Image IATAN logo.jpg thumb right 200px Logo of the InternationalAssociation of TravelAgentsNetwork. International Airlines Travel Agent Network IATAN is an industry association in the USA designed to represent the interests of their member companies. In addition, they along with the IATA are the body responsible for the standard international codes for airlines, airports, hotels, cities, and car rental firms for example, the three digit codes that designate London Heathrow Airport as LHR . These codes provides a method to link internationaltravelnetwork with internations suppliers. ref name IATAN http www.iatan.org iatan about mission.htm IATAN About Us official site ref Profile & Mission Source IATAN Official Site ref name IATAN Profile IATAN s program is unique and has stood the test of time by serving the US Travel Professionals for over 25 years. IATAN is guided by a diversified Board representing all sectors of the industry, including home based businesses, large corporations, hotels, cruise lines and airlines, these representatives combining over 400 years of industry experience. Mission IATAN s mission is to promote professionalism, administer meaningful and impartial business standards, and provide cost effective products and services that benefit the travel industry. Through the use of its informational and other resources, IATAN provides a vital link between the supplier community and the U.S. travel distribution network. See also American Society of TravelAgents IATA airport code International Air Transport Association list of airports Travel agency Travel Industry Association http www.iatt online.org InternationalAssociation of Tourists and Travelers References reflist External links http www.iatan.org IATAN Official web site Home Page http www.asfa.net ASFA, the Association of Special Fares Agents, Airline Ticket Consolidators and Bucketshops DEFAULTSORT InternationalAssociation Of TravelAgentsNetwork Category Trade associations Category Travel ... more details
Infobox Organization name ABTA The TravelAssociation image size caption abbreviation ABTA motto The TravelAssociation formation 1950 extinction status Non profit organization Non profit company purpose Travelagents in the United Kingdom, UK arranged foreign holidays, and consumer protection for package ... 1350 companies with c. 5000 travelagents and c. 900 tour operators leader title Chief Executive ... http www.abta.com ABTA remarks ABTA is the UK travel trade association for tour operators and travel agent s. History Previously known as Association of British TravelAgents, its name was changed on 1 July 2007 to ABTA, The TravelAssociation to reflect its wider representation of the travel industry ... years ABTA and its members have been helping holidaymakers to get the most from their travel by working ... Travel Organisers Licensing ATOL scheme of the Civil Aviation Authority United Kingdom Civil ... provided by tour operators there is also the Package Travel, Package Holidays and Package Tour Regulations ... must have consumer protection. the Civil Aviation Air Travel Organisers Licensing Regulations 1995 ... via the ABTA Protection Plan. Unforeseen events have mainly included travel operators going into administration ... on travel agent consumer protection, and ABTA is the organisation that implements the Insurance policy insurance policies . ABTA s insurance policies are provided by International Passenger ..., it had 5466 travel agent outlets, and 787 tour operators. 90 of package holiday s in the UK are sold through its members, and about 45 of independent travel arrangements. Citation needed date August ... . Its members provide around 90 of package holidays in the UK. See also International Air Transport Association IATA Association of Independent Tour Operators AiTO External links http www.abta.com ABTA Homepage http www.abta.com consumer services protecting your travel arrangements ABTA Consumer Protection http www.fto.co.uk Federation of Tour Operators http www.ipplondon.co.uk International ... more details
Wikify date May 2010 The InternationalTravel Catering Association , formerly the In Flight Catering Association is a trade association for travel catering. ref Salina Christmas http www.moodiereport.com document.php?c id 1178&doc id 6417 Name change for IFCA reflects travel catering mandate 18 March 2005 The Moodie Report ref They provide educational services, competitive awards The Mercury Award and publish a regular magazine Onboard Hospitality . The ITCA endows a chair in Production and Operations Management at the University of Surrey . ref http www.educationuk.org pls hot bc bc profile.page pls profile details?x 186312900203&y 0&a 357&z 3765&p prof id 9282&sec id 25&p lang 31 Tourism, travel and hospitality Education UK , accessed 5 December 2009 ref References reflist Further reading http www.itcanet.com itca Official site Category Travel related organizations Category Catering prof assoc stub ... more details
