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Emburse Buys Tripbam

[UPDATE, July 19, 2023: The CEOs of both companies offered some additional details here.”] Spend management provider Emburse on Tuesday agreed to acquire Tripbam, the Dallas-based firm best known for hotel rate assurance. Terms were not disclosed. Founded by corporate travel veteran Steve Reynolds a decade ago, Tripbam also offers airfare reshopping, sourcing services for…

CWT Partners With Spotnana

CWT and Spotnana are preparing to announce an alliance in which the former offers its customers services powered by the latter’s tech, according to people familiar with the matter. The companies did not comment. They also declined to comment on information from sources suggesting that Walmart intends to use Spotnana internally, following similar word about…

In NDC, ‘When?’ Takes Back Seat To ‘How Much?’

One challenge for the New Distribution Capability in corporate travel is that its protocols emphasize offers over schedules. This flips on its head the typical way travel counselors find flight options for business travelers. Sabre is trying to get airlines to adjust the NDC protocol to facilitate schedule-led search out of the box. In the…

Amex GBT’s NDC Requirements Are Here

Continuing its efforts to help standardize the “development of robust and scalable NDC connections specifically designed for business travel,” American Express Global Business Travel on Monday made public its Minimum Marketable Product document.  The MMP is an evolving framework that describes the “capabilities needed for NDC to work successfully for business travel.” It currently lists…

AA, Accelya Enable EDIFACT-NDC Exchanges

American Airlines and Accelya, developer of the carrier’s NDC interface, on Monday announced a breakthrough for post-ticketing support in next-generation airline distribution. They said they made unused EDIFACT tickets exchangeable through NDC connections. “It’s available broadly to any travel retailer or aggregator that can support the use of an unused ticket in an exchange,” said…

Ninety-Nine (NDC) Problems And The Tweaks Aren’t Done

Airline officials and other proponents of the New Distribution Capability have described its servicing challenges as “edge cases,” but travel management companies are finding more than that. Limitations on exchanges and unused ticket tracking are the most crucial on growing lists of issues. It’s no wonder that, by most accounts, corporate adoption of American’s NDC…

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