Functions of TIA

The Travel Industry Authority is a statutory regulatory body established under section 150 of the Travel Industry Ordinance (Cap. 634) (Ordinance). Its major functions are:

(a) To promote the integrity, competence and professionalism of travel agents, tourist guides, and tour escorts;

(b) To regulate shops that inbound tour groups are arranged to patronise in relation to that patronage;

(c) To advise the Government on matters relating to the regulation of travel agents, tourist guides, and tour escorts;

(d) To receive and process applications for licences;

(e) To issue, renew, amend, revoke and suspend licences;

(f) To impose licence conditions that it considers appropriate;

(g) To hold, manage and apply the Travel Industry Compensation Fund;

(h) (Without limiting the above paragraphs) to perform any function conferred on the Travel Industry Authority by or under the Ordinance or any other Ordinance.