The Association of Tour Operators and Travel Agents of the Czech Republic

ECTAA, SUSTOUR: Register Now for the Event "Empowering European Tour Operators for Sustainable Futures"

Brussels, 11 September 2023. As the end of the EU-funded SUSTOUR project draws near, we remind interested stakeholders to register for the final hybrid event, "Empowering European Tour Operators for Sustainable Futures”.

12.09.2023

ECTAA, SUSTOUR: Empowering European Tour Operators for Sustainable Futures

Final hybrid event of the SUSTOUR Project, Cascais, Portugal - 13-14 September 2023

28.08.2023

European travel agents and tour operators meet to ensure that travelers can return to Rhodes and Corfu

Almost 100 representatives of travel agencies and tour operators from all of Europe participated in a workshop to take stock of the situation in Rhodes and Corfu. Holiday demand in these islands is still strong and the current situation requires a good knowledge of the suppliers and connection with local organizations and authorities.

02.08.2023

Update of the EU Air Safety List

On 7 June 2023, the Commission has updated the EU Air Safety List, which is the list of airlines that are subject to an operating ban or operational restrictions within the European Union, because they do not meet international safety standards.

19.06.2023

ECTAA: The Association of Incoming Tour Operators of Ukraine officially part of the European travel agents and tour operators associations

ECTAA and AITO decide to work together to prepare the industry for Ukraine’s accession to the EU and help rebuild tourism after the war.

13.06.2023

ECTAA: Revision of the package travel and passenger rights legislations: Are airlines untouchable?

The European travel agents’ and tour operators’ community deplores the lack of ambition of the European Commission to impose equal obligations on players in the travel value chain.

09.06.2023

ECTAA: Latvia under the spotlights of the European travel agents and tour operators

The European Travel Agents' and Tour Operators' Association (ECTAA) and the Tourism Department of the Investment and Development Agency of Latvia (LIAA) are delighted to announce a collaborative campaign aimed at promoting Latvia as an exceptional travel destination to ECTAA members and beyond.

02.06.2023

ECTAA announces Frank Oostdam as new President

Frank Oostdam, President of the Dutch Association of Travel Agents and Tour Operators (ANVR), has been elected as President of the travel agents and tour operators of Europe.

14.06.2022

ECTAA: Leading Recovery & Restoring Travel Confidence

ECTAA Semi Annual Assembly in Athens (2020) from the point of view of affiliated member - TourPressClub.

21.12.2020

Mr. Pawel Niewiadomski: Looking into the future by reflecting on the past

ECTAA Semi Annual Assembly in Athens (2020) from the point of view of affiliated member - TourPressClub.

21.12.2020

ACCKA representatives participated the 117th ECTAA semi-annual meeting in Kuala Lumpur

AČCKA representatives participated meeting of ECTAA which was held from 7th to 8th May 2018 in Malaysia.

21.05.2018

ECTAA calls on the EU regulator to effectively protect EU passengers against airline insolvencies

Following the record number of airline failures in 2017, ECTAA calls on the EU Commission to introduce an efficient mechanism to protect EU passengers against airline insolvencies.

07.03.2018

ACCKA attended the 115th ECTAA semi-annual meeting in Portugal

AČCKA representatives participated in the spring meeting of ECTAA which took place from 31st May to 2nd June 2017 in the Portuguese university city of Coimbra.

09.06.2017

Security Union: Commission proposes a European Travel Information and Authorisation System

The Commission is proposing to establish a European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS) to strengthen security checks on visa-free travellers.

24.11.2016

IATA Warning: Fraudulent Emails

Find here a communication from IATA regarding the circulation of fraudulent emails.

24.11.2016

Aviation: Commission updates EU air safety list –Iran and Africa make progress

The EU Air Safety List seeks to ensure the highest level of air safety for European citizens, which is a top priority of the Aviation Strategy adopted in December 2015. The EU Air Safety List is one of the Union's main instruments to meet that objective.

24.11.2016

Europe´s tourism sector calls on the LIBE Committee to adopt a smart Schengen visa package

The Network for the European Private Sector in Tourism, which gathers the main travel and tourism and trade associations in Europe, is calling on the European Parliament’s Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Committee (LIBE) to adopt a smart Schengen Visa package.

15.03.2016

Travel and tourism sector unites behind Tourism for Growth and Jobs Manifesto

For the first time ever, Europe’s public and private tourism actors have come together to call for the European Union to do more for this important industry.

24.02.2016

Aviation: Commission updates the EU air safety list

The European Commission has updated the EU Air Safety List, the list of airlines that are subject to an operating ban or operational restrictions within the European Union. The update clears Kazakh carrier Air Astana, but adds Iraqi Airways.

11.12.2015

TRAVEL MEETING POINT in numbers

The 2015 TRAVEL MEETING POINT again proved to be the top event of its kind in the Czech Republic.

09.11.2015

NET calls for policies that foster the competitiveness of the European tourism industry

A NET delegation comprising high level representatives from the European Private Sector in Tourism met with EU Commissioner for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs Bieńkowska to discuss the main challenges and opportunities within the tourism sector.

09.11.2015

EUROPE’S TOURISM STAKEHOLDERS CALL ON EU MEMBER STATES TO IMPLEMENT A SMARTER EU VISA CODE

CLIA Europe and ECTAA highlight economic advantages of liberalising the Visa Regime for the Schengen Area

17.09.2015

TRAVEL MEETING POINT in Prague

We are pleased to inform all tourism professionals that the international B2B fair TRAVEL MEETING POINT will be held on October 20 - 21, 2015 in Prague, Czech Republic.

03.09.2015

Tourism industry needs certainty more than ever about the upcoming VAT reform in Greece

27.07.2015

Commissioner Bienkowska sets out EU tourism strategy

PRESS RELEASE OF ECTAA

01.06.2015

Air Lituanica stops flight operations

Air Lituanica has reached an agreement with Air Baltic and all passengers holding Air Lituanica tickets for cancelled flights between 22 May and 29 May and 30 May to 5 June will be rebooked on Air Baltic flights.

01.06.2015

ACCKA AND ECTAA

In July 2005 ACCKA became a regular member of prestigious European association ECTAA, which unites national associations of tour operators and travel agents in EU.

30.12.2014

Over 1.1 billion tourists travelled abroad in 2014

International tourist arrivals reached 1,138 million in 2014, a 4.7% increase over the previous year, according to the latest UNWTO World Tourism Barometer.

16.02.2015

Final Landing of Cyprus Airways

On Friday 9 January 2015, the Board of Cyprus Airways decided to suspend operations following the order of the European Commission (DG Competition) to recover incompatible state aid from the national air carrier.

16.02.2015

MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS

ACCKA is a professional association which has been active in the tourism industry since 1991.

30.12.2014

WORKING SECTIONS IN ACCKA

The Members of Presidium, the Secretary General and other Members of Association take part in working sections of ACCKA.

30.12.2014

STRUCTURE OF ACCKA

The Association consists of Presidium (9 members), The Revision Commission (3 members) and Secretariat.

30.12.2014

AN INTRODUCTION TO ACCKA

The Association of Tour Operators and Travel Agents of the Czech Republic (ACCKA) is a national non-profit association that was founded in 1991 and today represents more than 240 businesses in the tourism sector.

30.12.2014