Travel Agent Assocoation of Pan India (TAAPI) was formed in April 2022. TAAPI is committed to creating a more evolved and stable environment in the Travel Trade and becoming the cornerstone of the industry.
Some of major objectives of this association are :
- To co-ordinate with Ministry of Tourism and other related Central and State Ministries in their endeavour of creating the three essential pre-requisites for Domestic Tourism Development in the areas of improvement of facilities’
- To establish a healthy atmosphere in the domestic tourism industry and foster healthy relations between tour operators, travel agents and other persons and organizations in tourism industry.
- To formulate an uniform code of conduct to govern the procedure of booking, confirmations, payments, refunds, cancellations, no-shows, changes, pre-ponements and postponements, retention charges, commission and discounts.
- To establish channels of communication and liaison with the Department of Tourism, Govt. of India, State and other public and private bodies; and take all necessary steps to promote and develop domestic tourism in India.
- To promote environment protection, cultural exchange and national integration in the territory of India.
- To educate the traveller about the importance of eco-friendliness and promote the cause of a pristine and clean environment.
- To achieve a level of Accreditation that will instill confidence in the Buyers of Travel Services. Our aim is also to bring all those agencies who are actively involved in the promotion of domestic tourism in the country under one umbrella. As our strength is DOMESTIC TOURISM, we enroll as our members who are connected with the following activities :-
- 1. Regional Tourist Corporation
- 2. Travel Portals
- 3. Hotels & Resorts
- 4. Railways & Airlines
- 5. Tourism Institutes
- 6. Tourism Expo Companies
Domestic tourism strengthens national integration and provides socio-economic development in the country. Our members are actively involved in the promotion of tourism by promoting various tourist destinations in the country.
Mission
1. We represent the travel agents trade before official bodies of Government, Airline bodies and other appropriate forums
2. We ensure the healthy growth of the Travel Industry by promoting
- mutual cooperation among TAFI members
- schemes that would benefit the TAFI members as well as provide mutually beneficial alternatives to the airline industry.
3. We augment the development of the travel industry in India by
- encouraging improvement in the standard of service
- inculcating professionalism
- spreading awareness and updated information on travel and regulations
4. We protect the interests of those engaged in the industry by
- highlighting the need to maintain high ethical standards
- ensuring compliance of Rules, Regulations and Guidelines set by the Consulates, Government Authorities and Airlines
