Cathay’s goal is to provide curated offers to our customers in both direct and indirect sales channels and hence creating a level playing field for all travel intermediaries who wish to access Cathay’s products and sell through their own channels. Our NDC solution helps to achieve that. Following are some notable benefits from connecting to Cathay NDC:
With the advancement of NDC schema each year and the development of our merchandising solution, more product offers, ancillaries, and services may be provided through the NDC channel. Content availability is subject to the technical feasibility of each distribution channel. Cathay is open to discuss incentive schemes with potential agents on an individual basis. Please approach our local sales team/NDC commercial team for further discussion.
There are 3 ways a travel agent/TMC can connect with Cathay
Yes, Marco Polo Club and Asia Miles members can be identified during the booking process when they input their FFP numbers. The respective member entitlements will be applied for their booking accordingly. From time to time, personalized or members exclusive offers may be available through Cathay NDC.
Please refer to the “How to connect to Cathay NDC” section on our CXagents.com NDC page.
For direct connection, depending on the time taken for integration test and commercial discussion, it usually ranges from 2 to 3 months. An integration through an aggregator or GDS aggregation will be much faster ranging between 1 – 3 weeks. However, it is good to note that the time taken may vary depending on your arrangement with your chosen aggregator.
There is no plan for Cathay to introduce surcharge at the moment, but we will continue to review our distribution strategy and share with the trade when there is any new development.
Cathay accepts BSP cash and customer credit card settlement. (card settlement applicable to certain fare products only) Your aggregator partner may have other payment options for you to settle with Cathay.
Yes, most of the aggregators connected with Cathay’s NDC has developed servicing capability, allowing you to make changes to your customers’ bookings (i.e. cancellation and refunds etc.). Please approach your preferred aggregators to understand more about the services they can provide.
Currently Cathay does not offer such booking portal. Please approach one of our listed aggregator partners to start your connection and obtain Cathay’s NDC content.