BSP and BSPLink Workshop for Travel Agents (LIVE virtual classroom)

Did you know that in the past 5 years, 53 participants from 6 countries have taken this course with IATA?

2-day (8 hours) LIVE virtual classroom course

IATA’s BSP and BSPlink Workshop for Travel Agents workshop is designed for travel agents to learn more about local IATA Billing and Settlement Procedures (BSP) and Governance, and BSPlink functionalities. During the workshop, you will gain a deeper understanding of BSP processes and features, the Passenger Agency Program, program enhancements supporting BSP operations and BSPlink functionality. The workshop duration is flexible to meet your needs, based on your preferred selection of curriculum topics, delivered at your location of choice.

Course Code: TTTG-02-VC

Workshop format

• The live sessions of this virtual classroom course are delivered by an official IATA Instructor.
• The course will take you approximately 8 hours to complete and be held over 2 consecutive days.
• There will be 2 live interactive virtual classroom sessions per day, each session will be 120 minutes.
• The live sessions will require your participation, with multiple Q&A sessions and additional time spent on self-study material including projects, research, additional reading and videos.

Technical requirements

Please verify your hardware, software and network to support your upcoming course with IATA Training.

Prerequisites

• You should have minimal knowledge or familiarity with BSPlink functionality.
• Recommended level is Entry-level and Intermediate.
• The recommended level of language proficiency is ICAO Operational Level 4 for courses in English or the equivalent level for other languages.

How to register

• When you click the Register button, you will be directed to log in to your Training Account. Please have your login details ready.
• Register early and save up to 25% at our Training Centers! Please read the Terms and Conditions for the early bird discount. The discount will be calculated at the time of payment.

To arrange in-house training for your company: Complete the in-house training request form or contact the B2B Training Specialist in your region.

Virtual venues

We schedule our virtual classroom courses through one of 3 virtual venues, each in a different time zone for your convenience. For more information, please visit our page on virtual classroom timing or contact our Customer Portal.

Please check the exact schedule of each class below (View more details) and click ‘Register’.

Upon completion of this workshop you will be able to:

• Define Billing and Settlement Procedures (BSP) processes and understand local financial criteria and requirements
• Use common terms and decode abbreviations
• Locate and interpret the reporting calendar and billing reports
• Use the BSPlink tool and various BSPlink functions to manage in-office BSP operations
• Manage refund applications
• Investigate the status of BSP transactions and handle remittance procedures
• Manage agency credit and debit memos
• Minimize errors, adopting best practices in dealing with agents and on BSPlink
• Use the IATA Customer Portal
• Understand market monitoring

The key topics that are covered during this workshop include:

• IATA Governance
• Billing and Settlement Plan (BSP)
• IATA BSP and BSP language
• BSPlink functionalities
• BSP standard traffic documents, Agency Debit Memo (ADM) and Agency Credit Memo (ACM) procedures
• BSP Airline billing reports and procedures
• BSP remittance and settlement procedures
• BSP calendar, disputing and irregularity procedures
• Market monitoring report and market performance information
• Appropriate use of the IATA Customer Service Portal

This workshop is recommended for:

• Travel agents and agency owners
• Accountants, finance and back-office staff

An IATA Certificate of Participation is awarded to all workshop participants.