IATA formal membership is only applicable for airlines operating air services.

Travel Professionals and Freight Forwarders can benefit from IATA Accreditation programmes, and become IATA-approved.

Travel & Tourism - Accreditation and code services:

• Full Accreditation Travel Agents (including airline ticket issuance): 
  USA - Rest of the world
• Allocation of a unique code for Travel agents and other tourism sales intermediaries (not issuing tickets): Non-Ticketing Program (USA) - TIDS (Rest of the world)
• Allocation of a unique code for online travel service providers: ERSP.

Cargo

• Full Accreditation Cargo Agents: USA - Rest of the World