Amex GBT and Lufthansa Group Expand Partnership to Accelerate NDC Rollout

New agreement enhances customers’ access to NDC offers.

American Express Global Business Travel (Amex GBT) has announced an advanced agreement to augment and expedite the availability of new distribution capability (NDC) fares in collaboration with Lufthansa Group (LHG).

“This new agreement reflects our joint commitment with Lufthansa Group to create more value for our corporate customers by enabling NDC content at scale while supporting the integrity and strength of their corporate travel programs.”
— John Bukowski, Amex GBT’s Vice President, Content Acquisition & Strategic Sourcing

“We are excited to strengthen our continued partnership with Amex GBT, as we work together to deliver robust, NDC-enabled solutions for our joint corporate customers.”
— Heinrich Lange, Lufthansa Group’s Vice President Digital Retailing

Amex GBT has been a trailblazer in NDC implementation in corporate travel for over five years. In 2019, it became the first travel management company (TMC) to connect to global distribution systems (GDSs) for online NDC content.

Currently, Amex GBT supports over 20 carriers in its NDC program, offering this content to more than 15,000 customers, with NDC sales expected to reach hundreds of millions of dollars in 2024 across 16 countries.

The partnership with Lufthansa Group has experienced remarkable growth, providing NDC-enabled content to Amex GBT customers across various European nations, producing millions in NDC sales in 2024. The renewed agreement will facilitate faster availability of NDC content on Amex GBT’s platforms, with exclusive offers from Lufthansa, Swiss International Airlines, Brussels Airlines, Austrian Airlines, and Discover Airlines.