NATAS is the National Association for Travel Agents in Singapore. Since its inception, NATAS has seen its membership grown from just 82 members to over 400 ordinary, associate and honorary life members today. As an industry-led organization, NATAS represents the Singapore travel agency community that commands 80% of the total market share. Acting as the voice of the industry, NATAS strives to ensure the sustained and continued development of travel agencies while supporting and spearheading education and training. At the same time, NATAS aims to promote and foster goodwill and cooperation within the local travel agency community, counterparts in the region and the rest of the world. Bi-annually, NATAS organizes two of SingaporeÍs largest consumer travel fairs, TRAVEL and HOLIDAYS. The two fairs draw more than 100,000 visitors and bring together a host of outbound travel agents, national tourist organisations, airlines, hotels and other travel-related services. ** Please note that the opinions expressed on this page are that of the author and not necessarily of NATAS.