What is an IATAN ID Card?
Remember, IATAN is an industry organization that lists travel agents, issues the IATAN Endorsement and also issues the travel agent ID card known as an IATAN card. When card mills first reared their ugly head over a decade ago, they were selling knock-offs of the IATAN ID card with IATAN’s logo on the face of it. Today, this has all but ceased. In order to obtain an IATAN ID card you must either have an IATAN endorsement or work for an IATAN endorsed travel (host) agent. You must meet certain revenue requirement (subject to audit by IATAN) and pay the going rate to get the card (around $20). Once again, the IATAN ID card does not entitle you to any benefits, but will prove as credible travel industry documentation if required by a hotel, car rental company or tour company before issuing travel industry reduced rates. The IATAN ID card is required by many of the suppliers on the commercial side of the travel industry.
