{"id":13673,"date":"2024-08-05T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-05T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alliancetravel.nl\/uncategorized\/ndc-tarieven-wat-zijn-de-voordelen-en-beperkingen\/"},"modified":"2024-08-05T08:00:00","modified_gmt":"2024-08-05T06:00:00","slug":"ndc-tarieven-wat-zijn-de-voordelen-en-beperkingen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alliancetravel.nl\/en\/ndc-tarieven-wat-zijn-de-voordelen-en-beperkingen\/","title":{"rendered":"NDC rates: what are the benefits and limitations?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>NDC rates: what are the benefits and limitations?<\/h1>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">NDC, which stands for New Distribution Capability, is a data exchange format developed by IATA (International Air Transportation Association). The purpose of NDC is to enable e<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">and greater diversity of fares to traveler<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">s<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> be able to <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">offer and ultimately<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> more personalized rates<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> create.<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"none\">Currently, d<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">hese fares are offered through the airlines' own channels and not through the usual global reservation systems, such as Amadeus that Uniglobe and KLM, among others, work with.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Recently, there have been many developments to be made as<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> travel agent to still have access to these rates <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">as well as being able to offer them to our customers,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> while managing bookings and billing centrally. <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">In cooperation with our suppliers, we were able to successfully link <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Amadeus and the airlines' NDC channels. <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">This ensures that you, the customer, have access to all available (NDC) fares from the major airlines.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">What are the <\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">benefits <\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">of NDC tickets for the customer\/traveler?<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">NDC offers a wide variety of rates that are constantly changing based on supply and demand, a concept known as \"continuous pricing.\"<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0 <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">As a result, ticket prices change continuously. <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">The benefit to <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">you as a customer<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> is that with it, the best available rates are always offered and therefore cheaper rates can no longer be found through other websites. Moreover, it also <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">easy <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">all airline options are <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">compared<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">, so not just the price. Consider additional services such as booking comfort class <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">chair <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">or benefits associated with a frequent flyer program.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">What are the <\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">restrictions <\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">for the customer\/traveler?<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">NDC <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">offers many advantages, but there are also some limitations to consider. Because NDC <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">still under development <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">is<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">, the NDC rates of less common airlines (e.g., non-European airlines) may, <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">less <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">accessible. <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">Although most problems have now been resolved, changes to NDC tickets may not be processed as quickly as with regular fares.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">This <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">is because <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">changes to NDC tickets <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">often <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">not online <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">can <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">be <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">done<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">, <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">but that telephone contact with an airline is required. As a result, h<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">he booking process may be slightly more time-consuming. This is something to consider as a customer.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">What role do we play in this?\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Uniglobe has<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0worked hard in recent years to develop the ability to book and offer these rates to our customers. We are therefore pleased to be able to <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">report <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">That all KLM fares are available through our systems, both for offline bookings through our Business Travel Consultants and for online bookings in our online booking tool UBI. NDC fares of other airlines are added monthly and continuously expanded. In addition, we closely monitor developments and <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">inform <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">our clients at new steps in the <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">NDC-<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">process.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">In conclusion, <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">the introduction of NDC rates offers business travelers a <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">greater choice <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">To personalized rates and a more transparent comparison <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">and clearer overview <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">from <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">the <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">additional services. Uniglobe Alliance Travel remains committed to making these fares accessible to our customers and keeping them informed of the latest <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">and last <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">developments. Do you have questions about NDC rates or want to know more about how we can help you <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">support <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">when booking <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">your <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">next business trip? Then feel free to take <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/alliancetravel.nl\/en\/contact\/\">contact<\/a><\/strong> on with our business travel consultants<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">. We are happy to help you. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NDC-tarieven: wat zijn de voordelen en beperkingen? NDC, wat staat voor New Distribution Capability, is een data-uitwisselingsformaat ontwikkeld door IATA (International Air Transportation Association). Het doel van NDC is om een grotere diversiteit aan tarieven aan reizigers te kunnen aanbieden en uiteindelijk meer gepersonaliseerde tarieven te cre\u00ebren. Momenteel worden deze tarieven via de eigen kanalen [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13674,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13673","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-zakenreistips"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alliancetravel.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13673","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alliancetravel.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alliancetravel.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alliancetravel.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alliancetravel.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13673"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alliancetravel.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13673\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alliancetravel.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/13674"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alliancetravel.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13673"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alliancetravel.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13673"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alliancetravel.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13673"}],"curies":[{"name":"WP","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}