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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Document title Language
1 March 2022 - Effectiveness Status of Resolutions English
1 May 22 - Remittance Holding Capacity Framework - Guidelines English
1 Nov 20 - Remittance Holding Capacity Framework - Guideline and 2021 Exceptions English
1 Sep 22 Effectiveness - BSP Manual for Agents - Reso 800 & 818g English
1 Sep 22 Effectiveness - BSP Manual for Agents - Reso 812 English
2023 Manual del Agente de Viajes - Reso 812&818g Spanish
2023 Manuel de l'agent de voyages- Reso 812 & 818g French
2023 Travel Agent Handbook - Reso 800,812&818g English
Adopted Mail Vote A613 Changes to Local Financial Criteria - Azerbaijan English
Adopted Mail Vote A614 Changes to Local Financial Criteria - Colombia English
Adopted Mail Vote A615 Changes to Local Financial Criteria - New Caledonia English
Adopted Mail Vote A616 Changes to Local Financial Criteria - Mauritius 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 A624 Proposal for Changes to Local Financial Criteria (LFC) for all Agents under APJC Caribbean- Dominican Republic English
Adopted Mail Vote A625 Proposal for Changes to Local Financial Criteria (LFC) for all Agents under APJC-Caribbean except Dominican R English
Adopted Mail Vote A626 Proposal for changes to Local Financial Criteria for Agents in Nicaragua English
Adopted Mail Vote A627 Editorial Changes to Resoluton 800 - South Sudan English
Adopted Mail Vote A628 Editorial changes to Resolution 812 Attachment I- Mauritius English
Adopted Mail Vote A629 Remittance period under Resolution 812- Scandinavia English
Adopted Mail Vote A630 Removal of TIP oversight body from Resolution English
Adopted Mail Vote A631 Financial assessment framework for Agents with Amount at Risk greater than 5M USD English
Adopted Mail Vote A632 Changes to the Local Financial Criteria - Poland English
Adopted Mail Vote A633 BSP REMITTANCE DATE WHEN CLEARING BANK IS CLOSED English
Adopted Mail Vote A634 IATA Easypay Zambia - Changes to Reslution 812 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 A639_Changes to the Local Financial Criteria - Austria English
Adopted Mail Vote A640_Changes to the Local Financial Criteria - France English
Adopted Mail Vote A641_Changes to the Local Financial Criteria - Germany English
Adopted Mail Vote A642_Changes to the Local Financial Criteria - Netherlands English
Adopted Mail Vote A643_Changes to the Local Financial Criteria - Switzerland English
Adopted Mail Vote A644_Changes to the Local Financial Criteria - United Kingdom English
Adopted Mail Vote A645_Changes to the Local Financial Criteria Belgium and Luxembourg English
Adopted Mail Vote A647_CHANGES IN LFC MOROCCO-MOROCCAN LAW English
Adopted Mail Vote A649_Proposal for Changes to Local Financial Criteria (LFC) for all Agents in Chile English
Adopted Mail Vote A650_Proposal for Changes to Local Financial Criteria (LFC) for all Agents in Peru English
Adopted Mail Vote A651_Proposal for Changes to Local Financial Criteria for Agents in Canada and Bermuda English
Adopted Mail Vote A652_Proposal for Changes to Local Financial Criteria for Argentina English