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Aug 2Sun
  1. Travelport Press Releases

    Travelport launches TripServices API platform

    Travelport has formally launched TripServices, its cloud-native API platform and the engine powering the next generation of travel experiences. The platform normalises and curates content across multiple sources from a single connection, ranks content dynamically using machine learning and includes embedded orchestration. It is already live with Travelport's growing partner base, with air, hotel and ancillary content flowing through it. TripServices is also the platform through which Travelport's collaboration with Cognizant and Anthropic takes effect, bringing AI capability into the workflows travel builders and agencies rely on.

Jul 31Fri
Jul 30Thu
  1. Travelport Press Releases

    Travelport Signs Long-Term Agreement with EGYPTAIR, Adding NDC Content Alongside EDIFACT

    Travelport and EGYPTAIR announced a long-term distribution agreement covering both EDIFACT and NDC content. The agreement gives Travelport-connected agencies continued access to EGYPTAIR's content through established EDIFACT channels while adding a new, richer layer of NDC content, including a broader range of NDC-enabled content and ancillary services. EGYPTAIR's content will be accessible through both Smartpoint, Travelport's booking application, and TripServices, its cloud-native API platform. Amr Adawy, VP commercial at EGYPTAIR, said adding NDC content alongside existing EDIFACT distribution allows the carrier to reach Travelport's global agency network with a broader range of products…

Jul 27Mon
  1. Travelport Flights API Release Notes

    Travelport launches Unified Checkout API for NDC and GDS

    Travelport's TripServices Flights API release AirReservation 26.11.30W introduces Unified Checkout, allowing customers to send all booking details and commit a single unified checkout payload to create a booking, as an alternative to the multi-request booking workflow in a workbench session. The unified checkout request does not support some optional steps in the booking workflow, such as adding seats or ancillaries. It is available for both NDC and GDS content.

Jul 24Fri
  1. PhocusWire All News

    Travel tech news briefs: American Airlines, Spotnana, Hostaway and more

    This week's travel tech briefs include: American Airlines adds Venmo and expands digital disruption tools; Spotnana introduces multiagent AI architecture; Travelport signs distribution deals with Air Zimbabwe and Aeroitalia; BCD Travel launches next-gen Tripsource; Engine Groups becomes free; Hostaway appoints executives; Wego partners with Valu for BNPL; SAS deploys Amadeus AI pricing.

Jul 20Mon
  1. Travelport Press Releases

    Travelport and Aeroitalia Sign Multi-Year Content Agreement

    Travelport and Aeroitalia, the Italian airline connecting mainland Italy with Sicily and Sardinia, have signed a new multi-year content agreement making Aeroitalia's content available through Travelport. The agreement addresses a gap where the carrier's content had previously only been available through competitor platforms. From year two, rich content and branding capabilities will be activated, including resident fares available for sale on Travelport's GDS. Aeroitalia is currently the second largest Italian airline by passenger numbers, founded in 2022, and sold 3 million tickets in 2025. It serves 26 airports (22 in Italy) and offers 43 routes between Italy and Europe, with plans to add…

  2. Amadeus Newsroom

    Amadeus Deploys AI Pricing Optimization for SAS

    Amadeus is deploying Amadeus Air Pricing Optimization (AAPO) across Scandinavian Airlines' (SAS) entire network. Powered by AI and real-time data, AAPO has generated an average revenue increase of more than 3% in initial markets where SAS implemented it on its website and NDC-enabled channels. It enables smoother fare adjustments in response to demand, reducing manual pricing changes while maintaining control. SAS's CRO says it strengthens customer satisfaction and commercial performance.

Jul 17Fri
Jul 16Thu
  1. Amadeus Newsroom

    Amadeus expands GOL domestic content access for travel sellers in Brazil

    Amadeus announced expanded availability of GOL's domestic content for all Amadeus-connected travel sellers in Brazil for the first time. Content will be available via EDIFACT on the Amadeus Travel Platform, enabling sellers to access broader GOL content through existing workflows. GOL is a leading Brazilian carrier, part of Abra Group, with over 60 codeshare and interline agreements.

  2. Travelport Press Releases

    Travelport and Air Zimbabwe sign multi-year distribution agreement

    Travelport and Air Zimbabwe have signed a multi-year distribution agreement that returns the airline to global distribution for the first time in over a decade. Air Zimbabwe's content will be available through Travelport+ to agencies worldwide, with Travelport first to market with the airline's UM-validated content. The deal follows the live cutover of Air Zimbabwe's Crane Central Reservation System with Travelport. The carrier will launch direct Harare-London Gatwick flights on 22 July 2026, operating three times weekly with a 302-seat Airbus A330-300.

