ITFT- UFTAA

1. UFTAA
UNITED
FEDERATION
OF TRAVEL
AGENTS
ASSOCIATION

2. Creation & Name
The United Federation Of Travel
Agents Associations
•Called “ UFTAA”
•UFTAAwas created inRome (Italy )‏
•Date:November 22, 1966.

3. UFTAA = IFTA+UOTAA
International Federation Of
Travel
Agencies
+
Universal Organization Of Travel
Agent Association

4. QUICK FACTS
•UFTAA starteditsoperationasa
ConfederationonJanuary1st,2003.
•In1989,comingfromBrussels,UFTAAset
upitsGeneralSecretariatinthe
PrincipalityofMonaco.

5. President of UFTAA
Mr. Mario BEVACQUA
Vice President of UFTAA
Mr. Patrick Mwale

6. •RepresentsTravelAgentsandTour
Operatorsviews
•Consults with other international
organizationssuchas
•(IATA)
•(IH&RA)
•InternationalUnionofRailways(IUR),
•InternationalRoadUnion(IRU)
•InternationalChamberofCommerce(ICC).

7. •Hasconsultativestatuswiththe
UN/NGO/ECOSOC,
•Workscloselywithotherworldbodiessuch
asUNESCO,WHOetc.forasustainable
andresponsibletourism
•UFTAAisanaffiliatememberoftheWorld
TourismOrganization(WTO)andits
BusinessCouncil(WTOBC)

8. MEMBERS
•Represents114NationalAssociations
andadditionalAffiliatemembersina
totalof121countries.

9. MISSION
•To be an International
Forum…. where matters
affecting the world travel
industry are addressed.

10. •Representing and Defending
the interests of …..
Incoming Tour Operators,
Travel & Tourism Agencies
before the government
bodies, suppliers and other
entities on International
scope..

11. •To strengthen its
members image and
enhance the world
travel and tourism
industry as a
sustainable industry.

12. FUNCTIONS
•TouniteandconsolidatetheFederationsof
TravelAgents’NationalAssociationsandto
globallyenhancetheinterestsoftheir
members
•Torepresentthetravelagents’activities
before variousworld-wide bodies,
governmentalauthoritiesandsuppliers
•Toworktowardstheadoptionofmeasures
thatwilleasetravelfortheconsumerand
toofferservicestoitsmemberfederations

13. •InvestigationandinformationCentre
•Tooffer,asavoluntarymechanism,an
arbitrationservicewhichassistsin
solvingconflictsresultingfrom
commercialrelationsforwhichamicable
settlementcannotbereached
•Toorganizeaworldcongressoftravel
agentsandothermeetingsnecessaryto
theexchangeandtransmissionof
knowledge.

14. Legal Status
UFTAA is a
non profit
Confederati
on of
internation
al scope,
under
Monaco
Law.

15. Languages
•The legalreference language
is French.
•UFTAAofficiallanguages are
French, English & Spanish

16. UFTAA Regions
•There are nine regions:
•Region 1Latin America
•Region 2North America &
Caribbean
•Region 3Europe 1
•Region 4Europe 2
•Region 5Africa 1

17. •Region 6 Africa 2
•Region 7 Middle East &
North
America.
•Region 8 South Asia
•Region 9 Asia / Pacific

18. Who can be its members?
•Travelagencies
•Hotels
•Touristofficesandotherstakeholdersof
thetravelandtourismindustry

19. About UFTAA
Members
Affiliates
Thiscategoryincludesindividualtravel
agencies,hotels,touristofficesand,
stakeholdersofthetourismandtravel
industry.
Members:
Thiscategoryincludesthenationalor
regionalassociationsoftraveland/or
tourism.