TIDS is known globally and is the only identification number used by non-IATA travel agents which is recognised by the world's leading travel and tourism industry suppliers. Major travel and tourism industry suppliers now require a valid IATA or TIDS numeric code from travel agents before making bookings for their services. These products provide information solutions to the travel and tourism industry from global industry suppliers to small hotels and are available using the latest technology or in hard copy format. A CD-ROM product giving access to a database of over 130,000 industry outlets, providing instant sorting and displaying of information using a variety of criteria. It can be programmed to create a new database or populate an existing one.
Preprinted labels are also available.
Supplier endorsement of the IATA ID Card assists in significantly minimizing fraudulent access to the special benefits and privileges offered, by ensuring that these offers are directed only to bona fide travel agents, who are key influential partners in their business. The IATA Cargo Agent ID Card is a photo identity card that provides the bearer with a globally recognised credential as a cargo industry professional. Supplier endorsement of the IATA ID Card assists in significantly minimizing fraudulent access to these special concessions, by ensuring that they are directed only to bona fide cargo agents.