Travel Distributors

How to Access the ATDW

The Australian Tourism Data Warehouse (ATDW) is the national platform for digital tourism information on Australia. ATDW content is available for publication through licensed distributors. Distributor fees are based on commercial and not-for-profit business models.

If you would like to become an ATDW distributor, signing up is easy. Please see below for this simple process:

Step 1: Request an Information Pack
Please email ATDW to obtain an Information Pack. The following documents will be sent to you upon receipt of your request:

• Distributor Presentation: Explains the ATDW and the benefits to distributors
• Access Request Form: Provides us with details of how you wish to use the ATDW content
• Distribution Licence Agreement: Enables you to sign up as a distributor and receive your distributor access key

Step 2: The Access Request Form and Distribution License Agreement
Complete the Access Request Form and Distribution License agreement and return to ATDW via mail, fax or email:

Australian Tourism Data Warehouse
Business Development Manager
GPO Box 1117
BRISBANE QLD 4001
Fax: 07 3112 1766

Email: enquiries@atdw.com.au

Step 3: ATDW reviews Access Request Form
ATDW will review the Access Request Form and will notify you via email if you have or have not been accepted as an ATDW distributor.

Step 4: ATDW issues you with a Distributor Key
Once the Distributor Agreement has been signed and returned to ATDW, you will be emailed a Distributor Key and a Distributor Kit. A Distributor Key uniquely identifies your organisation and allows you to access all of the secured ATDW content. The Distributor Key is required for all calls to the Australian Tourism Web Service.

We are able to provide you with free initial advice prior to implementing the ATDW content on your website. If you require additional service, we can offer you our technical expertise at competitive market rates.

Step 5: Install the SOAP Tool kit
ATDW content is distributed to external parties via the Australian Tourism Web Service (ATWS) by a real time interface. This allows you to get the most up to date content at anytime. The protocol used to distribute this information is the Simple Object Application Protocol (SOAP). Requests for information are passed over HTTP and the results are passed back in XML.

To use the ATWS you need to build a client application that can communicate with the ATWS using SOAP or HTTP GET/POST protocols. The Distributor Kit contains all the information you need to build applications that will interact with the ATWS and the types of calls you can carry out using the ATWS. You may also wish to use the sample code provided with the Distributor Kit which will give you a great start.

Step 6: Test
The ATDW provides a number of web applications for you to try out ATWS queries, that will help you to understand how the ATWS works and the kinds of queries you might want to include in your application. A working version of the sample code provided in the Distributor Kit is available on the Distributor Document Intranet which demonstrates a fully working product search application. A testing harness for the Australian Tourism Web Service is also available for you to try out any of the queries you might want to implement in your client application.

Step 7: Go Live!