Annual Head Office agency fees to increase 85%  IATA has announced that their annual agency fees will be increasing as of January 1, 2012.  Head office fees will be increasing 85% from $115 … more

President and COO of ACTA, David McCaig, has been advised by a member in Alberta of a recent booking fraud that occurred at their office.  A man called in to inquire about flights to … more

June 22, 2011 (Toronto) David McCaig, President and COO of the Association of Canadian Travel Agencies (ACTA) expressed his disappointment following yesterday’s move by Porter airlines to cut … more

March 23 2012 -  ACTA has received numerous calls and emails expressing confusion and concern over licensing requirements. Since then, ACTA has been actively dialoging with the various players … more

ACTA gets fare disclosures, more commissions for members

The Association of Canadian Travel Agencies (ACTA) has convinced a number of major travel wholesalers to disclose the fees, charges and taxes … more

With thanks to the Canada Revenue Agency

For several months, ACTA has been submitting questions to the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) and other bodies with expertise in sales taxation. We have been … more

ACTA took part in the Tourism and Travel Passport Services Roundtable Event hosted by Passport Canada to explain and solicit input for its ePassport Initiative, May 17th in Ottawa. ACTA, speaking on … more

September 3, 2010 - Travel agents in Australia, many of them in smaller operations, are counting the days until they start counting the dollars shelled out to them by six international airlines which … more