UAE airline Emirates has expanded its Expedia Group partnership through the airline’s full integration of its New Distribution Capability (NDC) API with Expedia Group’s brands.
This establishes a direct connection that delivers Emirates’ complete portfolio of fare products and services to Expedia Group’s global customer base.
This latest enhancement delivers more streamlined booking capabilities on Expedia Group’s brands.
Adnan Kazim, Chief Commercial Officer, Emirates said: “This allows travellers on the platform to personalise their booking experience with Emirates. Looking ahead, our enhanced collaboration will provide travellers with seamless access to Emirates’ NDC content while expanding booking possibilities.”
Greg Schulze, Chief Commercial Officer, Expedia Group added: “This collaboration gives our global travellers more customised options and easier bookings.”
The full integration will enable Expedia Group to offer Emirates’ NDC fares, products and ancillary services including extra baggage and seat selection.
In addition to customer personalisation, Emirates and Expedia Group will explore deeper collaboration on loyalty programs to enhance reciprocal travel rewards.
The partnership will also focus on leveraging Expedia Group’s global hotel inventory for full travel packages.
The tailor-made air and hotel packages will potentially cover stays at thousands of hotels available on Expedia Group’s brands.
