Plain-language answers on NDC, distribution, booking engines and the history of travel technology, written by Vivek Katheriya for agency owners, employees and students.
How offers flow from airline to agent when NDC is used, step by step.
The short definition of NDC as a messaging standard and a way of airline retailing.
What NDC is for, who can receive it and the rich content and extras it carries.
How a flight offer reaches an agent through a GDS today, step by step.
Viator, Expedia, Travelocity, Booking.com and Priceline: the start of online travel.
How the race to own the agent desktop led to Sabre, Amadeus and hotel systems.
From 90-minute manual bookings in 1950 to the first computer reservation systems and Sabre.
How aviation and car rental in the 1920s laid the ground for travel technology.
A plain definition of travel technology, its other names and where it began.
How B2B, B2B2B and B2B2C agencies sell, and which route lets you grow without new offices.
New articles, each written to answer one question clearly. Request a topic and it goes to the top of the list.
"10 questions to ask before you buy travel software", plus the weekly webinar invite.