External links http www.iglta.com International Gay and Lesbian TravelAssociation official website http www.bagaytravel.com Buenos Aires Gay Travel Member of IGLTA since May 23, 2008 DEFAULTSORT International Gay And Lesbian TravelAssociation Category LGBT tourism Category LGBT organizations in the United States Category Travel related organizations business org stub LGBT org stub it International Gay and Lesbian TravelAssociation pl Mi dzynarodowe Stowarzyszenie Turystyczne Gej w i Lesbijek ...Multiple issues primarysources August 2010 notability August 2010 refimprove November 2010 The International Gay and Lesbian TravelAssociation , or IGLTA, is an Professional associationassociation of travel agent s, tour guide tour operators, hotel s and guest house lodging guest house s, airlines, destination management organizations, and other travel industry travel related enterprises dedicated to homosexual gay and lesbian tourism . It was founded in 1983, and is based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida Fort Lauderdale , Florida . History Unreferenced section date November 2010 Founded in 1983, with 25 members, IGLTA is a 2,000 plus member and growing not for profit organization of gay, lesbian and community friendly travel professionals from more than 80 countries. Membership in IGLTA is open to all travel and travel related businesses and professionals who support the gay lesbian travel industry throughout the world. IGLTA Annual Convention Each year, IGLTA hosts an Annual Convention in a different spot around the globe. This year IGLTA s 27th annual global convention was held in Antwerp, Belgium. The 28th edition is set for May 10 15, 2011 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The 2012 convention will be held in Florian polis , Brazil. ref cite news url http www.echelonmagazine.com index.php?id 1206 title IGLTA Announces First Convention In South America date 2009 10 14 work Echelon Magazine accessdate 16 November 2010 ref The 2013 convention is set for Chicago, Illinois. ref cite press ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 COI date December 2009 The Association for Safe International Road Travel usually abbreviated as ASIRT is a non profit , humanitarian organization that promotes road travel safety through education and advocacy. Rochelle Sobel, president and founder of ASIRT, created the organization in 1995 , in response to her son Aron s death in a bus crash in Turkey . ASIRT helped found the US Congressional Caucus on Global Road Safety , and is an internationally influential and active organization. Working under the premise that road crashes are predictable and preventable, ASIRT serves the global community with in a variety of ways to help reduce injuries and deaths and the associated social and economic impacts that result from them. ASIRT serves as a resource to governments, corporations, travel organizations, guidebooks, study abroad programs, health travel clinics and non governmental organizations. ASIRT also helps to foster the development of new road safety organizations in other countries. ASIRT s Mission To save lives and minimize crash related injuries by assisting ... www.asirt.org Official Site DEFAULTSORT Association For Safe International Road Travel Category Road safety organizations Category Travel related organizations Category Non profit organizations based ... safety by Providing information to American travelers on the risks of road travel abroad through ... appear the greatest. Working with the international community ASIRT is a leader in the global ... and the World Bank . Turkey ASIRT partners with Rotary International of Turkey to facilitate Safe Community ... Association to create Road Safety Education Centers. ASIRT Kenya ASIRT s first global chapter ... Abroad ASIRT provides road safety information to tourists, students and corporate travelors. Road Travel ..., rural, night, and seasonal travel precautions pedestrian, passenger and cycle safety tips quality ... safe itineraries and students to make safe, informed travel choices while studying abroad. Training ... more details
revised in August 2009 , ASTA has eight membership categories Travel Agent Members Premium InternationalTravel Agency Company InternationalTravel Professional Travel School Allied Company product, service and information suppliers to travel agencies Allied Associate Honorary See also National Association of Career TravelAgents NACTA Outside Sales Support Network OSSN Association of Retail TravelAgents ARTA U.S. Tour Operators Association USTOA National Tour Association NTA U.S. TravelAssociation USTA , formerly Travel Industry AssociationInternational Air Transport Association IATA InternationalAssociation of TravelAgentsNetwork IATAN Airline Reporting Corporation ARC Related Sites ...Image ASTA logo.gif thumb right 250px Logo of the American Society of TravelAgents. The American Society of TravelAgents ASTA is a business improvement organization which represents and defends the business and regulatory public policy interests of travel intermediaries including travel agency travel ... agents, the travel industry and the traveling public, and has over 20,000 members in 140 countries ... and the enhancement of professionalism. History The American Society of TravelAgents ASTA was founded on April 20, 1931 in New York City as the American Steamship and Tourist AgentsAssociation. ASTA changed its name to the American Society of TravelAgents in 1946. On January 26, 2000, ASTA acquired the assets of The National Association of Commissioned TravelAgents, Inc. NACTA which is now a membership subsidiary, called National Association of Career TravelAgents since 2009. NACTA represents independent travelagents, cruise oriented agents, home based travelagents and outside sales travelagents. Executive committee ASTA maintains a 5 person Executive Committee to handle most association ... website http www.asfa.net Association of Special Fares Agents DEFAULTSORT American Society Of TravelAgents Category Industry trade groups based in the United States Category Organizations ... more details
