Emirates to launch exclusive Emirates Gateway agent services & GDS surcharge on 01-Jul-2021

Emirates Airline announced (18-Feb-2021) it will launch exclusive content and services for travel agent partners via Emirates Gateway on 01-Jul-2021, along with introducing a surcharge for bookings made via global distribution systems (GDS). The new offering will allow agents access to differentiated ticket and ancillary service pricing along with faster and increased ancillary product access. As previously reported by CAPA, Emirates Gateway launched in Oct-2020 offering an NDC enabled suite of connectivity options for trade partners to access the carrier's content and services. [more - original PR]