Back in the autumn of 2012, IATA announced plans to standardise the airline industry’s retailing operations. Their solution was to develop a new, XML-based transmission standard: the 'New Distribution Capability (NDC) Standard'. Since then, the adoption of NDC Standard by airlines has been relatively slow. But, with a recent report showing 50% of airline members planning to implement NDC by 2020, now is the time for TMCs and GDS developers to prepare.
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As the world's largest travel company, Expedia has acquired a hotel database of over 80,000 properties and 4 million rooms world-wide. With this comprehensive coverage, it’s no surprise that GDS companies have woken up to the benefits of integrating with the Expedia Affiliate Network (EAN).
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Navitas has been delivering and creating GDS add-ons for GTM since 2005. It’s a relationship we value enormously, so we were delighted when Scott agreed to share his thoughts with us for a case study.
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No doubt the year ahead will provide plenty of surprises, but these are the topics we foresee on the travel horizon.
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From September 1st 2015, Lufthansa will charge €16 for bookings made through GDSs.
This move demonstrates the airline’s intention to increase bookings via its own channels. The ‘Distribution Cost Charge’ (DCC) will apply to non-direct bookings for Lufthansa, Austrian Airlines, Brussels Airlines and Swiss.
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