AirGateway and Tide Software Partner to Bring Comprehensive NDC Content to the Belgian Travel Market and beyond
AirGateway, a Berlin-based IATA NDC aggregator, and Tide Software, a leading travel technology platform from Belgium, are excited to announce a new strategic integration. This partnership makes AirGateway’s extensive portfolio of direct NDC, LCC airline content immediately available to travel agencies utilizing the comprehensive Tide Software platform. This new integration, initiated by Joker/Boundless and successfully piloted for their innovative search 'n book tool, further strengthens the reach of NDC content in the market.
Agencies using Tide Software can now deliver a superior air shopping experience offered by AirGateway’s platform. This includes:
- Unified Content Display: The ability to instantly display and compare NDC and LCC offers alongside existing EDIFACT (GDS) content on one single platform.
- Seamless Shopping and Booking of NDC and LCC offers.
- Automated Backoffice Synchronization with Tide Backoffice
Stijn Elsen, CEO at Joker Reizen:
Agility is key in today’s ever changing travel market. A deeper understanding of that market and a highly trained and experienced team is what sets Boundless apart as a consolidator in Belgium. Being part of the Joker group and a travel organizer ourselves, we understand the day-to-day challenges, needs, and expectations of travel professionals. To maximize our service levels, we’ve added a brand-new search ‘n book tool into play, enabling clients to manage their bookings at their own pace and comfort in a personalized environment. Flexibility as a service. This custom-made tool, developed with our partner Tide, will enable us also to continuously adopt and balance different content from our main partners (including our GDS provider) and AirGateway for maximum competitiveness in our (price) offerings. Boundless, it’s plane simple. www.boundless.be”
Steven Rotthier, CEO, Tide Software added:
We value our strong collaboration with AirGateway. The integration process was smooth and efficient, marked by clear and constructive communication. With the connection now live, we’re already seeing positive results among existing clients and growing interest from new ones. This partnership lays a solid foundation for continued innovation together.
Jorge Díaz, CEO, AirGateway commented:
Partnering with an innovative platform like Tide Software is a crucial step in extending the reach of NDC to the demanding Benelux market. This integration simplifies complexity, ensuring that Tide Software’s clients can access and efficiently manage next-generation airline content alongside their existing workflows.
To learn more about this new integration, please reach out to either team respectively.
About AirGateway
AirGateway is a Berlin-based travel tech company and one of the leading IATA NDC (New Distribution Capability) aggregators. It is directly connected to more than 35 airlines, serving 490+ IATA-accredited agencies in over 45 countries, both via API and an end-to-end Agent Desktop solution BookingPad. AirGateway's open platform also allows other partners such as booking tools, travel mobile app providers, traveler profile management tools, reporting tools or mid/back office systems to participate in the NDC value proposition, facilitating the easy transition of all its legacy processes to the agencies. Consolidators, TMCs, or tech providers looking for a reliable NDC partner and guidance can contact: sales@AirGateway.com
About Tide Software
Tide is the all-in-one travel technology platform where sales, purchasing, product management, supplier connectivity, search and booking components, CRM, websites, e-mail.., are all built into one cohesive system that works seamlessly together. Our next-gen travel software offers a true end-to-end solution for every type of travel organisation and every travel product, including tailor-made itineraries, beach holidays, group tours, roundtrips and more. With Tide's open API and all data fully interconnected, Tide automates workflows while delivering superior customer experiences. Get in touch to discover how Tide is driving digital transformation in the travel industry — visit our website here.