Discounts for TAAI members
To start with, Waterstones Hotel that hosted the recent TAAI Managing Committee Meet, has come up with special rates for members of TAAI. dnata has also given TAAI members special rates.
Outlining the roadmap ahead for TAAI,
Harmandeep Singh Anand, General Secretary, TAAI, says the association will soon unveil a membership card and certificate for its members. “TAAI is the oldest and biggest travel agents’ association in India. To take it forward, we need to give our members more benefits
We are also educating the travel agents about new opportunities and how to develop crossselling skills
and strengthen our network pan- India. Thus, we are looking at coming out with membership cards and certificates for 2015 with add- on benefits and discounts. To start with, Waterstones Hotel that hosted the recent TAAI Managing Committee meet, has come up with special rates for members of TAAI. dnata has also given TAAI members special rates. We are looking at other such tieups also.”
The association is aggressively looking at conducting service tax seminars. “We have covered almost six chapters by now – Punjab, Kolkata, Mumbai, etc. TAAI is not just educating members but pursuing the same with airlines and other service providers. We are also educating the travel agents about new opportunities and how to develop cross- selling skills,” he elaborated.
VisitScotland recently hosted TAAI Managing Committee to explore its tourism potential. “We had discussions that revolved around TAAI hosting its annual convention in Scotland for 2015. The TAAI delegation visited Edenburgh International Conference Centre ( EICC) that has a capacity of 1,200 guests,” he added. TAAI is in favour of seeing the association as a more active organisation in the form of a corporate body. Urging the members to be proactively involved in the working of the association, he said, “Going forward, it’s time for TAAI to change its way of working. We need to change it into a corporate body, by appointing a CEO to run it for liaisoning with government, airlines and suppliers. We have a big agenda to help members overcome problems and to be able to get more revenues.”