Travelport, a global technology company that powers bookings for hundreds of thousands of travel providers around the world, and Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, in Abu Dhabi, have renewed and expanded their content distribution agreement, which will include New Distribution Capacity (NDC) content and services.
The agreement deepens the partnership between Travelport and Etihad Airways, as the companies will collaborate on the delivery of content and NDC services for agencies connected to Travelport. Additionally, Etihad will continue to participate in Travelport's brand and rich content program and digital media marketing product solutions such as sponsored flights.
"As we modernize and enhance our distribution strategy at Etihad, our collaboration with Travelport will deliver more offerings to travel agencies and more choice to travelers across our growing global network," said Arik De, Chief Revenue and Commercial Officer. , Etihad Airways. "With this renewed agreement, we will continue to provide our agency partners with access to our full range of content and rates, as well as upcoming products and services, which will further enhance our guests' travel experience."
"Continuing to expand our NDC portfolio, our new long-term agreement with Etihad Airways offers our customers using Travelport+ a complete solution that makes it easy for them to find, sell and service Etihad Airways content from any source," said Jason Clarke, commercial director of Travel Partners at Travelport. "Our NDC solution is designed to support travel retailers with end-to-end service capabilities that extend beyond the booking, so agents can seamlessly manage travel changes for any booking." "Travelport+ continues to deliver the value our customers expect."