NDC – new distribution capability, which has changed the way airline fares and ancillaries are delivered to travel agency’s booking systems – has taken the corporate travel industry and travel agencies by storm this year.

In this episode, aviation editor Robert Silk and host Rebecca Tobin talk NDC strategies with consultant and former aviation exec Cory Garner. Why has American Airlines become a lightning rod for criticism within the travel industry for its NDC push? What are the other airlines’ strategies? What drives technology change? And what’s next for travel advisors and airlines?

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Related links:


Airlines' different NDC rollouts fragment the distribution landscape: https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Airline-News/Airlines-NDC-plans-fragment-distribution

Q1 report: American Airlines is pleased with its NDC rollout https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Airline-News/American-Airlines-pleased-NDC-rollout 

Air Canada lays out its NDC strategy, including surcharge on non-NDC bookings https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Airline-News/Air-Canada-NDC-strategy 

American Airlines NDC works for corporate travelers and clients https://www.travelweekly.com/Articles/American-Airlines-NDC-works-for-corporate-agencies-and-clients 

Travel agencies are worried as American’s NDC push looms: https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Airline-News/Travel-agencies-worried-as-American-NDC-push-looms

Cory Garner's advisory service, Garner: https://www.garner-advisory.com/

NDC – new distribution capability, which has changed the way airline fares and ancillaries are delivered to travel agency’s booking systems – has taken the corporate travel industry and travel agencies by storm this year.
In this episode, aviation editor Robert Silk and host Rebecca Tobin talk NDC strategies with consultant and former aviation exec Cory Garner. Why has American Airlines become a lightning rod for criticism within the travel industry for its NDC push? What are the other airlines’ strategies? What drives technology change? And what’s next for travel advisors and airlines?
Episode sponsor 
This episode is sponsored by Windstar Cruises <a href="https://www.windstarcruises.com">https://www.windstarcruises.com </a>
Related links: 
Airlines' different NDC rollouts fragment the distribution landscape: <a href="https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Airline-News/Airlines-NDC-plans-fragment-distribution">https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Airline-News/Airlines-NDC-plans-fragment-distribution</a>
Q1 report: American Airlines is pleased with its NDC rollout <a href="https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Airline-News/American-Airlines-pleased-NDC-rollout">https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Airline-News/American-Airlines-pleased-NDC-rollout </a>
Air Canada lays out its NDC strategy, including surcharge on non-NDC bookings <a href="https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Airline-News/Air-Canada-NDC-strategy">https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Airline-News/Air-Canada-NDC-strategy </a>
American Airlines NDC works for corporate travelers and clients <a href="https://www.travelweekly.com/Articles/American-Airlines-NDC-works-for-corporate-agencies-and-clients">https://www.travelweekly.com/Articles/American-Airlines-NDC-works-for-corporate-agencies-and-clients </a>
Travel agencies are worried as American’s NDC push looms: <a href="https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Airline-News/Travel-agencies-worried-as-American-NDC-push-looms">https://www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Airline-News/Travel-agencies-worried-as-American-NDC-push-looms</a>
Cory Garner's advisory service, Garner: <a href="https://www.garner-advisory.com/">https://www.garner-advisory.com/</a>

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Hosted by Travel Weekly managing editor Rebecca Tobin.

Travel Weekly's team of reporters, editors and contributors take a deep dive into the biggest travel story of the week.&nbsp;
In each episode, we invite invite our team of journalists and their trusted sources to delve into major travel trends that industry insiders, or just travelers, want to know about. &nbsp;
You may be wondering: Why the Folo? Well, a folo -- f o l o -- is a journalism term, a kind of shorthand that basically means to follow a breaking news story with more in depth reporting and analysis. And at the Folo podcast, that's what we do.&nbsp;
Hosted by Travel Weekly managing editor Rebecca Tobin.

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