NDC integration is a headache for many travel advisors. But for those used to inputting cryptic commands via a GDS “green screen” interface, it poses a unique and more vexing challenge.
Inputting travel information manually via a graphical user interface (GUI), which is necessary to make an NDC booking, can tack several minutes onto a single booking. For high-volume GDS users, that can significantly affect workflow.
Enter NDC Butler, a new product from BookingBuilder Technologies that automatically populates graphical forms for NDC bookings within the GDS environment.
“NDC is bringing up a tremendous amount of anxiety today,” said Seth Perelman, founder and CEO of BookingBuilder. NDC Butler’s goal, he said, is to act as a bridge between…