Stop Fishing in Troubled wates

[Travel Agent]

Dear Mr. Rao:

Thank you for disseminating information regarding "2% TF" proposal from SpiceJet and GoAir. From the appended mails from Mr. Babu from Chennai and Mr. Rajeev Shroff from Mumbai, it appears, TAAI is again trying to fish in troubled waters.(Dictionary meaning:to involve oneself in a difficult, confused, or dangerous situation, especially with a view to gaining an advantage)

First and foremost, TF is illegal and no less than the Hon'ble Supreme Court has said so, not to mention the orders from DGCA, MoCA. Under such situation, these gentlemen and the Airlines concerned, may not be aware of the seriousness of proposing TF again. 

Secondly, from what A4A understands, this 2% is added to the basefare for the Agents. If it is so, TAAI is doing a great DISSERVICE to the Agent Community, as the fare on the airline's portal and to other direct buyers, will be cheaper.

As Mr. Babu suggested, it is the need of the hour that all the Associations should have ONE  uniform policy and work unitedly rather than letting loose these stray cannons to claim credit, without realizing the dangerous consequences. 

As on date, only IAAI appears to have a consistent policy of claiming ONLY commission and that too at 5%. They have also strongly supported it, by quoting the order of MoCA for Cargo Agents, which is followed by all the airlines. 

Can you therefore, impress on your colleagues in TAAI and friends in other Associations to at least hold their horses if they do not want to support the efforts of  IAAI. 

Thank you for your help.

Rgds

A4A

 

On Wed, May 21, 2014 at 9:25 AM, krishna rao <rao.kri...@gmail.com> wrote:

FOR AGENTS PAN INDIA............

SpiceJet and GoAir to re-introduce travel agents transaction fee from June 1 Atleast two per cent fee to be paid to booking agents, which will be included in airfares

After various meetings with the officials of GoAir and SpiceJet Ltd., the Travel Agensts Association of India (TAAI) Airline Council and Managing Committee has emerged successful in restoring remuneration for travel agents. After a recent meeting between TAAI Airline Council and Clevio Monteiro, General Manager - OTA's and Consolidators, GoAir, in Mumbai and the SpiceJet team in New Delhi, the two airlines have agreed to remunerate travel agents. According to a statement released by TAAI, “With effect from June 1, 2014, GoAir is implementing the Transaction Fee model and shall remunerate Travel Agents atleast two per cent, which shall be included in the airfare. The same would be calculated on Base Airfare + Airline Fuel Charge and the payments against the same shall be credited in the following month.” The statement further mentioned that the Association had demanded for more, but they have currently stated that atleast two per cent shall be paid to travel agents. Other issues such as commission on cut-n-pay basis and maintaining parity in fares across all channels of sale are also under consideration by the airline. Jay Bhatia, Member - Managing Committee, TAAI, said, “TAAI has been most instrumental in the re-introduction of the transaction fee model. Travel agents will now get paid two per cent of the airfare. We are trying to increase this to six per cent as travel agents play an important role in booking and they need to be remunerated for the same. We are also dealing with other important issues such as commission on cut-n-pay basis and maintaining parity in fares, across all channels of sale.” REGARDS KRISHNA

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Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2014 7:19 PM

Subject: Fwd: Can we speak in ONE VOICE Please ?

Dear Presidents of TAAI/TAFI/IAAI

Can u please clarify the following points and we all will speak in One Voice please.

1. We want only the remuneration in form of Commission not less than 5 percent how did you agree for the 2% without consulting all the members.

2. The offer of 2 % as Transaction fee is violation of DGCA rule as well the Contempt of Court  (Refer Supreme Court verdict on the Transaction fee is illegal and can not be charged on the ticket.)

3. Regarding Maintaining of Web Parity by Spice jet which is not clear and raising the doubts to the fraternity, as they confirm the transaction fee will be inbuilt on the fare, if that is the case,  will they maintain the same fare on their web which is big Question ? and part with the remuneration to the Agents?

4. Will the Airlines give it in writing and keep their word, that they will not undercut on the web to keep the healthy relationship with the Travel Fraternity. 

Dear Travel friends

First of all the member should sent the mails to the all national President and state Chairman about this issue and clarify with them, so that all presidents will speak in one voice for the benefit of the travel fraternity.

This is the time we all be together and speak in one voice as some changes are taking place in our nation

Warm regards

K.Babu

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On Wednesday, 21 May 2014 5:48 PM, KWIKFLY TRAVELS <kwikfly...@yahoo.com> wrote:

Dear Friends in Travel Trade: 

 

Going through an appended news item, I was shocked to learn that the Airline Council of TAAI, has allegedly agreed / accepted for 2% commission from SpiceJet & GoAir.  If it is true, I am afraid, it will do us more harm than good. I am constrained to say this, for the following reasons:

 

1. Airlines are aware that due to the sustained efforts of IAAI, various orders have been passed by DGCA and MoCA and IAAI is vigorously perusing its implementation, compelling the Airlines to give a minimum of 5% commission. 

