NDC
THE REAL DEAL
ON NDC
NDC is here to stay. And Travelport+ is the only platform making it work for modern agency retailing.
WHAT AGENCIES NEED TO KNOW ABOUT NDC
NDC is a new(ish) XML-based data transmission standard, launched by IATA. That might sound daunting, but essentially, it’s just another content source that helps travel agencies like you sell personalized, distinctive, and competitive airline offers. As a retailer, the real challenge is being able to combine all content types to sell and service the full trip. To do that, you need to know your EDI-FACTs from your NDC fiction — and you need the right technology in your corner.
WHY TRAVELPORT FOR NDC
WE BUILD NDC FOR AGENCIES
WE BUILD NDC FOR AGENCIES
Unlike other travel retailing platforms, we’re not looking at NDC through a supply-side (i.e. airline) lens. At Travelport we believe NDC — like all content sources — should be built for agencies by being easy to search and buy, and should ladder up to a modern retailing experience. And by helping agencies retail better, everyone benefits: travelers, suppliers, and yep, the individuals booking and servicing trips.
RETAIL-READY CONTENT
RETAIL-READY CONTENT
Dealing with offers from multiple content sources can be confusing for agents, to say the least. But with our technology, you don’t see a ton of duplicated information, or have to follow a bunch of different rules for each content source. Travelport+ gathers, tidies, and enhances the data for you, so you can get on with selling and servicing.
SELL AND SERVICE COMPLETE TRIPS
SELL AND SERVICE COMPLETE TRIPS
Don’t believe the hype — content that can be booked but not serviced isn’t a modern retailing experience. Our commitment to agencies means we’ve a different view as to what modern retailing means, so we’re delivering end-to-end NDC solutions where content can easily be searched and understood, and relevant results returned, booked and serviced. No shortcuts. This ensures a stand-out NDC experience for agents and travelers, with more opportunities for cross-/upselling. Score.
IATA PARTNERSHIP
IATA PARTNERSHIP
We’re the team you want to work with on NDC. Why? Because Travelport partners with IATA and other industry players to create common development standards and a unified approach to adoption. This speeds up the roll-out of new carriers and servicing capabilities, with a particular focus on more support for ancillary sales.
NDC MADE SIMPLE
Ready to sell NDC? Our solutions let agents easily view and filter NDC content within one user-friendly workflow. We work hard behind the scenes to make sure you’re selling and servicing experience with NDC is easy-peasy.
SMART, NDC-READY
TECHNOLOGY
MULTI-SOURCE CONTENT
We make it easy for agencies to search, view, compare, book, and service retail-ready content from any source. That includes air, NDC, ancillaries, hotel, car and rail — plus the infinite ranges of fare options available.
SMART CURATION
Our content curation functionality helps agents understand the true value of each offer. It quickly and easily returns intelligent, relevant, personalized, and enriched NDC and non-NDC content back to the agent and traveler.
GET OUR NDC SOLUTIONS
SMARTPOINT CLOUD
NDC is already enabled in Cloud, and this is the fastest, most integrated way to access that content.
TRAVELPORT API
Connect this way to get the latest enhancements immediately.
SMARTPOINT DESKTOP NDC PLUGIN
An improved desktop solution to sell and service NDC trips.
Getting started is easy — some airlines will require you to sign up for NDC, but we are automating this process for the fastest, simplest, agent experience.