s around the world with the purpose of educating internationaltravelagents in the art of creative ... ASFA has 1013 members 31 July 2008 . External links http www.asfa.net ASFA, The Association of Special Fares Agents website http vliegticket goedkope.eu ETN, European TravelNetwork website http www.ita travel.com ITA, InternationalTravelAssociation website http www.koosschouten.com Koos Jan Schouten ...Orphan date February 2009 Infobox Organization name Association of Special Fares Agents image Logo asfa ... in April 1987 was changed to ASFA. ASFA was to allow multiple agents per country, while ITA http www.ita travel.com continued as a small cartel. Ad Latjes, the famous Netherlands Dutch travel entrepreneur broke away from ASFA in 1989 to establish ETN European TravelNetwork http www.etn.nl . The administrative ... ASFA enables its membership of independent travel agent s to create a worldwide network. ASFA does not surety bond bond or license agents. ASFA members are registered and bonded according to the laws ... leader name Koos Jan Schouten key people num staff 4 budget website http www.asfa.net The Association of Special Fares Agents , or ASFA , consists of Airline Consolidator s, Bucket shop travel Bucket shops and Discounts and allowances Discount Travel Agent s. Aims The main purpose of ASFA is the exchange ... markets . Founding After a preliminary meeting in Frankfurt , Germany in 1985 , the first ever association of discount travelagents was formed in 1986 by a small group of Germany German , Swiss , Netherlands Dutch , Singaporian , Australia n and England English travelagents . The association was founded as ITA InternationalTravelAssociation in Amsterdam by Ad Latjes, Koos Schouten, Folke von Knobloch, Rudi Weissmann, Daniel Staeger and other discount travel industry experts as a platform for discount travel specialists, consolidators and bucketshops from all over the world. History After ... Latjes Category Service industries Category Travel related organizations ... more details
name to Amadeus Scandinavia . See also Travel technology DEFAULTSORT Scandinavian Multi Access Reservations For TravelAgents Category Scandinavia Category Travel technology ... more details
between genuine secondary ticket agents and fraudulent operators. 3 The failure of the industry ... universities. BOND The Association has indicated it is in negotiations to implement a Bond scheme which will give consumers a guarantee and rights when buying their Tickets. ABTA ATOL the Travel Industry ... more details
File ARMA logo.jpg right thumb The ARMA logo. The Association of Residential Managing Agents is a professional body for companies active in the management of leasehold blocks of flats in the United Kingdom. Members are often estate agents, surveyors or residential lettings companies. Members must abide by the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors code of practice known as the Service Charge Residential Management Code . See also Association of Residential Letting Agents External links http www.arma.org.uk Official website. Category Professional associations ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 Primarysources date June 2007 Infobox Organization name Association of Talent Agents image image border size caption map msize mcaption motto formation 1937 extinction type headquarters location membership language leader title leader name key people num staff budget website http www.agentassociation.com The Association of Talent Agents ATA is a non profit trade association representing the talent agency talent agencies in the industry. ATA was founded in 1937. ATA agencies represent the vast majority of working artists, including actors, directors, writers, and other artists in film, stage, television, radio, commercial, literary work, and other entertainment enterprises. History Established over 65 years ago, ATA is a Los Angeles based nonprofit trade association of over 100 talent agencies mostly based in the New York and Los Angeles areas. Almost all of the agencies that deal with film, theater, television, and other forms of entertainment are part of the Association of Talent Agents. According to the company s website, virtually 1000 talent agents are represented by ATA. Originally established in 1937 under the name, Artists Managers Guild, the ATA comes out of the Wagner Act upheld by the Supreme Court which established many of the unions and guilds that regulate people who work in the entertainment industry such as the Screen Actors Guild , Directors Guild of America , and Writers Guild of America . External links http www.agentassociation.com Association of Talent Agents Category 1937 establishments Category Talent agents ... more details
