Muscat, Oman: Accelerating its strategy to ensure quick adoption of its New Distribution Capability (NDC) enabled distribution, Oman Air has partnered with TPConnects in integrating Oman Air NDC API to its Travel Aggregator Platform.
This partnership will enable IATA and Non-IATA Travel Agents to access the Travel Agents' own contracted global distribution system (GDS) along with Oman Air NDC Direct Connect to shop, book and manage travel content from all airlines, hotel suppliers and car rental brands from one single screen. With ZERO initial investment, and on a per passenger transaction fee based model, travel agents will get their own website with booking engine, B2B platform for sub agents and own staff usage, mobile application and corporate booking tool.
Umesh Chhiber, Vice President Revenue Optimization & Pricing, Oman Air commented: “Enhancing our strategic partnership with TPConnects is an important step for the quick adoption of Oman Air NDC enabled distribution. Our technology partner TPConnects has a deep understanding of personalized offer creation and distribution requirement of Oman Air and was also instrumental in implementing NDC Offer and Order Management at Oman Air. We’re committed to partnering with TPConnects and other travel industry leaders to bring NDC benefits to our customers”.
Viraf Tengra, Senior Manager Global Distribution Systems, Oman Air said “Through our partnership with TPConnects for NDC enabled distribution, Travel Agents will be able to upgrade themselves to a complete digital environment as demanded by today’s customers with Oman Airs NDC Direct Connect feed. Unlike in the past where travel agents only made commissions by selling tickets, Oman Air NDC Direct Connect would enable the agents to make more money by selling ancillaries, both air and non-air. We encourage travel partners to make use of this opportunity”
TPConnects is the only IATA NDC DUAL Level 3 Certified IT Provider and Travel Aggregator to get the IATA Financial Gateway (IFG) Solution Provider certification in the MENA Region. TPConnects specialized in Next Generation Travel Retailing with air and non-air ancillaries, NDC Offer & Order Management with customer-centric business rules and NDC enabled Distribution.
Rajendran Vellapalath, Chief Executive Officer, TPConnects said “We are proud to partner with Oman Air in distributing their NDC Direct Connect through our Travel Aggregator Platform. By partnering with Oman's National Airline, along with other airlines on GDS we will bring to market NDC-enabled retailing that support the complete travel ecosystem. We are constantly evolving our technology to deliver the world's most advanced travel retailing platform, enabling us to offer agencies faster innovation and more flexible solutions”.
All enhancements and upgrades of the complete solution will be taken care by TPConnects. Travel agents who would like to adopt a complete digital environment to meet today’s customer demand by having their own website with Internet Booking Engine, B2B platform for sub agents and own staff, Mobile application and Corporate Booking Tool along with Oman Air NDC direct connect should register their interest on www.tpconnects.com or email details to marketing@tpconnects.com.
About Oman Air
Oman Air is the flagship carrier of the Sultanate of Oman and an Official 4 Star Airline, the airline plays a major role in making Muscat an important traffic hub in the Middle East, supporting the commercial, industrial and tourism sectors. Oman Air operates a network of 55 destinations out of its primary hub at Muscat.
Oman Air won Middle East's Leading Airline Business & Economy Class 2018 awards and the Award for Airline of the year Middle East 2018 at the 2018 Aviation Business Awards
For further information on Oman Air, visit www.omanair.com
About TPConnects
TPConnects is the only IATA NDC DUAL Level 3 Certified (IT Provider for Airlines and Travel Aggregator for Travel Agents) Travel Technology Company from MENA region. Based in Dubai, TPConnects, an IATA Strategic Partner is specialized in Next Generation Travel Retailing, NDC Offer & Order Management and Travel Distribution.
TPConnects' Offer and Order Management platform runs in parallel to airline host system (PSS). TPConnects highly scalable SaaS platform spanning the advanced Offer and Order Management is deployed by many of the airlines in MENA region including Saudi Arabian Airlines, Air Mauritius etc. Along with the Offer and Order Management Solution TPConnects also reports transactions to BSP and ARC, enabling the airlines to be in control of the offer and order management as well as the NDC transaction issuance using own documents tickets and electronic miscellaneous documents) and stock.
TPConnects helps Travel business (Airlines & Travel Agencies) to retail travel products and push personalized offers to potential travelers.
TPConnects enables Travel Agents to Go Online by offering their own Website, Mobile Apps, B2B Agent Platform & Corporate Booking Tool - integrated with Flights, Hotels, Cars, Payment Gateway etc with ZERO initial investment.
For further information on TPConnects, visit www.tpconnects.com
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