- NDC FastTrack unveiled recommendations one year after launching at GBTA.
- The initiative includes 18 organizations including Accelya, Sabre, and Amex GBT.
- Recommendations focus on deferred payments and operational challenges.
- Standardising Payment Time Limit communication is a key recommendation.
- Participants highlighted the value of collaboration for NDC adoption.
NDC FastTrack, an 18-organization industry collaboration launched at GBTA, has unveiled its first industry recommendations focused on deferred payments. The initiative includes Accelya, Amex GBT, Sabre, Amadeus, ARC, ATPCO, BCD Travel, CTM, Direct Travel, Emburse, Farenexus, FCM Travel, Fox World Travel, Navan, SAP Concur, Spotnana, Travelfusion, and Travelport. The recommendations address practical operational challenges that continue to slow NDC implementation.
Key recommendations include standardising Payment Time Limit communication across the booking lifecycle, introducing proactive Order Change Notifications for impending payment expirations, supporting secure storage of payment credentials for later fulfillment, and delivering consistent deferred payment functionality across booking, servicing, ancillary sales, and exchange workflows. These recommendations are expected to reduce manual intervention, improve automation, increase operational efficiency, and accelerate NDC adoption.
Jim Davidson, Vice Chairman of Accelya, stated the group shows up ready to solve real NDC challenges and close the gaps limiting adoption. Tye Radcliffe, Chief Customer Success Officer at Accelya, stated each workstream focuses on practical improvements that make NDC easier to adopt, automate, and scale. Participants from FCM Travel, SAP Concur, Amex GBT, ARC, Fox World Travel, Travelfusion, Travelport, Emburse, Spotnana, Direct Travel, and ATPCO highlighted the value of the initiative.
Jim Davidson, Vice Chairman of Accelya, shared, “Everyone shows up ready to participate, solve real NDC challenges, and help close the gaps limiting adoption.”
Tye Radcliffe, Chief Customer Success Officer at Accelya, shared, “Each workstream focuses on practical improvements that make NDC easier to adopt, easier to automate, and easier to scale.”
