Travel technology pioneer Aeronology, based in Australia, has introduced a groundbreaking ‘Global Ticket Centre Solution’ for global ticket consolidators, cruise and tour wholesalers, loyalty programs, and corporate and retail businesses. This one-of-a-kind technology will set a new standard for the global travel industry.
This innovation comes at a crucial time, as the IATA’s announcement indicates a shift from the existing 15% New Distribution Capability (NDC) in 2023 to a massive 80% by 2026. This change will be the most significant transaction transition in travel history, expected to unfold within the next three years.
Russell Carstensen, Founder and CEO of Aeronology, explains the profound impact AeroTickets, the company’s new platform, will have on the industry. “AeroTickets allows all travel businesses, irrespective of location, to manage their ticketing services seamlessly,” Carstensen shares. “This tool is designed to streamline ticketing services across various platforms in multiple locations.” AeroTickets is a one-stop, ‘rules-based’ platform for ticketing and complete services.
Running on the ISO3700-certified AWS services, AeroTickets is a cloud-based solution ensuring PCI DSS and GDPR compliance. Its versatile nature allows operation across multiple locations and can service global travel businesses through a single login. Carstensen further explained, “For example, if a corporate travel business has offices across six different countries, AeroTickets allows them to access each other’s bookings based on their internal authorities and service those bookings 24/7 from anywhere globally.”
For travel businesses, especially global corporate and OTA businesses, operating in smaller markets and having ‘registered travel agents’, AeroTickets offers a standardized ticketing and servicing solution. Aeronology has connected its booking and ticket service APIs to Salesforce and can relate to other global CRM products via its CRM Schema.
Looking towards the future, Carstensen envisages AeroTickets as a global marketplace for ticket services. “AeroTickets is set to revolutionize models like ticket ‘Consolidation/Wholesale’, also empowering global cruise and tour operators and retail buying groups to control their Air contracts on GDS, NDC, or LCC, irrespective of location.”
AeroTickets boasts a plethora of features, including:
- Cutting-edge ticket centre technology, fully cloud-based and GDPR, AWS ISO3700, and PCI DSS compliant.
- Connection to BSP/ARC.
- Entire IATA ticketing (including ‘Airline Ticket Stock’).
- GDS, Amadeus, Sabre, Travelport, and TravelSky API connectivity.
- Entire NDC, LCC & GDS ticketing online 24/7.
- Elimination of ticketing errors to below .001 %.
- ADMs reduced by 98% in most cases.
- Operational cost reductions between 40% to 80%.
- All transactions are on one platform, accessible globally 24/7.
- Ownership of the IATA/ARC & the GDS connections or connection to businesses that own these.
- Quick setup times.
- Compliance for Wholesale/Cruise/Corporate/Retail Ticket centres that use Private/Net/Negotiated/Special priced airfares.
- Issuing of every single global IATA airline ticket 24/7 instantly.
- Aeronology guarantees free and continuous standard upgrades.
- Connectivity to Mid/Back offices via two-way APIs.
As the global travel industry embarks on the most significant transaction transition in its history, Aeronology’s AeroTickets is well-positioned to guide businesses through these challenging yet transformative times, remaining relevant and ahead.
Written by: William Trevan