Emirates has launched a new agent gateway
for booking and ticketing using IATA¡¯s New
Distribution Capability (NDC) standards. The airline says it will give its partners
the ability ¡°to enhance travellers¡¯ journeys with customised products and
services¡±.
Emirates Gateway offers agencies three different methods of accessing the airline¡¯s NDC content:
- Emirates Booking Portal, a web booking portal, available in 12 languages, connected directly to Emirates¡¯ reservation systems;
- Emirates Gateway Direct, providing access to Emirates content through IATA NDC APIs, allowing trade partners to build applications themselves with support from Emirates¡¯ IT teams;
- Emirates Gateway Sync, a facilitated link into the Emirates reservation system provided by industry leading, IATA-registered, Emirates-certified technology partners.
Adnan Kazim,
Emirates¡¯ chief commercial officer, said: ¡°The Emirates Gateway suite of
connection options has been built on new technology and is designed to address
the limitations of current legacy distribution systems.
¡°Our aim was to create a
platform that empowers us to rapidly develop and deploy new products and
services, thereby giving us and our trade partners the ability to offer even
more value-added and differentiated services. It also prepares the way for
Emirates to offer custom content and dynamic pricing that better responds to
our changing marketplace.¡±
Access to the new Emirates Gateway is available via the travel trade¡¯s?Emirates Partners Portal?which was launched in July.