2 March ATIA Directors Drive National Response to Back Members Amid International Disruptions March 2, 2026 By Amanda Rixon Media Release 0 All Directors of the Australian Travel Industry Association (ATIA) have been actively engaged over the weekend, working alongside the executive leadership team to shape and steer a coordinated national response to escalating international aviation disruptions. From the outset, ATIA’s Board and leadership moved decisively to ensure members were supported with structure, clarity and real-time operational guidance. This has included activating and directing the Association’s Incident Response Group to centralise intelligence, align industry messaging and provide consistent national direction. While members are on the frontline supporting clients, ATIA’s Directors and leadership team continue to actively steer coordination, engage industry partners and reinforce public messaging that recognises the extraordinary effort underway across the sector. QUOTES ATTRIBUTABLE TO ATIA CEO DEAN LONG: “ATIA’s Incident Response Group is actively coordinating with airlines, agency groups, tour operators and travel insurance providers to cut through fragmented updates and deliver authoritative, practical guidance members can act on immediately.” “All ATIA Directors have been actively engaged over the weekend shaping and steering our response so members are supported from every angle.” “Our Incident Response Group is working in real time to give members clear, consistent and actionable information.” “Across the country, accredited travel professionals are working around the clock for their clients and we are making sure that effort is recognised publicly in every single mainstream media interview that we do.” Related Articles ATIA Delivering for All Members, Including Travel Advisors - Multiple channels ensure every member group has a strong voice and tangible support The Australian Travel Industry Association (ATIA) has reaffirmed that everything it does is shaped by the voices of its members. From policy advocacy to accreditation to tailored industry support, ATIA ensures members’ perspectives directly guide priorities, decisions, and outcomes across the sector. New ATIA Directors welcomed at 47th AGM ATIA has successfully held its 47th AGM, with three new directors appointed at the meeting today for the FY25 Board. Travel has a new home – the Australian Travel Industry Association (ATIA) The Australian Travel Industry has a new peak industry body representing travel agents and advisors, tour operators, consolidators and wholesalers replacing the Australian Federation of Travel Agents (AFTA) effective today. Three ATIA Members Can Win a Famil to Fukushima Courtesy of ATIA’s New Japanese Partnership The Australian Travel Industry Association (ATIA) has announced the first major initiative of its new corporate partnership with Japan’s Fukushima prefecture, offering three travel industry members the opportunity to join a hosted familiarisation trip to the region in November. ATMC Members Endorse New Partnership with ATIA to Strengthen Corporate Travel 8 December 2026: In an exciting step forward for Australia’s travel industry, Association of Travel Management Companies (ATMC) members have unanimously voted to enter a Joint Venture with The Australian Travel Industry Association (ATIA). ATIA Delivers Strong Value to Members with 99.6% of Fees Reinvested The Australian Travel Industry Association (ATIA) has reaffirmed its commitment to delivering value to members, announcing that 99.6% of all membership fees collected over the past year were reinvested directly into accreditation, advocacy and member services. Showing 0 Comment