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 the simple steps:

Step 1: Request an Information Pack
Please email ATDW at enquiries@atdw.com.au 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
• ATDW Distributor Application Form: Provides ATDW with details of how you wish to use the ATDW content
• Example of Distribution Licence Agreement: Enables you to have a look at the standard agreement before signing up as a licensed distributor.
• ATDW Distributor Business and Marketing Kit: Identifies the processes involved if and when it is time to communicate with ATDW members to notify them of your website / business offer.

Step 2:  Complete the ATDW Distributor Application form.
Complete the Application Form and view the Terms & Conditions of the Distribution License agreement and return to ATDW via mail, fax or email:

Step 3:   ATDW reviews your Application Form
ATDW will review your application form and notify you via email promptly on the outcome.

Step 4:   Distributor Licence Agreement is Finalised
ATDW will supply the Licence Agreement in accordance with your requirements ready for signing.  The signed License Agreement is posted or faxed to ATDW.

Step 5:   ATDW issues you with a Distributor Key and provides the Integration Kit
Once the Distributor Agreement is received by ATDW you will be emailed a Distributor Key and a Distributor Kit.  The Distributor Kit includes all information necessary for you to integrate ATDW content into your new or existing web site. The Distributor Key uniquely identifies your organisation and allows you to access the secured ATDW content.

Step 6:  Integrate to your Web site   
ATDW 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.
ATDW content is distributed via the Australian Tourism Web Service (Web Service) 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 Web Service you need to build a client application that communicates with the Web Service using SOAP or HTTP GET/POST protocols. The introduction Information Pack provides some further information and the Distributor Kit contains all the information your technical staff will need to build applications that interact with the Web Service. You may also wish to use the sample code provided with the Distributor Kit which will give you a great start.

The ATDW provides a number of web applications for you to try out Web Service queries that will help you to understand how the Web Service 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.

Setup your ongoing updating calls to ensure you are continually calling for the most up to date content.

Step 7: Test
Once you have integrated to your existing or new web site you will need to perform relevant testing.  The ATDW Test Harness can assist here to compare results against your web site.

Step 8: Go Live!
Start publishing ATDW content and benefiting from having consistent, quality assured content which is continually updated. 

To apply for your Distributor Information Pack, please email enquiries@atdw.com.au.