Image LWAA.png right 250px The Louisiana Wildlife AgentsAssociation LWAA is a non profit fraternal police organization made up of current and retired Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries Enforcement Division Louisiana Wildlife Enforcement Agents . It was founded in 1972. The LWAA lists as its goals to Foster, protect and promote the welfare and interest of all classified commissioned wildlife enforcement agents, active or retired. Encourage and promote the constant improvement of public service rendered by the Division of Enforcement, Department of Wildlife and Fisheries ref name lwaa.org http www.lwaa.org Louisiana Wildlife AgentsAssociation Bot generated title ref . The LWAA is also a service organization that provides service and funding to the following Fallen Officers of the Louisiana Wildlife & Fisheries Enforcement Division & families, Louisiana Law Enforcement Fallen Officers Fund, Louisiana Special Olympics Program Law Enforcement Torch Run , Hunting and Boating Safety Education Programs, Public Service, Announcements, Billboards , National Hunting & Fishing Day, Children s Hospital, American Heart Association , St. Jude s Hospital , Louisiana Lions Camp For Crippled Children, Muscular Dystrophy Association , American Cancer Society , Toys to Recovery, Louis Infant Crisis Center, Becoming an Outdoor Woman, Operation Game Thief, Camp Quality ref name lwaa.org . The organization publishes The Louisiana Game Warden magazine. External links http www.lwaa.org Official website References reflist law enforcement stub Category Law enforcement non governmental organizations in the United States ... more details
Infobox Company company name Sabre TravelNetwork company logo Image Sabretravelnetwork.png company type Subsidiary foundation 1960 location Southlake, Texas key people Greg Webb business Greg Webb , President num employees N A industry Travel Technology products Sabre global distribution system computer system Sabre , GetThere corporate booking tool , Sabre Red agency solution homepage http www.sabretravelnetwork.com www.sabretravelnetwork.com Sabre TravelNetwork STN is the line of technology developed by Sabre Holdings Sabre Inc. that services travel agency travel agencies directly. Sabre TravelNetwork began when the Sabre computer system Sabre Computer reservations system was installed in Briarcliff Manor, New York Briarcliff Manor , New York in 1960. It began as the reservations system for American Airlines . Its parent company, Sabre Holdings, spun off from American as The Sabre Group on March 15, 2000. Sabre TravelNetwork has three brands associated with it GetThere is a corporate travel reservation system. External links http www.sabretravelnetwork.com Sabre TravelNetwork web site http www.sabre.com Sabre Inc. web site https my.sabre.com MySabre travel agent portal for GDS access. http www.sabre holdings.com Sabre Holdings web site http www.sabre.com.mx Sabre Tavel Network M xico web site Category Travel technology ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 Unreferenced date December 2007 The Latin American TravelAssociation LATA is a UK travel industry association whose purpose is to promote travel to Latin American destinations. Its members include airlines , tour operator s and travelagents , as well as tourist boards of various Latin American countries. There are over 200 members in all, ranging from large airlines such as Air France and Iberia Airlines Iberia to individual hotels. LATA claims to vet members before they join, but does not actually offer any form of consumer protection unlike ABTA or ATOL bonding . Its website includes a member directory and a brief tourist guide to the countries of Latin America. ref cite news url http www.dominicantoday.com dr tourism 2006 8 4 16127 New website for the Latin American TravelAssociation title New website for the Latin American TravelAssociation date 4 August 2006 work Dominican Today accessdate 2009 02 19 ref Notable members of LATA Airlines including Air France KLM , British Airways , Iberia Airlines Iberia , Continental Airlines , TACA and LAN Airlines Tour operators including Abercrombie & Kent , Journey Latin America , Kuoni Travel , Llama Travel and Exodus Travel Exodus Tourist boards of Brazil , Mexico , Peru , and the Falkland Islands References reflist External links http www.lata.org LATA website tourism stub Category Travel related organizations Category Latin America ... more details
