Amadeus, Flight Centre Sign Distribution Deal

Flight Centre and Amadeus have announced a distribution agreement.

The travel agency group will use Amadeus’ distribution technology to power its EMEA and Asia businesses and will help drive Amadeus’ new NDC-enabled solution for business and retail travel agencies.

In order to transform Flight Centre’s IT and operations, Amadeus will work hand and hand with the company to create innovative solutions and support expansion in these regions.

The move will be a step forward for Flight Centre and give its agents an even richer choice of fares and options in a familiar working environment.

The new technology will streamline the abilities of travel sellers to shop for and book flights and related services for clients. They will also be able to change and cancel reservations using the NDC standard in Amadeus Selling Platform Connect.

The new partnership will give Flight Centre travel sellers the ability to take advantage of the work Amadeus has already achieved with NDC technology through its partnerships with several airlines.

The objective is to make NDC content easy to access and compare so travel providers and sellers can serve travelers simply, quickly and accurately.

Amadeus is aiming to achieve the NDC level 3 certification as an aggregator this year and would like to deliver the first fully scalable solution to travel sellers worldwide in 2019.

Source: Travel Pulse