IATA Accredited Passenger
Agents
Travel Agencies (excl. US) appointed to sell and issue Standard Traffic
Documents on behalf of IATA Member Airlines.
IATAN
Endorsed Agents, US Only
Travel Agencies in the US (including its Territories and Possessions) endorsed
by IATAN (IATA's wholly owned US corporate subsidiary) to sell and issue
international airline tickets on behalf of Member Airlines of IATAN's endorsement
programme.
Electronic Reservations Service
Providers (ERSP) Worldwide, US Excl.
Travel Service Providers, registered with IATA, which are established only
on the Internet or other on-line services, promoting reservation information
in the same format as provided by an IATA Member Airline's system or CRS.
The 'ERSP' provides the user with instructions, screen formats, real-time
display, booking capability and other information in respect to a travel
supplier's inventory. The 'ERSP' provides its user with a reservation facilitation
service, and the referral of the user's ticketing requirements to the IATA
Member Airlines or its Agents.
Cargo Agents,
US Excl. (not available in CheckACode.com)
Cargo Agents approved by IATA for the promotion, sale, and handling of international
air cargo on behalf of IATA Member Airlines.
Domestic
Agents
Travel agencies authorised to sell and issue domestic Standard Traffic Documents
within the country of location of the agency on behalf of Domestic Airlines
in that country. Countries of operation of this Class of agent are: Australia,
People's Republic of China, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru,
Venezuela, Canada, United Kingdom, Greece, Italy and Spain.
General
Sales Agents (GSA)
A travel agency or Airline to whom an IATA Member Airline or a non-IATA
Airline has delegated general authority to represent it for the purpose
of sales of passenger and/or cargo air transportation in a defined territory
and who is remunerated accordingly.
Member
Sales Offices (MSO)
A city or airport ticket sales office operated by an IATA Member Airline.
Scheduled Airline Ticket Offices (SATO)
Companies providing contract services to Airlines and require IATA numeric
codes to identify the issuance of transportation documents on behalf of
the Airlines for whom they are contracted.
Handling
Agents and Shipping Lines
Companies providing contract services to Airlines and require IATA numeric
codes to identify the issuance of transportation documents on behalf of
the Airlines for whom they are contracted.
Travel
Industry Designator Service (TIDS)
Non-IATA travel agencies (excl. US) assigned IATA numeric codes for identification
in industry reservation systems when selling industry products and services.
Travel Service Intermediaries (TSI), US Only
Non-ticketing travel agencies in the US assigned IATA numeric codes for
the purpose of identification in industry reservation systems when selling
industry products and services.
ARC's (Airlines
Reporting Corporation) Reservations Service Providers (RSP), US Only
Code numbers assigned by IATAN for external registrars within the US.
ARC's Electronic Reservation Service Providers (ERSP),
US Only
Code numbers assigned by IATAN for external registrars within the US.
ARTA (Association of Retail Travel Agents)'s Travel
Retailers Universal Enumeration (TRUE), US Only
Code numbers assigned by IATAN for external registrars within the US.
ASTA (American Society of Travel Agents)'s Travelsellers.com,
US Only
Code numbers assigned by IATAN for external registrars within the US.