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IATO AGENDA |
AGENDA -
LONG TERM
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Unify various Associations
representing different interest
within the entire industry by
putting together a common platform &
working programme.
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Create a strong lobby with the
Government to ensure prompt
participation in decision making
with the Government, prior to
enacting of new laws, revision of
policies and/or otherwise.
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Faster contacts, co-ordination and
exchanges, with International
Tourism Bodies and Associations
worldwide, and establish a regular
dialogue with GOITO global offices.
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Life membership to state level
bureaucrats and politicians who have
been involved with tourism
betterment, in order to ensure
effective support and adding
strength to lobby.
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Arrangements with major financial
institutes for grant of loans for
small & large-scale tourism
projects.
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Arrangements of special quotas with
domestic airlines for offering fixed
discount fares for our members
and/or IATO teams taking business
travel within the country.
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Setting up an IATO School of
Tourism & Club to facilitate
professional training of the guides,
entrepreneurs, youth, others. To
arrange allotment of land and
mobilize funds for this purpose.
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Setting up of a proper legal cell to
safeguard internal interest of the
members against overseas
agents/markets/realization of funds
etc.
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Strategically promotion of IATO logo
on global basis, in order to firmly
establish it’s own identity and
power-value, through specific PR and
other consistent efforts.
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To gradually open up and establish a
channel of communications with the PMs Office in order to harness very
serious attention towards Tourism
and/or it’s affects.
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AGENDA - SHORT TERM
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Upgrade IATO Secretariat to ensure
greater efficiency and rapid
communications.
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Recreation of IATO Website with
Data and Information, update on
everyday basis.
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Unify IATO Members through regular
dialogues and create greater
participation from members
irrespective of size of their
company.
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Repositioning of IATO newsletter
effectively covering news and views
of the industry.
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Immediate setting up of Steering
Committee to facilitate & focus
long-term progress.
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Reorientation of IATO Secretariat
for efficient and timely handling of
decisions, placing a second line of
command system in place.
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24 hour helpline at international
airports to facilitate members with
right information and support.
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Availability of an IATO
reference-data library at
Secretariat covering (a) Marketing
Data, Marketing Trends (b) Date of
Trade Fairs and Exhibitions, (c)
Logistics for foreign travel,
recommended hotels, trains, special
tips, local expenses budgets,
assistance telephone numbers.
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Ready acceptance of IATO
recommendations for Visa clearance
and passport services.
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Insurance coverage of special kind
for safeguard against consumer
protection law.
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IATO Regional Chapters
reactivation for greater independent
functioning to fully encourage
separate destination marketing
bearing in mind the developments of
the international airports in
different parts of India.
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Printing of a compact IATO India
Arrival booklet covering IATO and
key infos, to provide instant
precise general
information/reference/assistance to
tourists from all countries, upon
arrival at immigrations.
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