primarysources date April 2009 POV date December 2007 The Association of Corporate Travel Executives ACTE is a non profit organization not for profit professional association of business travel Stakeholder ... travel managers and suppliers were able to have an equal say in its governance, and could work together to develop an educational resource for the business travel profession. Jensen reflected the views of many within the corporate travel supplier community who wanted an alternative to other business travel professional organizations, such as the National Business TravelAssociation NBTA http www.nbta.org ... as an alternative business travelassociation giving suppliers representation with buyer majority ... Business TravelAssociation http www.nbta.org About . Educational activities ACTE provides Global and Regional education events to educate travel industry stakeholders on emerging issues ... http www.nbta.org National Business TravelAssociation http www.acte.org advocacy index.php ACTE Public ... business travel industry, to promote industry networking opportunities and to educate members on emerging issues. Within the industry the terms corporate business travel and corporate travel management are often user interchangeably. History and founding philosophy of ACTE The Association of Corporate Travel Executives was founded in 1988, by Peter Jensen, a limousine operator based in New .... NBTA s governing board, at the time, was composed entirely of corporate travel buyers current NBTA ... model for corporate travel practitioners to consider. Since its inception ACTE has focused on creating ... travel around the world, including contagion , privacy , security concerns, taxation , service ... travel industry. Membership ACTE has an equal membership policy, permitting all travel industry sectors to join. Current membership includes corporate travel buyers, agencies and suppliers located ... advocacy platform for its international membership on critical issues facing the industry. On behalf ... more details
The http www.pata.org Pacific Asia TravelAssociation PATA is a membership association working to promote the responsible development of travel and tourism in the Asia Pacific region. History Image Kauai04.jpg right thumb Na Pali coast, Kauai, Hawai i Beginnings The association began in 1951 ref name Story of PATA Chuck Y Gee, Matt Lurie The Story of the Pacific Asia TravelAssociation ,Thailand, 2001 ... Travel conference for purpose of establishing permanent Pacific TravelAssociation and determine most ... known as the Pacific Interim TravelAssociation PITA . PITA was legally incorporated in the state of Hawaii two months later. The new association s constitution declared its purpose was To encourage and assist in the development of the travel industries throughout the Pacific area . While marketing activities were its primary goal, the delegates of the first conference also envisioned the association as one that could work with both government and private business in developing travel. One of PITA s main accomplishments in its first year was to publicise itself to the internationaltravel community. The association s first executive director Sam Mercer noted that the first conference focused the attention of the entire travel world on an awakening of tourism in the Pacific ref name Story ... at this conference that it was decided to change the association s name to the Pacific Area Travel ... a wide range of members including governments, carriers, hotel members, travelagents, cruise .... 1986 saw PATA change its name from Pacific Area TravelAssociation to Pacific Asia TravelAssociation ... up in 2007 the first travel related international organisation officially registered in China. In 2008 ... Mullahey of Pan American Airways set about organising the first Pacific area travel conference with the aim ... area to the world s travellers and the travel trade by reducing restrictions on Pacific travel ... 1951 that Thurston, who was in Paris attending a European travel conference, issued his now famous ... more details
Image TMAC logo.png right Travel Media Association of Canada Primarysources date January 2009 Founded in 1994 by Canada Canadian travel journalists and authors Isobel Warren and Johnny Lucas, TMAC currently has about 500 members 40 media, 60 industry . To qualify for membership, media members must re qualify for membership every two years by providing evidence of their published or broadcast works. External links http travelmedia.ca TMAC official web site Category Non profit organizations based in Canada Category Organizations established in 1994 Category Canadian journalism organizations Category Travel related organizations Canada org stub journalism stub ... more details
Language InternationalAssociation of TravelAgentsNetwork http www.iatt online.org International ...InternationalAssociation may refer to InternationalAssociation baseball InternationalAssociation for Cereal Science and Technology InternationalAssociation for Computing and Philosophy InternationalAssociation for Continuing Education and Training InternationalAssociation for Cryptologic Research InternationalAssociation for Cultural Freedom InternationalAssociation for Energy Economics InternationalAssociation for Food Protection InternationalAssociation for Group Psychotherapy InternationalAssociation for Human Values InternationalAssociation for Identification InternationalAssociation for New Science InternationalAssociation for Plant Taxonomy InternationalAssociation for Political Science Students InternationalAssociation for Professional Base Ball Players InternationalAssociation for Promotion of Christian Higher Education InternationalAssociation for Technology Trade InternationalAssociation for Veterinary Homeopathy InternationalAssociation for the Advancement of Ethnology and Eugenics InternationalAssociation for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement InternationalAssociation for the Protection of Industrial Property InternationalAssociation for the Study of Pain InternationalAssociation of Academies InternationalAssociation of Administrative Professionals InternationalAssociation of Amateur Heralds InternationalAssociation of Analytical Psychologists InternationalAssociation of Antarctic Tour Operators InternationalAssociation of Arson Investigators InternationalAssociation of Art Critics InternationalAssociation of Astronomical Artists InternationalAssociation of Athletics Federations InternationalAssociation of Bloodstain Pattern Analysts InternationalAssociation of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers InternationalAssociation of Canine Professionals InternationalAssociation of Chiefs of Police International ... more details
