The National Association of Nigerian Travel Agency (NANTA) will be hosting a nationwide training programme for IATA and Non-IATA registered travel agencies in Lagos, Port Harcourt and Abuja at no cost even as the group said it has recently renewed its membership with the Universal Federation of Travel Agents Association (UFTAA) in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

The President of the association, Mr. Bankole Bernard, explained that the purpose of the workshop, tagged ‘IATA Easy Pay Workshop for IATA and Non-IATA Agents’, is to enlighten travel agents on the IATA EasyPay (IEP) plan.

A statement issued on Friday in Lagos by NANTA Executive Secretary, Sylvester Olobor, said, “IATA Easy Pay (IEP) is a new payment method that is globally available to all IATA accredited travel agents for the issuance of tickets through IATA’s Billing Settlement Plan (BSP),” adding “IATA Easy Pay is a secure, pay-as-you-go solution. It is an electronic wallet and is available to agents to use alongside the other payment methods in the BSP.”

It noted that the association will use this opportunity to address certain issues and challenges it has grappled with over the years. It will also engage the platform to set its house in proper order by encouraging unregistered NANTA agencies to come under the umbrella, to help erase fraudulent practices in the travel market.

The statement quoted Mr. Bankole as adding that “the benefits of the workshop for the travel agencies are that the IEP provides a greater level of flexibility for agents. The IEP will provide travel agents with more flexibility. It will also provide a failsafe, allowing travel agents to continue transacting in the BSP if they ever reach their Remittance Holding Capacity (RHC).”

The National Publicity Secretary for the Association, Mr. Yinka Ladipo, disclosed that the workshop is scheduled to begin with the Port Harcourt Zone on September 10, 2019, at the Swiss Spirit Hotel followed by the Abuja Zone on September 12, 2019, at Nicon Luxury Hotel and then the Lagos Zone on October 3, 2019, at the Lagos Continental Hotel.

It is instructive to note that the association has recently renewed her membership with the Universal Federation of Travel Agents Association (UFTAA) in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

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