2. Airlines are also aware that IAAI has approached Secretary MoCA to issue an order to give 5% commission to agents on Passenger Bookings similar to the one issued by the Ministry  for 5% for Cargo Bookings – which is already in practice.

 

While the above efforts are on, it is desirable that  we do not peruse the same issues separately, thereby jeopardizing and / or preempting a more acceptable and lasting solution to the issue. 

I am constrained to say the above, because, during the  negotiations with Jet Airways, when IAAI was insisting on 5%, TAAI & TAFI  agreed for 3% and of late have  agreed for 1% . 

Friends UNITED we STAND; Divided we FALL. It is time now to STAND UNITED and SPEAK IN ONE, LOUD and CLEAR Voice and categorically demand 5% - nothing less. IAAI is doing everything possible to this end.  Your support and co-operation is paramount and will help us all to achieve this goal. 

Thanks and regards 

Rajeev Shroff 

 

Given below is the news item on a travel news mailer 

 

SpiceJet & GoAir to give 2% commission from June 1

The ongoing efforts of the TAAI Airline Council with the support of the Managing Committee Members, is showing some light at the end of the tunnel. “Various meetings have been held with SpiceJet and GoAir team over the past few months. Finally, we have received a confirmation from them, that effective June 1, 2014, both of them are going to remunerate the travel agents two per cent which shall be inbuilt in the airfare, and the payments against the same, shall be credited back. We are working on a cut & pay system to be implemented,” Jyoti Mayal, Chairman-Airline Council, TAAI has revealed.
 
“We have demanded for much more, but they have currently stated that at least two per cent shall be paid to the travel agents. Our efforts shall continue for higher commissions,” she added. Other issues such as maintaining parity in fares across all channels of sale, is also in discussion to which SpiceJet has agreed and TAAI looks forward to their maintaining the same.

 

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[Travel Agent]

Sir,

It is NOT the policy of A4A to get involved in the internal politics of any Association. Nor  A4A will indulge in any electoral canvasing or promotion of any individual or group. It is left to the collective decision of the members. As it happened in the National Politics, after some blunders, people are bound to see through the vested interests and churn out good and capable leaders. 

We do hope the majority of the Travel Agents will see through all the schemes and designs of all those vested interests and support only those who have genuine interest of Travel Trade at their heart. For this we need to educate the public and expose the wolves in the garb of a sheep who bring in ANTI AGENT Policies, such as TF, WPS, ZERO, etc. and put hurdles in the road to reform and restructure the APJC.

Regards

A4A

On Fri, May 23, 2014 at 9:08 AM, krishna rao <rao.kri...@gmail.com> wrote:

Dear A4A,GOOD MORNING:

As the day will just vanish for IATA payments (thanks to the so many dedicated souls) who have made this happen

I may not have time till the end of the day to keep in touch with you : So if you have thought to prepare and answer my

mail sent yesterday at 1:30 pm: my answer may not be immediate:

As you guys are so bold in exposing the realities of the trade I thought I can add one more suggestion to the already

mentioned full agenda I sent yesterday:

Look A4A: you also need to stop another burning issue that is going on in the chapters: Some of the chapter chairmen are 

hell bent upon occupying their seats and for this are spoiling the lives of many many members:

WHAT THEY DO: THEY LURE MANY MANY MEMBERS (WHO PLAY TO THEIR TUNES) SAY 15-20 OR SO FOR A TRIP

ABROAD ( BUSINESS CLASS) DISCOUNTED TICKETS: TOP HOTELS AT CHEAP OFFERS: THE MEMBERS DONT UNDERSTAND

THAT THEIR GRAVES ARE SLOWLY BEING DUG UP AS THEY FALL TRAP TO THIS NET OF DECEIT AND CHEATING:

IN ANY MEETING THE CONCERNED CHAPTER MEMBERS TALK ILL ABOUT THE AIRLINES : RIDICULE THE CONSOLIDATORS

AND THEN WHEN THEY GO WITH THEIR GROUP SILENTLY ABROAD ( THEY GET HUGE FAVOURS FROM THE SAME AIRLINES

THEY HAD SPOKEN SO LOW DURING THE MEETINGS) THE MEMBERS WHO HAVE OVERDRAFT FACILITIES OF SAY 50 LAKHS

OR 1 CRORE: FEEL SPENDING 1 LAKH OR SO IS EASY AS THEY FEEL THEY CAN EARN IT BACK: 

ABROAD THEY GET ADDICTED TO THE SAME STORY OF DRINK DRINK AND MAKE MERRY IN ALL OTHER WAYS....

