Today’s travelers are increasingly using a variety of platforms and providers to shop for, buy and service their travel. ARC believes the future of air travel retailing is a “buy anywhere, service anywhere” omnichannel ecosystem rather than today’s channel-exclusive environments. Through its products, solutions and investments, ARC connects airlines, travel agencies, travel managers and travelers across channels to create a more seamless, transparent and inclusive retailing environment.
ARC is making key investments in a wide range of innovative companies and solutions to support omnichannel retailing. These solutions allow industry partners to retain ownership of their critical systems and technology.
New Distribution Capability (NDC) enables airlines and travel agencies to exchange richer content and data. With ARC’s secure, flexible and cost-effective settlement platform, airlines and travel agencies can create customized, effectively managed partnerships that leverage NDC.
In an evolved distribution environment, the traveler will be able to pay how they want: with multiple forms of payment or emerging payment methods. ARC supports a variety of standard and emerging forms of payment, including PayPal, Alipay and UnionPay.
ARC has the world's most comprehensive air transaction data, which can be leveraged to identify travel trends and accelerate business growth. ARC's data is versatile, delivering actionable insights into broad trends and distinct details.
Want to learn more about ARC’s growing omnichannel retailing capabilities? Contact ARC or your ARC Customer Success representative for more information.