Air Canada has taken a bold step forward in its digital transformation by making its full range of New Distribution Capability (NDC) content available through Travelport+, a modern retail platform used by thousands of travel agencies and travel management companies around the world. This new milestone expands Air Canada's retail reach and ensures that its best, fully retail-ready content can now be seamlessly accessed, searched, compared and booked by travel advisors across multiple regions, enhancing the airline's ability to deliver a customized experience to its customers.
For travel agents, the integration promises significant efficiency and customer service improvements. Travelport+ offers industry-leading search speeds - now as fast as 0.84 seconds - allowing agencies to quickly access Air Canada fares, extras and special offers in one place. The streamlined system not only simplifies the booking process, but also provides the ability to offer travelers more personalized and competitive options, which increases customer satisfaction and helps agencies increase their margins and revenue opportunities.
The NDC rollout, which is being launched in more than 20 countries including the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, Japan, Brazil and Australia, underscores the global reach of the partnership. Air Canada's leadership emphasized the importance of its travel industry partners to its long-term success, stressing that agencies remain central to how the airline interacts with travelers around the world. For Travelport, this collaboration demonstrates their commitment to delivering rich content from multiple sources and enhancing the retail experience for travel buyers around the world.
With this expansion, Air Canada and Travelport are not only strengthening their partnership, but also redefining the airline approach to digital distribution. The launch reflects a shared vision: to transform airline retail into a faster, more personalized and seamless experience that benefits both travel advisors and the millions of passengers they serve.
Just this year alone, Travelport has expanded its operations with several major industry partners, EVA Air and Atriis are just a few of the many customers using the Travelport+ platform to modernize distribution, as reported in recent announcements on TravelPRNews.com. EVA Air has integrated its NDC content into Travelport+, enabling agencies to seamlessly access enhanced fares, value-added services and full service in key markets across Asia and North America. Meanwhile, Atriis, together with early adopters such as BTP Group, has enhanced its corporate travel platform with Travelport's multi-source content, offering customers a one-stop solution that combines NDCs, low-cost carriers, hotels and car rentals in one workflow. These partnerships reflect just a fraction of Travelport's global customer base, demonstrating how the company continues to equip agencies, travel management companies and corporate buyers around the world with faster, smarter tools that deliver a more personalized and efficient travel experience
