UFTAA – United Federation of Travel Agents Association, held its Annual General Assembly (AGA) – Virtual, on the 28th June 2021 which witnessed excellent participation.

At the Annual General Assembly (Virtual) held on June 29, 2021, Mr Sunil Kumar, the Immediate Past President of TAAI, was re-elected as the President of UFTAA.

UFTAA’s key expansion phase has begun, with a focus on supporting the UFTAA General Assembly decision “Rebuilding – Restarting – Re-establishing Travel & Tourism Leadership.”

UFTAA’s top aim is to reach out to its members by cooperating with National Associations and Authorities to support them through this critical transition period, which can lead to early sustainability.

UFTAA has worked to represent the Travel Agents fraternity globally in matters relating to IATA, Aviation, and Education for the past 66 years. With a membership of over 25,000 travel companies, UFTAA has worked to represent the Travel Agents fraternity globally in matters relating to IATA, Aviation, and Education.

With tourism as a priority subject in its portfolio, UFTAA’s goal is to help industry stakeholders establish a deeper worldwide connection. UFTAA’s active participation in IATA’s Passenger Agency Program Global Joint Council (PAPGJC) would help to clarify important issues in the current market.

The General Assembly of the UFTAA unanimously voted to attract governments’ attention to “Vaccine Equity” in relation to a universal policy on the corridor of travel procedures. According to UFTAA, the implementation of cumbersome procedures by a few nations may cause the most urgent turnaround in travel and tourism to be delayed.

The industry has regained its prior vigour. According to UFTAA, the international collaboration that exists in the development of vaccines must also be represented in the establishment of international standards for the management of cross-border passenger traffic.

The COMPOSITION of UFTAA BOARD (NEW) is given below:
President : Mr Sunil Kumar Rumalla (TAAI) – India
Vice President and Chairman Air & IATA Matters: Mr Yossef Fatael (IITOA) – Israel
Vice President (Finance) – Mr Trevor Rajaratnam (TAASL) – Sri Lanka
Vice President (Tourism) – Mr Cetin Gurcun (TURSAB) – Turkey
Director : Mr Mohammad Wanyoike (KATA) – Kenya
Director: Ms Varsha Ramchurn (MAITA) – Mauritius
Director: Mr Joe Olivier Borg– Malta
Director: Ms Adriana Miori – Italy
Director: Mr William D’souza – Canada
Director : Mr Richard Lohento – ATOV, Benin
Director: Ms Guizhen Sun – CATS, China
Board Invitee: Mr Achyut Gurgain – NATTA, Nepal

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