Travelport, a global tech firm facilitating travel bookings for numerous travel suppliers globally, and WestJet, a prominent carrier headquartered in Calgary, AB Canada, have announced a fresh, long-term content distribution agreement. This extended collaboration between Travelport and WestJet marks a significant step towards enhancing WestJet’s retailing capabilities, as both entities embark on jointly shaping the future delivery of New Distribution Capability (NDC) content and services.
“This is an exciting time for travel distribution and Travelport’s ability to help agencies operate as modern retailers aligns with the value proposition across our wide range of products,” said Jorge Rozo, VP Pricing, Revenue and Distribution at WestJet. “This new agreement ensures that together, WestJet and Travelport deliver a future modern retailing experience for our agency partners and travel customers so that they can easily search, shop and service our fares and ancillaries.”
This deal affirms that Travelport’s agency clients will maintain uninterrupted access to WestJet’s comprehensive content, encompassing ancillary services. Furthermore, WestJet will continue leveraging Travelport’s Rich Content & Branding (RC&B) services, empowering agencies to function as contemporary retailers, effortlessly showcasing, comparing, and selling the carrier’s diverse product range. Travelport remains committed to furnishing retail-ready content to its agency partners, including potential access to NDC content from WestJet in the forthcoming period. Collaboratively, the companies will ensure that agents can avail themselves of WestJet’s extensive array of offers and fares, along with comprehensive servicing capabilities.
“This agreement shows our commitment to deliver retail-ready content and more value to our agency customers in North America and the rest of the world,” said Bruce Hyatt, Head of Air Partners – Americas at Travelport. “As WestJet looks to enrich its content distribution strategy, we will work closely with their team to ensure agents using Travelport+ can provide a seamless shopping and booking experience for their travelers when booking WestJet.”
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