20 COMPETITION LAW IN TOURISM 3. Second theory: restriction of price competition over airfares; 4. Third theory: excluding GDS at the wholesale/distribution level; 5. Conclusion. Julio Facal Tourism and Competition – The New Air Transport Distribution Channels: GDS vs. NDC 615 I. Tourism and the Right to Competition; II. Competition and Consumption; III. Rules on Competition and Airfare Distribution Systems: GDS vs NDC; III.1. Characteristics of the GDS Model; III.2. Characteristics of the NDC; III.3. Recent Legal Actions Filed Against GDSs / Travelport / Sabre / Amadeus by a Group of Consumers in the USA; IV. Conclusions; References. IATA The New Distribution Capability (NDC) is a Major Transformation of Airline Distribution 623 Introduction: The NDC is a Major Transformation of Airline Distribution; 2. Background: Airline Distribution; 3. Background for NDC; 3.1. Consumers are changing and have new expectations; 3.2. Airlines are modernising their IT environment; 3.3. Travel agencies are also investing in new IT while their business becomes more complex; 3.4. Corporate buyers have a strong influence, as they want to purchase air content efficiently; 4. NDC, How Does It Work?; 4.1. The NDC flow is different from a traditional GDS process because the airline creates the offer; 4.2. The technology intermediary is called Aggregator; 4.3. The payment flow is impacted by NDC; 5. Deep Dive into NDC Value Proposition;
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