Navan Upgrades Integration With Australian Airline Qantas

<p><strong>PALO ALTO<&sol;strong> &&num;8212&semi; <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;cts&period;businesswire&period;com&sol;ct&sol;CT&quest;id&equals;smartlink&amp&semi;url&equals;https&percnt;3A&percnt;2F&percnt;2Fnavan&period;com&percnt;2F&amp&semi;esheet&equals;54415949&amp&semi;newsitemid&equals;20260204906352&amp&semi;lan&equals;en-US&amp&semi;anchor&equals;Navan&amp&semi;index&equals;1&amp&semi;md5&equals;bfa24bf51fa0606c83748b49eff03289" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"nofollow noopener" shape&equals;"rect">Navan<&sol;a> &comma; the all-in-one business travel&comma; payments&comma; and expense management platform&comma; today announced an upgraded New Distribution Capability &lpar;NDC&rpar; integration with Qantas&comma; Australia’s home carrier&comma; using the latest version of its NDC 24&period;1 API&period; Through this upgraded access&comma; Navan enhances its offering within the airline&&num;8217&semi;s invite-only Premium NDC Program&comma; unlocking the best available content and a seamless booking and servicing experience for travelers&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>NDC is a modern data transmission standard that gives airlines greater flexibility to create and distribute their offers&period; For travelers on Navan&comma; this translates to exclusive fares&comma; premium services for frequent flyers&comma; and promotions not available through legacy systems&period; This newer generation of the NDC API enables a move from manual to more seamless processes available through the technology investments Qantas and other airlines have made in areas like disruption handling that have been challenging to service traditionally&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;This direct connection with Qantas cuts through the complexity of legacy distribution&comma;” said Dane Molter&comma; SVP of Travel Marketplace at Navan&period; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;The new generation of NDC APIs unlocks a superior end-to-end experience — from booking the best possible fare to managing changes with speed and efficiency&period; We are carving a new path for corporate travel&comma; and this strengthened partnership with Qantas is a perfect example of our vision brought to life&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>This direct connection builds on the scalable architecture of <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;cts&period;businesswire&period;com&sol;ct&sol;CT&quest;id&equals;smartlink&amp&semi;url&equals;https&percnt;3A&percnt;2F&percnt;2Fnavan&period;com&percnt;2Fblog&percnt;2Fbeyond-content-our-new-platform-to-power-the-next-generation-of-airline&amp&semi;esheet&equals;54415949&amp&semi;newsitemid&equals;20260204906352&amp&semi;lan&equals;en-US&amp&semi;anchor&equals;Navan&percnt;26&percnt;238217&percnt;3Bs&plus;own&plus;content&plus;aggregation&plus;platform&amp&semi;index&equals;2&amp&semi;md5&equals;a3c07803243c876b1175dd6813664e18" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"nofollow noopener" shape&equals;"rect">Navan’s own content aggregation platform<&sol;a>&comma; developed last year to rapidly deploy the next generation of airline retailing&period; Navan is already seeing significant adoption by key partners like Qantas&semi; today&comma; 70&percnt; of all Qantas flights booked on Navan now flow through the Premium NDC program&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;We’re delighted to strengthen our TMC partnership with Navan through the Qantas Premium NDC program which offers great benefits for our mutual customers compared to traditional indirect booking systems&comma;” said Ash Howell&comma; Qantas Executive Vice President of the Americas region&period; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Our Qantas customers have asked for a more flexible&comma; seamless and personalised booking experience and the new technology delivers with more fare options&comma; more visibility for Qantas Frequent Flyers&comma; and more opportunities for partners like Navan to earn with dynamic commission offers&comma; more fare options&comma; and the ability to create more tailored trips matching customers’ preferences&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Through the upgraded integration with the Qantas Premium NDC program&comma; Navan provides travelers with benefits that are a step above&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<ul class&equals;"bwlistdisc">&NewLine;<li><b>Best-in-Class Fares&colon;<&sol;b> Best available Qantas fares with better pricing than standard NDC&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li><b>No Surcharges&colon;<&sol;b> Elimination of additional distribution and legacy channel surcharges&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li><b>Enhanced Perks&colon; <&sol;b>Free selection of standard seats on Qantas-ticketed flights for Bronze Frequent Flyers&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li><b>Improved Post-Booking Services&colon;<&sol;b> Faster and more efficient post-booking services&comma; enabling Navan’s agents to manage changes&comma; disruptions&comma; and refunds more quickly&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li><b>Unused credit support&colon; <&sol;b>Ability to use NDC credits in Navan&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ul>&NewLine;