International Travel Catering Association
International Travel Catering Association

ITCA

Membership Benefits

There are many opportunities that will benefit your business, from information gathering to networking opportunities not to mention financial rewards for being involved in the travel catering industry

  1. ITCA Membership gives unbeatable networking opportunities.
  2. Membership confers the entitlement for any individual from the member company to be nominated for election to the board of directors.
  3. Membership enables you to join a committee and to contribute to influencing and shaping the industry.
  4. You will belong to an exclusive club – one whose members are the leaders in the travel catering industry – globally.
  5. Members receive full coverage of breaking industry news electronically in the form of '@s it Happens'.
  6. Members receive, free of charge, Onboard Hospitality Magazine.
  7. Companies enjoy the prestige which membership confers on them in their peer group.
  8. Management and staff may avail themselves of training and development opportunities – ITCA is currently running HACCP and Logistics Courses.
  9. Members receive various industry reports commissioned by the Association and compiled by the ITCA Professor of Travel Catering at the University of Surrey in the UK. These reports give useful and up-to-date data and ad hoc reports are commissioned from time to time.
  10. Members benefit from reduced charges in many areas including:
    • Reduced delegate fees for the three conferences held all over the world
    • reduced trade show prices in the European events.
  11. IITCA is the only truly global travel catering association covering air, sea and rail catering.
  12. Members enjoy reduced entry fees into the Mercury Award competition, the industry’s very finest award.
  13. ITCA represents its members at government level and at other authorities.
  14. ITCA also hosts many social and sports events.

ITCA Membership is held by companies rather than individuals and all staff of each member company can enjoy the benefits of the Association.

Membership types

Membership is divided into three categories, drawn from airlines/rail/sea operators; inflight/rail/sea caterers; and suppliers of food, beverages, equipment, services or logistics.

Membership Fees

Annual Fee £400.00 for the first year and £250.00 thereafter.