Online Corporate Travel Summit | NDC: YESTERDAY, TODAY & TOMORROW | 12 June 2025
R350.00 excl VAT
ABOUT THIS EVENT
ONLINE CORPORATE TRAVEL SUMMIT
NDC: YESTERDAY, TODAY & TOMORROW
Corporate Travel Buyers and Suppliers are invited to join us for this Online Industry Summit, which will take a deep-dive into the topic of NDC and Modern Airline Retailing and its impact on the Corporate Travel sector, in real-life terms.
Date: 12 June 2025
09.00 – 12.00
EVENT OVERVIEW
It’s been almost 10 years since the first set of NDC official standards were released. Since then, the topic of NDC and now ‘Modern Airline Retailing’ and how it will impact the corporate travel industry seems to have been on repeat – yet a lot of confusion, reticence – and often disinterest – still exists.
But NDC is here to stay, and this session will look at where we are today – What TMC’s and Corporates are accessing NDC content, what benefits are they deriving from this, and if there are still reservations, how do we overcome these?
Rolling out NDC as an element of Modern Airline Retailing was never going to be a quick process, and as much as this roll-out seems to be quite a ‘slow burn’, when the National Carrier or equally popular and vital airlines continue to sign up, we do not want to be caught on the back foot.
This ABTA Online Summit will take a deep-dive into this topic, covering every level of understanding – whether you are still trying to wrap your head around NDC and Modern Airline Retailing, or fully understand and work with it daily, this Summit is for you.
CURRENT SPEAKERS & PANELISTS INCLUDE:
Alechia Grobler, Senior Procurement Manager: CRES, People & T/E – Discovery
Joey Kganyago, Travel Manager: Corporate Travel – IDC
Manal Al-Taher, Regional Manager Transformation & Products: Financial Settlement and Distribution Services-AME – IATA
Otto de Vries, CEO – ASATA & Executive Director – World Travel Agents Associations Alliance
Pavel Supanenka, Principal Product Manager: NDC – Sabre
Wayne Muirhead, Chief Sales Officer – Tourvest Travel Services
CURRENT SPONSORS & PARTNERS INCLUDE:
Want to participate as a Summit Sponsor? Contact Nadine Clarke for more information.
WHAT DOES IT COST?
This event is open to all Travel Buyers and Suppliers, and Corporate Travel industry professionals.
| ABTA Travel Buyer Members: | Complimentary |
| ABTA Premium Members: | Complimentary |
| ABTA Enterprise Members: | Complimentary for 3 pax |
| ABTA Lite Members: | R 175.00 (Ex VAT) / USD 10.00 |
| Non ABTA Members: | R 350.00 (Ex VAT) / USD 20.00 |
| Sponsor Staff & Guests: | Complimentary (promo code required) |
NOT YET AN ABTA MEMBER??
Travel Buyers: Click HERE to sign up as a Complimentary Hosted Buyer Member
TMC’s & Travel Suppliers: Click HERE for Membership costs, options and benefits
ONLINE SUMMIT AGENDA
AGENDA
| 09.00 – 09.15 | Opening and Welcome Delegate welcome and a word from our Sponsors |
| 09.15 – 09.45 | NDC Survey results – Understanding the current mindsets of Travel Buyers and TMC’s |
| 09.45 – 10.15 | NDC Yesterday – It’s original intent and how it has changed |
| 10.15 – 11.00 | NDC Today – Which airlines are involved, and the ‘user experiences’ of TMC’s and Travel Buyers who currently access NDC content |
| 11.00 – 11.30 | NDC tomorrow – Where are we headed, what time-frames can we expect, and the risk of non-involvement |
| 11.30 – 11.55 | Open discussion & Q and A |
| 11.55 – 12.00 | Speaker and Sponsor Thanks Webinar closes |
HOW TO BOOK YOUR SEAT
Enter the number of seats you would like to book in the white box at the top of the page and click ‘Next step’ to begin the booking process.
Complete your contact details, delegate details and payment information if required.
Once you have completed the booking process an automated email will be sent to confirm your booking.
Closer to the event, a personalised email with venue details and event reminders will be sent to the email address you provided. Please ensure you keep a look out for this mail, including in your spam folders.
Any trouble? Email carol-ann@abta.co.za
BECOME AN ABTA MEMBER
ABTA runs a Hosted Buyer membership program. This means that ALL Travel Buyers (those responsible for booking, managing or buying staff travel for their organisations) get to sign up at no charge.
In addition, they get to attend webinars and in-person events at no charge too. (Excluding ABTA’s Annual Conference).
Sound good? CLICK HERE for more information and to sign up easily on-line, clicking ‘Apply Now’ on the ‘Buyers Only’ membership category.
Event Details
Date: 12 June 2025
Start time: 09:00 SAST
End time: 12:00 SAST
Directions: Online