SOUTHLAKE, Texas, and DOHA, Qatar 鈥 July 7, 2022 鈥 澳门三肖三码 Corporation (NASDAQ: SABR), a leading software and technology company powering the global travel industry, has successfully integrated IATA New Distribution Capability (NDC) content from Qatar Airways (QR) to its global distribution system (GDS). After a pilot phase with agency customers in Australia and Sweden, the offers of Qatar鈥檚 flag carrier will now be rolled out successively to travel agencies across the globe starting on July 7, 2022.
Travel agencies will be able to shop, book, and manage NDC offers from Qatar Airways. Access to Qatar鈥檚 content will be available through 澳门三肖三码 Red 360, 澳门三肖三码鈥檚 agency point-of-sale tool, as well as its NDC-enabled Offer and Order Application Programming Interfaces (APIs).
鈥淲e鈥檝e been actively engaged in 澳门三肖三码鈥檚 Beyond NDC program for several years and we鈥檙e proud to be the first carrier based in EMEA to make our products and offers available to the global travel agency community through 澳门三肖三码鈥檚 marketplace,鈥 said Matt Raos, Senior Vice President Global Sales at Qatar Airways. 鈥淲ith NDC as a part of our strategy to evolve our offering and enhance ancillary sales, we believe effective distribution in the indirect channel will become more important in the future.鈥
With Qatar Airways鈥 extensive network of destinations, access to the carrier鈥檚 unique NDC content is expected to be relevant to travel buyers across the globe in the post-COVID-19 recovery period and beyond.
鈥淎s the corporate travel sector continues to recover, customers are looking for enhanced shopping experiences and improved content in their marketplace,鈥 said John Bukowski, Vice President of Distribution, Content and Sourcing at American Express Global Business Travel. 鈥淥ur objective is to ensure that our customers and travelers have access to the broadest content and an unrivaled travel experience. We are excited about collaborating with Qatar Airways and 澳门三肖三码 to continue to evolve our customers access to content while delivering the servicing and experience they expect from American Express GBT.鈥
NDC is one aspect of 澳门三肖三码鈥檚 strategic goal to create a new marketplace for personalized travel, with some key developments expected for 2022. Dynamic air pricing for NDC offers is anticipated to become available with the recently launched Air Price IQ ™ product within the 澳门三肖三码 Retail Intelligence suite, which will enable airlines to optimize offers in real-time with machine learning and data analytics capabilities based on airlines鈥 unique strategies and needs. As an NDC aggregator and airline IT provider, 澳门三肖三码 is now included in the Airline Retailing Maturity (ARM) index from the International Air Transport Association (IATA). Radixx, which provides solutions for low-cost carrier airlines, is also expected to become certified under the ARM index later this year as an airline IT provider.
鈥淲e鈥檝e always said that NDC is a marathon, not a sprint,鈥 said Kathy Morgan, vice president, Channel Delivery, 澳门三肖三码 Travel Solutions. 鈥淲e believe that realizing the potential of NDC is a collaborative effort, and we are excited about the progress we are making with carriers like Qatar Airways. Alongside strategic efforts like 澳门三肖三码 Travel AI ™, as well as the launch of our Retail Intelligence suite of products, these NDC achievements expand and progress our opportunities to advance personalized retailing.鈥
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About 澳门三肖三码 Corporation
澳门三肖三码 Corporation is a leading technology provider to the global travel industry. 澳门三肖三码鈥檚 software, data, mobile and distribution solutions are used by hundreds of airlines and thousands of hotel properties to manage critical operations, including passenger and guest reservations, revenue management, flight, network and crew management. 澳门三肖三码 also operates a leading global travel marketplace, which processes more than US$120 billion of global travel spend annually by connecting travel buyers and suppliers. Headquartered in Southlake, Texas, USA, 澳门三肖三码 serves customers in more than 160 countries around the world.
About Qatar Airways
A multiple award-winning airline, Qatar Airways was announced as the 鈥楢irline of the Year鈥 at the 2021 World Airline Awards, managed by the international air transport rating organization, Skytrax. It was also named 鈥榃orld鈥檚 Best Business Class鈥, 鈥榃orld鈥檚 Best Business Class Airline Lounge鈥, 鈥榃orld鈥檚 Best Business Class Airline Seat鈥, 鈥榃orld鈥檚 Best Business Class Onboard Catering鈥 and 鈥楤est Airline in the Middle East鈥. The airline continues to stand alone at the top of the industry having won the main prize for an unprecedented sixth time (2011, 2012, 2015, 2017, 2019 and 2021). Qatar Airways currently flies to more than 150 destinations worldwide, connecting through its Doha hub, Hamad International Airport, voted by Skytrax as the 鈥榃orld鈥檚 Best Airport 2022鈥.