New unreviewed article source ArticleWizard date March 2011 Infobox Company company name Travel Insured International location East Hartford, Connecticut , USA industry Travel insurance num employees 77 2010 foundation 1994 key people Peter Gehris, Chairman and CEO ref http www.travelinsured.com Company ManagementTeam PeterGehris.aspx TravelInsured.com, Peter Gehris. ref br Jon Gehris, President and COO ref http www.travelinsured.com Company ManagementTeam JonGehris.aspx TravelInsured.com, Jon Gehris. ref homepage http www.travelinsured.com www.travelinsured.com Travel Insured International is a privately held American travel insurance supplier ref http ustia.org find a member member directory.aspx UStiA member directory ustia.org. Retrieved on 3, March 2011 ref . It specializes in travel insurance and emergency assistance services. Travel Insured International is headquartered out of East Hartford, Connecticut within the historical insurance hub of greater Hartford, Connecticut . The company maintains a network of more than 5,000 travelagents, tour operators, and specialty travel providers. History Travel Insured International was founded in 1993 by insurance industry executive Peter Gehris when he acquired the travel protection division of the Travelers Insurance Company. The company opened its doors in 1994 offering only one travel insurance product for trip cancellation. As the business grew they began to offer a range of insurance plans that include 24 7 worldwide assistance services and customer care. ref http www.travelinsurancereview.net travel insured international Editor Review travelinsurancereview.net. Retrieved on 3 March 2011. ref Today the company maintains ... . The company has also seen a growth of at least 10 in each year since 2005. Operating Territory Travel Insured International primarily insures travelers based in the United States. It has partnered with travel agencies in all 50 states. External links http www.travelinsured.com Travel Insured International ... more details
The International Student Travel Confederation is a non profit organisation founded in 1949 with the aim to secure and inform students of cheaper and or tax free travel. Working in more than 100 countries, the ISTC continues its work including road, rail and air travel. Local Associations that belong to ISIC partial list Argentina ASATEJ Australia STA Travel Belarus Youth Travel Centre Belgium Connections Brazil STB Student Travel Bureau Canada Canadian Universities Travel Service Limited Travel CUTS Denmark STA Travel Denmark France Wasteels Voyages India STIC Travels Israel Issta Lebanon Campus Travel Mexico SETEJ Mexico A.C. New Zealand STA Travel Poland Almatur South Africa STA Travel United Kingdom STA Travel External links http www.istc.org Category International non profit organizations youth org stub ... more details
of the necessary Government permits, Kiwi TravelInternational Airlines commenced scheduled flights ... and a series of financial difficulties, Kiwi TravelInternational Airlines went into voluntary liquidation ... refs ref name kiwifleet http www.planespotters.net Airline Kiwi TravelInternational Airlines ref ref name freedomfleet http www.planespotters.net Airline Freedom Air International ref ref name anz http ..., Tonga and Western Samoa . The network was expanded in April 1995 to include Queensland coastal cities ... A320 ref name kiwifleet , and expanded its network to include Christchurch and the Australian city ... all international flights out of Hamilton as of mid April 2009. ref name anz Flights from Dunedin have ... more details
File ARLA Logo.jpg right thumb alt The Association of Residential Letting Agents ARLA logo. Association of Residential Letting Agents ARLA logo. The Association of Residential Letting Agents ARLA is a professional organisation for residential lettings companies in the United Kingdom. ARLA was formed in 1981 ref http www.arla.co.uk about ref and has grown as the residential lettings market in the UK has expanded through the popularity of Buy to let investment. It is the professional and regulatory body for letting agents in the UK. Membership ARLA has 3,500 member offices throughout the UK including large multi branch national companies as well as the smaller single office practices. Membership is achieved only by agents who demonstrate that they have a thorough knowledge of their profession and that they conduct their business according to current best management practice. Members of ARLA must follow a Code of Conduct ref http www.arla.co.uk infosheets list.aspx?id 5 ref . Complaints Discipline The Association has its own complaints and disciplinary procedures so that any dispute is dealt with efficiently and fairly. Where necessary, suitable sanctions are imposed on the member. See also National Association of Estate Agents NAEA External links Association of Residential http www.arla.co.uk Letting Agents ARLA References reflist Category Professional associations Category Housing in the United Kingdom Category 1981 establishments ... more details
