Outolat.com,the Middle East’s first online travel retail agency, has selected technology solution provider TPConnects to power the internet booking engine with a merchandising platform.

Set to go live in July, Outolat.com’s customers will benefit from a superior online booking experience through comparison shopping of various travel components including air and non-air products with ancillaries.

Outolat.com’s Online Travel Agency (OTA) website will operate using TPConnects International Air Transport Association (Iata) New Distribution Capability (NDC) certified aggregator platform - a new-generation Java enabled technology solution that provides full access to travel content from both consolidated suppliers as well as negotiated individual rates from airlines and hotels through direct connect.
TPConnects price and ancillary search, a cutting-edge low price search tool, along with TPConnects Switch, the ancillary merchandising engine, will help customers quickly and easily find options that suit their travel needs and budget.

“We are glad to advise our partnership with the first Iata NDC Certified IT Vendor in Middle East and Africa Region and pleased to announce that henceforth TPConnects booking engine will process all the flights, hotel, car, rail, dynamic holiday packages and other travel products including the online travel bookings on Outolat.com. TPConnects powered Outolat.com will greatly benefit our customers as they will eventually be able to access a greater number of travel options based on their preference due to the comprehensive content and comparison shopping facility including the direct connect from airlines and hotels.” said Fatima Zahra Chahboun, director of Business Development of Outolat.com.

Kristine Fernandez, senior vice president commercial, TPConnects, said, “We are very pleased that TPConnects has been chosen by one more online travel agency in the Middle East region, to strengthen its reach both to its Business to Business (B2B) and Business to Consumers (B2C). With the backup of an Iata NDC based Travel Retailing Platform with merchandising capability, we are confident that Outolat.com will be able to provide its customers more choices at competitive prices, an enhanced shopping experience including personalization and comparison shopping with transparency.” - TradeArabia News Service