What’s New at TPConnects
Meet Trip Captain, the AI Assistant
Welcome to a new era of intelligent, efficient and personalized travel. Our conversational AI assistant combines natural language processing, travel intelligence, and deep learning to eliminate trip planning friction. Coming soon to Astra and Iris. Read the full press release and blog.
Watch Trip Captain in action ☝️
Latest Success Story
Air Cairo Partnership
As Gold Sponsor for Air Cairo’s milestone event, we showcased how Astra powers NDC innovation across Egypt and beyond.
Product Spotlight
Astra NDC API Gateway – Control your modern retailing growth
- Seamless Integration: Astra is built to work with any PSS, making implementation swift and painless.
- Total Distribution Control: Create targeted offers for any seller with your own set of rules and manage your look-to-book ratios with your existing PSS.
- Real-Time, Rich Content: Deliver up-to-date flight availability, pricing, and promotions directly to travel sellers and partners.
- Flexible Architecture: Scale on demand as your distribution strategy evolves.
New Integrations
Riyadh Air x Iris
TPConnects now brings Riyadh Air’s NDC content to travel sellers worldwide through Iris. Riyadh Air utilizes fully native offer and order technology, enhancing distribution for the Kingdom’s newest airline.
Success Metrics
10× NDC Growth in ANZ Region
Qantas NDC bookings on Iris have soared tenfold in just 6 months, with Aussie & Kiwi agents now accounting for 30% of our global volume. Get the details →
Winning the hearts and minds of Aussie and Kiwi agents
Our success in ANZ was featured in Karryon. Read the article →
Product Spotlight
Three Engines, One Aggregator
Iris helps travel sellers unlock hidden revenue with intelligent tools:
- Pricing Engine
- Commission Manager
- Content Control Engine
Go live in days with seamless access to 3 GDS, NDC, and LCC content.
As a travel seller, you can help us shape the future of travel tech.
Take the survey →
Event Highlights
UATP Budapest
Our CEO, Eric Dumas, shared how NDC and ONE Order are redefining airline retailing.
ATM Dubai 2025
We debuted Trip Captain and announced strategic Iris deals with Riyadh Air and Maas Travel & Tours. Watch the recap video and read the blog →
AFRAA 13th Aviation Stakeholders Convention (Kigali)
We hosted an exclusive masterclass exploring the evolution from NDC to OOSD, sharing insights from our whitepaper on Airline Distribution in Africa.
TPC Community
Pankaj Gabba, Chief Product Officer
We welcome Pankaj Gabba as our new Chief Product Officer. His extensive experience in airline retailing, OOMS, NDC, and digital products makes him a fantastic addition to TPConnects.
European Expansion
-
Our first Travel Tech Meetup in Warsaw, co-hosted with AltexSoft, brought together product and engineering leaders for tech innovation and networking. See the recap here
-
We are a Platinum Sponsor at JEurope 2025 — one of Warsaw’s biggest Java conferences, happening on June 10. Meet us there!
Global Team
160 team members from 24 nationalities united for our Eid greeting.
Watch our multilingual celebration →
Have questions about Astra or Iris? Our team is ready to help. Book a meeting.
Looking for your next job opportunity? We are hiring.
Don’t forget to hit subscribe.