THEY ARE BRAINWASHED 100% FOR VOTEBANK AND THEY DEVELOP A ENEMITY WITH THE OTHER FACTIONS:

WHENEVER THE TIME COMES FOR VOTING THEN THESE SO CALLED IDIOTS TALK WITH THE LEAD TEAM TO NEGOTIATE

VOTES: AND ELECT THE WRONG PERSON/S: 

DEAR A 4A: THIS IS WHAT IS HAPPENING IN OUR TRADE: ITS PATHETIC THAT SO MANY INNOCENT AGENTS FALL A PREY

TO THE DICTATS OF THESE OTHER WISE EMPTY VESSELS: 

IF YOU HAVE THE POWER OF YOUR TALK: THEN PLEASE EXPOSE THESE PEOPLE:

THERE IS A GOOD FRIEND OF MINE CALLED MOHAN NARAYANAN: WHO DURING MY MAIL TALK DURING THE TAAI ELECTIONS

TOLD ME NOT TO INTERFERE WITH THE PERSONAL LIVES OF THE CONTESTANTS:

A4A: WHAT DO THE CONTESTANTS DO? THEY WANT VOTES: 100% THEY WANT VOTES TO WIN THE ELECTIONS: THATS WHY

THEY EMPLOY THE DIVIDE AND RULE POLICY AND ASSURE THE CHAPTER CHAIRMEN FOR 2 MCS AND 1 DC AND 1 FC

AND 1 ASS FOR EACH ZONE:  THATS OBVIOUS HOW THE RESULTS WORK FOR US AFTER THE ELECTIONS: NO WORK

NO WORK AND NO WORK IN PROGRESS...........IF THE CONTESTANTS DONT HAVE TIME FOR TAAI/TAFI THEN WHY DO

THEY EVEN CONTEST: 10 COURT CASES: 1 FOR ATTEMPT TO RAPE: 1 FOR .... 1 FOR 

THIS GOES ON AND ARE THEY DOING JUSTICE FOR THE TRADE BY COMMITING TO HELP OUT THE TRAVEL AGENTS???

AND WE ALL KNOW HOW MUCH TIME IS REQUIRED TO BE DEDICATED FOR TAAI/TAFI:

THATS THE REASON WHY I SINGLE HANDEDLY SUPPORTED THE PRESENT TAAI TEAM AS IF YOU HAVE A LOOK AT THE 

WORKING MCS: EVERYONE IS ADDICTED TO WORK: THIS TEAM LOOKED TOTALLY DIFFERENT FROM THE PREVIOUS ONES

AND ALL THOSE WHO WERE BAD FOR TAAI WERE REMOVED: 

A4A: YOU SHOULD WARN THE CHAPTER CHAIRMEN ALSO NOT TO SPOIL THE LIVES OF MANY MANY INNOCENT TRAVEL

AGENTS BY LURING THEM INTO PETTY POLITICS AND VOTE BANK POLITICS: JUST TO INCREASE THEIR TRP:

A4A: WE NEED CHAIRMEN WHO CAN WORK: LET THEM NOT FOOL AROUND WITH THE MEMBERS: THESE POOR MEMBERS

GET CAUGHT ON THE WRONG FOOT AND THEY BECOME BONDED SLAVES TO THESE SELFISH PEOPLE:

YOU ALSO ENSURE TO STOP THIS NONSENSE AND ISSUE A WARNING TO ALL SUCH CHAIRMEN: WHO COME UP WITH SUCH

WILFUL DECEIT IDEAS WHICH HAS LEAD US TO THIS LEVEL TODAY............WHO ARE THESE JOKERS TO NEGOTIATE??

FOR MC/DC/ WHATEVER.....? HOW ARE THEY QUALIFIED TO NEGOTIATE...? YOU TELL ME?

NEXT TIME: THE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES SHOULD BE TESTED ON THE FLOOR LIKE HOW IT HAPPENS IN THE USA:

EACH ONE SHOULD COMEOUT WITH THEIR COMMITMENT AND STOP THIS BLOODY VOTE BANK POLITICS..........FOR 

HEAVENS SAKE: 

LET EACH CANDIDATE PLEDGE BEFORE THE MEMBERS WITH THEIR MANIFESTO AND THEN LET THE MEMBERS DECIDE

ON THE FLOOR WHO SHOULD BE THE PRESIDENT:

RIGHT AT THE BEGGINING DISQUALIFY THOSE

1) WHO HAVE A CRIMINAL RECORD

2) ALCOHOLICS......

3) WOMANISERS:

I REPEAT ONLY THOSE WHO CAN DEVOTE 100% TO TAAI/TAFI SHOULD BE QUALIFIED TO GET ON TO THEIR POSTS...........

THEN YOU HAVE A JURY/COMMITEE TO TESTIFY IF THEY ARE CONFIRMED TO THEIR MANIFESTO:

ALSO THAT WITHIN ONE YEAR OF THEIR ASSUMING OFFICE IF THEY ARE NOT FOUND OK THEN THEY NEED TO 

BE REMOVED IMMLY: SEE THE CHANGE: ALL UNWANTED PERSONS WILL AUTOMATICALLY DISQUALIFY AND ONLY

THOSE WHO WORK 100% WILL BE CHOSEN: IF ALL OF US MAKE THIS HAPPEN: THEN EVERY AIRLINE WILL MAKE WAY

FOR THEIR COMMISION:

REGARDS

KRISHNA