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Travelport and Avianca Airlines sign new distribution agreement that will bring NDC content to Travelport+

Avianca and Travelport have renewed their decades-long relationship to support the airline’s technological transformation and provide Travelport-connected agencies accessible content

Langley : Travelport, a global technology company that powers bookings for hundreds of thousands of travel suppliers worldwide, and Avianca Airlines, a Latin American multinational airline, headquartered in Colombia and a member of Star Alliance, today announced they have renewed their long-standing relationship with a new distribution agreement.

As part of the new deal, Travelport-connected agencies will have access to Avianca’s wide-ranging travel offers and ancillaries. Travelport will also support the airline’s technological transformation with advanced retailing and merchandising capabilities available on the Travelport+ platform.

“By renewing our partnership with Travelport, we expect to elevate our distribution strategy and make our NDC content even more accessible to our agency retail partners. Travelport continues to influence with its enhanced retailing and merchandising technology solutions which further support the agency community along with simplified access to our wide range of travel offers and ancillaries,” said Catalina Nannig, Sales Vice President at Avianca.

“The demand for NDC content is increasing in the travel retailing sector,” said Carlos Torres, Regional Director Latin America, Air Partners. Our ability to support partners like Avianca on their NDC implementation journey with Travelport+ further helps to ensure agencies have the capabilities they need to deliver modern retail experiences. We are excited to work even closer with Avianca through this next phase of their transformation journey and provide our customers with even more competitive content.”