AmTrav CEO Jeff Klee, an NDC supporter, sounded exasperated on his company’s May 16 webinar. He wanted to acknowledge the gaps in American Airlines’ NDC implementation without giving undue fodder to its skeptics. The challenges with NDC were not trivial, but in Klee’s view, throwing out the baby with the bathwater could have severe consequences for his whole sector.
Travel management companies are competing for the business traveler’s loyalty, and not just against one another. Airlines, hotels and car companies are their suppliers . . .
