Otto heads up WTAAA

ASATA ceo, Otto
de Vries has been
appointed new
chairman of the
World Travel Agents
Association Alliance
(WTAAA). The
WTAAA meets twice
a year to discuss
issues that impact
the global travel
agency industry and
to share common
problem-solving strategies.
Key areas of focus for Asata
and the WTAAA
continue to be
understanding the
impact of Iata’s
New Distribution
Capability for travel
agents. Asata also
aims to identify the
root causes behind
the issuing of
ADMs in the hopes
of reducing these
through training and
improved controls through the
Iata ADM working group.