AFTA Industrial Relations Hotline
- Assistance in consumer mediation and dispute resolution
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Marketing
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- Members decals provided to assist customers with identifying AFTA Members
- Management of the AFTA National Travel Industry Awards program to promote and reward excellence within the Industry
- Free listing in the AFTA “Find an Agent” directory on the AFTA website for use by prospective clients
- AFTA WebMAIL service
- Specific AFTA location advertising and tagged supplier advertising
- Ability to use the AFTA Logo on stationery and advertising
- Ability to use the WTAAA logo designating membership of the travel agents' global organisation
- AFTA can authenticate your business for a .travel domain name
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