Just a few weeks ago, the business travel world received a sudden change - more of a small ripple than shockwave, but a change that should be noticed. American Airlines decided to stop offering paid seat upgrades for anyone who buys a traditional fare unless they purchased the upgrade on AA.com or purchased the underlying fare via an NDC channel, which allows paid seat upgrades.
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Next Distribution Capability (NDC) is a topic we’ve blogged about before and there’s one question that is frequently asked by our customers.
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We’re not trying to get personal…but this question has been on our minds for some time. As the airline industry has continued to march forward with New Distribution Capability (NDC), and several airlines have added branded fare options, our apps had to find a way to “highlight” or offer these brands.
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New Distribution Capability (NDC) is forcing change that has impacted the entire travel industry, so…you may be asking, what is it? For historical context, this standard morphed out of a desire to push technology capabilities within the airline distribution ecosystem and initially evolved from airlines creating their Direct Connect initiatives. This hidden world of airline distribution, pricing strategy, and operations has been active behind the scenes for decades.
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Back again with carbon emissions front and center. Last time, I promised to share some greater detail around how the TripEasy carbon emissions estimator delivers the carbon footprint produced by the flights you’re looking to book.
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I’ve been watching the dramatic series “For All Mankind” for my evening entertainment while the July temperatures in Texas soar to 109°F (it’s still 100° at 8p.m.).
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Travel is necessary for almost any business, of any size. Countless Zoom, Teams, or Chime meetings (ok, maybe only Amazon uses Chime) cannot replace a good, well-timed in-person meeting, sales pitch, customer catch-up, or simple visit. COVID taught us many things about our work-selves.
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When selecting a flight, what do you look for? If you are planning your family trip, price probably factors into your decision – it certainly does for me. Are you loyal to one airline? Or do you try to find a non-stop that leaves at 9am? Your company has recently become very concerned about its carbon footprint and encourages all employees to make good choices…wait, that consideration is new.
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For the third installment of our three-part series, we focus on the shopper. Specifically, the business traveler or a leisure traveler shopping for the “least offending” carbon emissions option, which could save twenty, thirty, or even forty percent if selected instead of an older, less efficient planes. There has been visible progress on many…
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We’ve already covered the airline industry’s initiatives, so this 2nd post of 3 will attempt to explain how a sample set of large corporations are addressing sustainability. As you can already guess, travel is sometimes the number one priority but for many companies, it is step 2 or even step 3 along their journey towards…
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