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Keep your AAdvantage with AmTrav

Keep your AAdvantage with AmTrav

Important update: As of May 29 American Airlines' plan to restrict AAdvantage miles and loyalty points earnings by channel is "off." This presumably means that all American bookings will earn AAdvanta...

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Where are the fAAres?

Where are the fAAres?

Last April, American Airlines gave the corporate travel market the biggest shock in the last three decades: American removed nearly 40% of their lowest fares from the corporate booking tools that comp...

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All About American Airlines Business Extra

All About American Airlines Business Extra

In October 2023 American Airlines announced that the Business Extra corporate rewards program would be discontinued on January 31, 2024. Companies could no longer earn or redeem Business Extra credits...

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Amid Growing Pains, A Reminder Why We’re Still All-In on NDC

Amid Growing Pains, A Reminder Why We’re Still All-In on NDC

This is an adapted version of a guest-post that was originally published by The Beat. Alexander Winton, a pioneer of the American automobile industry who sold the first automobile in the country in 18...

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What Will NDC Cost You?

What Will NDC Cost You?

We know what NDC-ready means, we know the benefits of NDC, and we know that not being NDC-ready costs travel programs hundreds of thousands of dollars because their TMC and OBT are missing nearly 40% ...

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What Does NDC-Ready Mean?

What Does NDC-Ready Mean?

Because American Airlines removed 40% of their lowest fares from many corporate booking providers, the big question about New Distribution Capability (NDC) is: “are my providers NDC-ready – and if the...

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American NDC Fares Analysis (Week 4): Digging into Economy Fares

American NDC Fares Analysis (Week 4): Digging into Economy Fares

Last week we examined American Airlines fare differences by fare brand between AmTrav's NDC connection (with lower fares) and legacy booking tools (with higher fares), found that corporate customers w...

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American NDC Fares Analysis (Week 3): Premium Customers Pay More

American NDC Fares Analysis (Week 3): Premium Customers Pay More

When American's modern retailing strategy was announced in December, one common response from legacy corporate travel providers was "don't worry, only Basic Economy fares will be affected."* And three...

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AmTrav's Enhanced Platform to Help Business Travelers Navigate American Airlines' New Flight Booking Changes

AmTrav's Enhanced Platform to Help Business Travelers Navigate American Airlines' New Flight Booking Changes

AmTrav, the one connected platform for business travel, today announced upgrades to its corporate booking solution to continue delivering travelers and corporate travel customers the full selection of...

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