File NAEA logo.jpg right thumb alt The National Association of Estate Agents NAEA logo. The National Association of Estate Agents NAEA logo. The National Association of Estate Agents NAEA is a membership organisation for estate agents called real estate brokers in the US . It is based in and covers the UK. It was founded in 1962 by estate agent Raymond Andrews. ref http www.naea.co.uk about us ref It is the UK s leading professional body for estate agents ref http www.naea.co.uk ref . Its members practice across all aspects of property both in the UK and overseas, including residential and commercial sales and letting, property management, business transfer, auctioneering and land. ref http www.naea.co.uk about us ref The NAEA has a licensing scheme that offers consumer protection ref http www.naea.co.uk about us why use our members ref The NAEA s aims ref http www.naea.co.uk media 29514 residentialrulesofconduct.pdf ref are that it shall Promote unity and understanding among estate agents and protect the general public against fraud, misrepresentation and malpractice Safeguard its membership and the public against restrictive practices within the profession Encourage a high ethical standard of competitive practice combined with commercial experience Provide an organisation for land and estate agents and managers, surveyors, auctioneers and valuers for the protection of their collective interest Do such things as may be necessary or expedient to sustain or raise the status of land and estate agents and managers, surveyors, auctioneers and valuers, and particularly members of the association as such. The NAEA s rules were adopted at the inaugural meeting of the association on 6 sup th sup March 1962 and have subsequently been amended, most recently in 1998 ref http www.naea.co.uk ... References reflist External links National Association of http www.naea.co.uk Estate Agents NAEA Category Estate agents Category Real estate industry trade groups Category Real estate in the United ... more details
Wikify date April 2010 The National Association Of County Agricultural Agents , or NACAA , is a professional association for cooperative extension agents specialists who are employed by Cooperative extension service cooperative state extension services and are members of their state associations. Annual meetings have taken place since 1915 . External links http www.nacaa.com Official Site for NACAA Category Organizations based in the United States Category Agriculture organizations United States Category Agriculture in the United States Organizations Category Organizations based in the United States by subject agri stub ... more details
orphan date May 2010 Founded in 1972, the National Association of Enrolled Agents NAEA has grown to more than 10,000 members, or just over 20 of all the Enrolled Agent s or EAs in the United States. While its mission statement presents itself publicly as an advocate of taxpayer rights, its primary functions are educating tax professionals in best practices for representing taxpayers to the Internal Revenue Service IRS , protecting the interests of the profession, and expanding the role of Enrolled Agents in both the public and private sectors. Requirements Enrolled Agent status is required for NAEA membership, although EA status does not need to be active . Inactive retired EA s may retain their membership. NAEA members have slightly higher Continuing Professional Education requirements than is normally required by the IRS to retain EA status. Continuing Professional Education NAEA offers Continuing Professional Education CPE webinars and seminars for EAs and presents a professional conference, the NTPI annually. The NTPI National Tax Practice Institute is a fellowship of NAEA members that meet very specific educational standards. Scholarships Each year the NAEA offers scholarships through the National Association of Enrolled Agents Education Foundation NAEA EF . The exact number and nature of these scholarships varies slightly from year to year but they are available to both practicing Enrolled Agents and tax professionals aspiring to the position. Organization The NAEA is led by a board comprising two officers and twelve directors. In addition there are twelve independently chaired committees. Affiliate Council Audit Committee Awards Committee Bylaws Committee Education Committee Ethics and Professional Conduct Committee Government Relations Committee Nominating Committee NTPI 2010 Planning Committee PAC Steering Committee Public Awareness Committee Public Outreach Committee Accreditation NAEA is recognized and approved by the Internal Revenue Service Office of Professional ... more details
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