Cathay Pacific announced the renewal of its multi-source content distribution agreement with global booking platform developer Travelport.
The companies are currently collaborating on the integration of Cathay Pacific’s New Distribution Capability (NDC) content in Travelport+, which is slated for launch in the coming months.
Travelport and Cathay Pacific are extending their relationship with this multi-year deal to ensure that travel agencies using Travelport+ have simplified access to multi-source content from the airline.
With the progressive roll out of Cathay Pacific’s NDC content and servicing capabilities in Travelport+, agents will be able to easily shop and compare the airline’s NDC and non-NDC offers in one view.
Diversity and reliability
Cathay Pacific general manager for sales and distribution Kinto Chan explained that it is in the airline’s culture to put its partner and customers at the centre of everything it does.
Chan said: “That is why it is so important for us to be able to offer diverse and customized products while maintaining excellent reliability in the delivery of our service. The strong relationship we have built with Travelport over the years enabled us to do exactly that.
He added that, with the conclusion of this far-reaching agreement, the parties involved can now take their productive relationship to the next level by giving business partners access to an even more comprehensive range of Cathay products via Travelport+.
An effortless retailing experience
For his part, Travelport’s global head of air partners Damian Hickey opines that the multi-source content agreement is a reflection of his company’s commitment to providing travel agencies and their customers with a modern, effortless retailing experience when booking Cathay Pacific with Travelport+.
Hickey said: “With continued access to Cathay Pacific’s dynamic fares in Travelport+ and the addition of NDC content, agents will be able to effortlessly view, compare and select the best options that are tailored to their customers’ needs.”
Travelport+ is the only modern retailing platform built for travel agencies.
To date, thousands of travel agencies in over 178 countries can easily search, sell and service multi-source content, including NDC, using Travelport’s APIs, Smartpoint Cloud and Smartpoint desktop agency point-of-sale solutions.