23 January 2025: The Federal Government’s acquisition of $50 million of Rex Airlines’ debt is an important measure to ensure ongoing services to regional and rural Australia and competition in the skies.
The Australian Travel Industry Association CEO Dean Long is available for interview on:
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Importance of competition
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Importance of services to regional and rural Australia
ATIA is Sydney-based (31 Market Street CBD) should you be looking at face-to-face.
For media enquiries, please contact LJ Loch at [email protected] or 0488 038 555
About us:
About ATIA (www.atia.travel):
The Australian Travel Industry Association (ATIA) is the peak body representing Australia’s $69 billion travel industry. ATIA represents the majority of Australian travel agents, corporate agents, tour operators, wholesalers and ITOs.
This year alone, ATIA members booked $13.5 Billion TTV of retail bookings, $11.8 Billion of Corporate Bookings and $5.6 Billion of Land Operations. Typically, at least 70% of all international air sales in Australia are through our members, and over 90% of corporate sales (medium and large businesses), rather than directly through airlines. Whereas with cruises, 73% of travellers use travel advisors to book.
An impressive 92% of ATIA members are small businesses, with women making up 72% of the workforce.
ATIA administers the ATIA Accredited program which is the largest and most representative accreditation scheme for travel businesses in Australia. ATIA represents over 1,120 ATAS members and over 28,000 employees nationwide, directly supporting 16.98 million Australian travellers every year.
