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Jun 29Wed
  1. SAP Concur Blog

    GBTA and SAP Concur Poll: Travel Managers Shift Toward Technology Oversight

    A GBTA and SAP Concur poll of 226 travel managers and buyers examined how digital transformation is reshaping corporate travel management. The findings show travel managers' responsibilities shifting from managing people and policies toward overseeing the technology that enables modern business travel management. 72% expect bookings through their online booking tool (OBT) to increase over the next three years, while only 4% expect a decrease; four in ten expect bookings made directly through airline (40%) or hotel (38) websites to decline. 58% of travel managers either already include or expect to include NDC bookings within the next year. Facing airline fees on TMC and GDS channel bookings…

  2. SAP Concur Blog

    NDC in the Corporate Space and Concur Travel

    A SAP Concur blog post discusses in detail the adoption of IATA's New Distribution Capability (NDC) in the corporate travel space. It notes that Concur Travel customers rely on TMCs, and most prefer to wait for NDC to be available via the GDS. For customers who want NDC content sooner, SAP Concur has been piloting with early adopter TMCs and customers, leveraging its existing Select Access infrastructure to deliver content from Lufthansa Group and British Airways. These pilots are close to completion, and pilots with American Airlines and United Airlines are in the queue. UK-based TMCs Business Travel Direct and Travel & Transport Stateman have successfully tested BA NDC. The article also d…

Feb 22Fri
  1. Travelport Flights API Release Notes

    Travelport Releases TripServices Flights API Release Notes

    Travelport released release notes for major versions 25.11.x of its TripServices Flights APIs, covering NDC and GDS functionality. Updates include Air Canada NDC flight pass as a form of payment, NDC bundled offers, standard NDC disruption handling flows, ATPCO Cat 31/33 penalty disclosure, Premium Flex Search with additional origins and destinations, mixed cabins per leg, a unique identifier for split ticketing, fare quote per passenger/segment, LCC ancillary support, and GDS exchange features.

Feb 7Thu
  1. Travelport Flights API Release Notes

    Travelport Releases TripServices Flights API Release Notes

    Travelport released release notes for major versions 25.11.x of its TripServices Flights APIs, covering NDC and GDS functionality. Updates include Air Canada NDC flight pass as a form of payment, NDC bundled offers, standard NDC disruption handling flows, ATPCO Cat 31/33 penalty disclosure, Premium Flex Search with additional origins and destinations, mixed cabins per leg, a unique identifier for split ticketing, fare quote per passenger/segment, LCC ancillary support, and GDS exchange features.