The latest deal continues the long-standing relationship between the two parties, and will now see Vietnam Airlines utilise more Abacus products and services in an effort to boost its sales across Asia Pacific. The carrier will implement the Abacus Branded Fares and Abacus Air Extras solutions to help drive merchandising and ancillary revenues, as well as deploying the group booking tool Abacus Group across several markets, including South Korea and China.

Trinh Ngoc Thanh, Executive Vice President of Commercial, Vietnam Airlines (left) and Mr Ho Hoong Mau, Division Head, Airline Distribution, Abacus International (right)

“It is an important time now in our growth strategy and we look to Abacus’ leadership in Asia Pacific through its relationships, experience, expertise and presence to seamlessly and efficiently deliver our content, fares and a-la-carte options to our mutual customers,” said Trinh Ngoc Thanh, Vietnam Airlines’ Executive Vice President of Commercial. “This agreement confirms Abacus as a preferred distribution partner in Vietnam and the rest of Asia, and we look forward to our companies in collaborating to best support and develop next generation solutions for effortless distribution.”

“We are very excited about our continued partnership with Vietnam Airlines, especially in this time of rapid expansion as it continues on its way to becoming one of the largest carriers in Asia, and in playing a part to help Vietnam Airlines continuously integrate its content offerings with its SkyTeam partners,” said Ho Hoong Mau, Abacus’ Division Head of Airline Distribution. “This collaborative relationship allows Vietnam Airlines to distinguish its entire suite of products to customers, consistent with how Abacus wants to partner with all airlines on merchandising, optional ancillary sales and product differentiation.”

Source: traveldailymedia