Simplify financial relations between airlines and accredited-agents with a trusted framework and intelligent solutions

Global air travel is a complex business, with thousands of airlines and tens of thousands of travel agents transacting every second. In this high-volume, high-risk environment, a trusted financial system is essential. The IATA Billing and Settlement Plan (BSP) provides a standardized global framework that simplifies sales reporting, remittance, and settlement between airlines and IATA-accredited travel agents. 

For over 50 years, BSP has been the trusted backbone of airline distribution, helping airlines and accredited travel agents simplify reporting, remittance, and settlement while enhancing financial control, transparency, cash flow, and risk management through BSPlink, and supporting modern retailing and new payment methods.

BSP by the numbers

  • 400+ participating airlines
  • 59,000+ accredited travel agents
  • $242B+ settled annually
  • 99.99% on-time settlement rate



 

 

Whether you are an airline or an accredited travel agent, BSP provides a trusted framework for simplifying sales reporting, remittance, and settlement. Combined with tools that enhance financial control, transparency, cash flow, and risk management, BSP helps you operate more efficiently.

Explore the benefits and next steps tailored to your role below:

BSP value for airlines

Expand distribution through a global network

Simplify settlement and payments

Strengthen financial control
  • Access 59,000+ accredited travel agents worldwide
  • Operate through a single industry framework
  • Extend market reach with standardized agency participation
  • One sales report and one remittance per agent
  • One consolidated settlement to airlines
  • Centralized collection, distribution, and reconciliation of funds
  • Automated billing and settlement processes
  • Secure accurate and effortless calculation of commissions
  • Centralized oversight through BSPlink
  • Manage ADMs, ACMs, refunds, commissions, and ticketing authority in one platform
  • Transparency in Payments (TIP) for payment policy governance
  • PCI DSS-compliant payment processes
  • Predictable cash flow through structured collection and settlement cycles
Improve transparency and data quality Mitigate financial risk Support your retailing transformation
  • Automated data validation and quality controls
  • Standardized reporting across markets
  • Greater visibility into transactions and payment methods
  • Reliable financial data for reconciliation and decision-making
  • Agency risk monitoring through APIs, alerts, and SMART
  • Real-time transaction validation and controls
  • Robust risk-management framework
  • Industry-leading on-time settlement performance
  • NDC-ready settlement environment
  • Support for evolving payment methods
  • Integration with IATA Financial Gateway (IFG)
  • Open APIs for automation and real-time transaction monitoring

 

Learn how BSP can help you simplify settlement, strengthen financial control, and support your retailing transformation.

BSP Value for Travel Agents

The Billing and Settlement Plan simplifies and standardizes your financial relationships with airlines, helping you operate more efficiently, securely, and with greater control.

Through the BSP ecosystem, you gain access to a suite of tools and services designed to support your day-to-day operations:

  • BSPLink – a global, web-based platform to manage billing, reporting, and communication with airlines
  • IATA EASY PAY – a secure “pay-as-you-go” e-wallet for fast and flexible ticket settlement
  • Travel Agent Service Fees (TASF) – enabling seamless collection and settlement of service fees
  • BSP Data & Reports – providing insights for revenue tracking, performance evaluation, and market analysis

What this means for you

  • Boost your credibility with airlines through a trusted, industry-standard system
  • Improve financial efficiency with simplified processes and centralized reporting
  • Increase flexibility with multiple secure payment options
  • Gain valuable insights to better understand performance and market trends

Getting started

 

To access BSP and its full ecosystem of services, you need to be an IATA-accredited travel agent. Accreditation ensures you can operate within the global airline distribution network and benefit from standardized financial processes.

> Explore how to become an IATA-accredited agent

Explore how IATA can help travel agents boost credibility, improve efficiency, simplify payment, and delight your customers.

Testimonials

55 years of BSP 55 Years of BSP: Airline Leaders Reflect on Its Impact and Future

To mark the 55th anniversary of the Billing and Settlement Plan (BSP), senior airline executives and industry CFOs share their perspectives on its enduring value. Hear firsthand how BSP continues to support financial efficiency, trust, and transformation in airline distribution, and their perspectives on how BSP should evolve to meet future industry needs.