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SAP Concur Travel Plans Sabre NDC Support By Q4

New York — SAP Concur’s updated roadmap calls for the availability of NDC capabilities on carriers also supported by Sabre, including American and United, by the end of the year. Similar capabilities through Amadeus would follow in the first quarter of 2024. The new fare access will come as part of Concur Travel’s overall user interface update, which has been…

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 meantime, it’s working on releasing…

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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 program remains embryonic. During an…

Stepping Back From Abyss, Toronto Travel Management Company Tripped Up By NDC

“I’m gravely concerned.” Jeffrey Verman’s 26-year-old travel agency has been through multiple crises. The hit he expects from NDC-enabled airline programs is extra bitter, coming as it will from business partners rather than a virus or terrorist. “I survived 9/11, SARS, recessions,…

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