AFFILIATIONS

McTavish Travel serving clients from its Oakville office has been an active voice in the affairs of the Canadian travel industry. We are proud of our many memberships and affiliations with industry associations, including:

o ACTA - Association of Canadian Travel Agents - is the retail travel industry's trade association and it's a measure of the company's standing that Trish McTavish has held elected positions as Vice President, President and Past President of ACTA Ontario. She has also served as a director on the ACTA Canada board.

o TICO - Travel Industry Council of Ontario - is the administrative authority that has been mandated by the province of Ontario to administer the Travel Industry Act that regulates travel in Ontario. Trish McTavish has been very involved in changes to the Travel Industry Act and has served as Vice Chair of TICO.

o IATA - International Air Travel Association -- is the prime vehicle for inter-airline cooperation in promoting safe, reliable, secure and economical air services, for the benefit of the world's consumers. Today it has more than 230 members from more than 130 nations, in every part of the globe. McTavish Travel was appointed by IATA in 1973 to represent IATA member carriers

o ABC Corporate Services is the leading provider of travel-related products and services to the global travel and corporate communities.

  • Travelers Emergency Service System(TESS) - twenty-four hour emergency and after-hours service.
  • Premier Hotel Program - industry-leading program of more than 12,000 hotels worldwide
  • Global Connect - international networking program
  • International Rate Desk - itinerary review/cost savings plan

o AMADEUS is the state-of-the-art system for booking airfares.

o CLIA - Cruise Lines International Association - is the official trade organization of the cruise industry and works in partnership with nearly 19,000 affiliated travel agencies throughout North America to ensure the highest calibre of cruise sales expertise and service for cruise vacationers.

o TRAVELMAN provides state-of-the-art travel management reporting systems.