The Travel Agent’s Handbook (TAH) is a binding document for all IATA Accredited Agents, it provides Agents and any interested applicants useful information such as:

  • The main requirements for IATA Accreditation and Appointment
  • The most important Passenger Agency Conference Resolutions that are applicable to their participation in the Passenger Agency Programme, such as the Passenger Agency Sales Rules
  • Local Financial Criteria that is applicable, by country

Local Financial Criteria

All Local Financial Criteria can be found in section 3 of the Handbook.

Changes to Local Financial Criteria or Resolutions Main Documents

Changes to Local Financial Criteria or Resolutions agreed after publication of the Travel Agent's Handbooks will be posted below where documents named “Adopted Mail Vote Axxx - [...]” are the original paper to the relevant criteria or Resolution, including the reason for change. Changes are shown in a marked up format to be easily identified.

These changes are binding to IATA Accredited Agents upon its effective date indicated in the document.

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28 documents available

Document title Language
1 Sep 22 Effectiveness - BSP Manual for Agents - Reso 800 & 818g English
1 Sep 22 Effectiveness - BSP Manual for Agents - Reso 812 English
2024 Manual del agente de viajes Spanish
2024 Manuel de l agent de voyages French
2024 Travel Agent Handbook English
Adopted Mail Vote A621 Proposal for Changes to Remittance Frequency for Agents in Canada and Bermuda English
Adopted Mail Vote A622 Proposal for Changes to Remittance Frequency for all Agents under APJC Caribbean English
Adopted Mail Vote A623 Proposal for Changes to Remittance Frequency for Agents in Ecuador and Venezuela English
Adopted Mail Vote A629 Remittance period under Resolution 812- Scandinavia English
Adopted Mail Vote A635 Proposal for Changes to Remittance Frequency for Agents in Paraguay, Argentina, Uruguay English
Adopted Mail Vote A636 Proposal for Changes to Remittance Frequency for Agents in Mexico English
Adopted Mail Vote A652_Proposal for Changes to Local Financial Criteria for Argentina English
Adopted Mail Vote A653_Proposal for Changes to Local Financial Criteria for Paraguay English
Adopted Mail Vote A654_Proposal for Changes to Local Financial Criteria for Uruguay English
Adopted Mail Vote A655 Changes to remittance frequency in Argentina and Uruguay English
Adopted Mail Vote A656 Changes to remittance frequency in Brazil English
Adopted Mail Vote A666 PAPGJC travel expenditures English
Adopted Mail Vote A668 Changes to the Local Financial Criteria Scandinavia English
Adopted Mail Vote A669 Editorial changes to resolution 812 Attachment I - Malawi MWK & USD English
Adopted Mail Vote A671 IATA EasyPay Angola_Changes to resolution 812 English
Adopted Mail Vote A672 Changes to Local Financial Criteria for Mexico English
Adopted Mail Vote A673 Changes to Local Financial Criteria for Tunisia English
Adopted Mail Vote A675 Changes to Local Financial Criteria for Switzerland English
General Appointments - Asia Pacific English
General Appointments - Canada and Bermuda English
General Appointments - Caribbean Central and South America English
General Appointments - Europe, Middle East & Africa English
Summary of resolution amendments_PAConf45.pdf English