Travel management consultancy Partnership Travel Consulting
has launched a new service auditing global distribution systems and non-GDS
sources at the time of booking or ticketing to ensure client travelers are
receiving low fares and appropriate rates, the company announced.
Under the terms of the new service PTC through a partnership
with auditing service Fare Audit Inc. at the time of booking will conduct an
audit of GDSs to assess the travel management company’s lowest airfare quote as
well as ensure any accompanying hotel reservation, if applicable, receives the
corporate negotiated rate. Air reservations made without hotel bookings also
will be logged, according to PTC.
Bookings of New Distribution Capability fares will be
audited through a partnership with data science startup Cerebri AI at the time
of ticketing. Cerebri also compares them with flights offered on carrier
websites at the same data and time and in the same cabin class, according to
PTC.
“There’s more value in live audits where there’s time
to rebook the PNR,” PTC founder Andrew Menkes said in a statement.
PTC said it in 2025 would become an equity stakeholder in Fare
Audit Inc. Financial terms were not disclosed.
