{"id":86955,"date":"2022-07-14T16:54:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-14T16:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travelbaseonline.com\/?p=86955"},"modified":"2022-07-14T16:54:00","modified_gmt":"2022-07-14T16:54:00","slug":"finnair-is-enabling-travel-agencies-to-bypass-gds-surcharge-travel-weekly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travelbaseonline.com\/transport\/finnair-is-enabling-travel-agencies-to-bypass-gds-surcharge-travel-weekly\/","title":{"rendered":"Finnair is enabling travel agencies to bypass GDS surcharge: Travel Weekly"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Finnair has partnered with travel content aggregator TPConnects to power a booking portal that distributes the carrier&#8217;s NDC content to travel agencies. <\/p>\n<p>The portal, the Finnair Agency Sales Tool, gives agents access to NDC content, including ancillaries and personalized exclusive offers via &#8220;a user-friendly platform \u2026 without any technical integration work, booking or service fees,&#8221; according to TPConnects CEO Rakshit Desai. <\/p>\n<p>The portal also lets agencies bypass the 12 euro one-way surcharge that Finnair implemented this month for traditional GDS bookings.<\/p>\n<p>Finnair has announced it plans to sunset EDIFACT distribution and distribute fares exclusively through NDC by the end of 2025. 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