TRAVEL agents can now
book airport transfers on the
GDS, a first in South Africa,
through EZ shuttle.
The company initially
launched the EZ Shuttle
API via automated booking
platform, Travellinck, EZ
Shuttle’s development
partner in the initiative.
Soon the service will be
integrated on to all GDSs
and EZ Shuttle is piloting the
product on Amadeus.
EZ Shuttle API will enable
agents to make real-time
transfer bookings in seconds
at any of the company’s
branches across SA. They
can also edit and amend
reservations in real time, and
make cancellations free of
charge up to 24 hours before
their reservation begins, says
Guyck van Heerden, md of
EZ Shuttle. He says the new
booking service gives agents
the benefit of not having to
work on a dual system and
lets them view real-time
inventory availability and
receive onfirmation in just a
few seconds. “The booking
of transfers has always been
associated with a significant
amount of hassle. With
the EZ Shuttle API, agents
are looking at about 15 to
30 seconds for the entire
process,” he says.