  3. Travelport Flights API Release Notes

    Travelport queue retrieval adds option to return all locators

    Travelport's TripServices Flights API release AirReservation 26.11.29W adds the ability to return all locators from a queue. By default, requesting a list of bookings on a queue returns the first 100; if more than 100 bookings are in a queue, the response returns additionalReservationsExistInd=true. To return all bookings, include the header parameter RetrieveAllInd=true in the request. This feature applies to GDS only.

Jul 15Wed
  1. Sabre Newsroom

    Sabre opens travel infrastructure for Voice AI hackathon

    Sabre will co-host the DeepLearning.AI Voice AI Hackathon on July 18 in Silicon Valley, challenging developers to build travel AI agents using Sabre production APIs and Vocal Bridge voice technology. The event aims to explore managing the complete trip via voice AI, including flights, hotels, ground transport. Partners include American Airlines, PayPal, with about 400 developers expected.

Jul 14Tue
  1. PhocusWire All News

    APAC Hotel Distribution Sees Slower Growth as Regional OTAs Rise

    A D-Edge report shows APAC hotel distribution shifting from post-pandemic growth to a more competitive market. OTAs still account for 83% of bookings, but Agoda overtakes Booking.com as the leading platform, with share rising from 16.4% in 2022 to 20.9% in 2025, and growing 13.6% in Q1 2026. Wholesaler share nearly tripled from 1.8% to 5.1%, while direct channel share slipped to 11.2%. Cancellation rates improved to 13.4%, but gaps remain. AI's impact is currently in search, not bookings.

Jul 13Mon
  1. PhocusWire All News

    Rethinking the Airline Playbook for the AI Era

    At a Phocuswright Europe panel, executives discussed AI's impact on airlines. Vueling's Tanner Huysman emphasized caution in personalization to avoid misinterpreting intent. Dohop CEO David Gunnarsson noted LLMs may make travelers focus on options rather than brands, requiring adaptation. Travelport's Juan Manuel Agudo Carrizo believes GDSs can provide high-quality data via an intelligence layer, but trust is key for agentic booking.

Jul 10Fri
  3. Travelport Press Releases

    Travelport and Turkish Airlines sign multi-year distribution agreement including NDC

    Travelport and Turkish Airlines have signed a new multi-year distribution agreement that extends a partnership dating back to 1993 and includes NDC. Turkish Airlines' content will be available through Travelport+, including NDC-only fares and advanced merchandising capabilities, with an NDC go-live expected in a future phase. The deal also offers a reduced surcharge for NDC and enables rich visual content and ancillary merchandising. Agencies can access the content through Smartpoint and the TripServices cloud-native API platform.

Jul 9Thu
  1. PhocusWire All News

    Addressing the L2B Ratio Explosion

    AI is reshaping travel search, causing the look-to-book (L2B) ratio to explode. OAG data shows early online booking required 100-200 searches per ticket, now closer to 10,000-20,000, and potentially 200,000 in the future. This raises serving costs and threatens pricing infrastructure. Solutions discussed include caching, intelligence layers, and indicative pricing.

Jul 8Wed
Jul 7Tue
  1. PhocusWire All News

    Marriott readies next steps in distribution amid $1B tech revamp

    Marriott International has spent roughly $1 billion over three years replatforming its central reservation system, property management system, and loyalty platform. It has deployed to 1,700 hotels in the US and Canada, with global rollout planned over the next 12-18 months. The new system will enable more detailed room choices, non-room product booking, and personalization. Marriott is also exploring partnerships with TMCs and AI channels.

Jul 6Mon
  1. PhocusWire All News

    Weighing build versus buy in travel's AI era

    At Phocuswright Europe 2026, executives from Amadeus, Etraveli, and Hopper Technology Solutions discussed build versus buy strategies in the AI era. Amadeus typically builds technology in-house, investing €1.4 billion in R&D in 2025, but also acquires companies like SkyLink with unique capabilities. Etraveli acquired Wenrix to enhance B2B predictive and agentic AI. HTS builds AI internally due to travel complexity, but advises companies lacking tech stack and talent to buy.

Jul 2Thu
  1. PhocusWire All News

    Travel tech news briefs: TSA, Google, Mindtrip and more

    This week's travel tech news includes: Mindtrip partners with Meet Boston for AI trip planning; Hostaway launches AI CoHost; Pikl makes new appointments; TSA partners with Google Wallet for PreCheck Touchless ID; FlightHub adds hotel bookings; Arbitrip powers El Al's hotel booking platform; Travelport adds Air Canada Flight Pass support; Sun Group selects Amadeus loyalty solutions.

  2. Travelport Flights API Release Notes

    Travelport exchange API adds do-not-net option for residual taxes

    Travelport's TripServices Flights API release Exchange Air Order 26.11.27W adds a do-not-net option for BSP markets. When an exchange results in additional base fare but refundable taxes, the default is to net the additional base fare with the refundable taxes; to override the default, send PricingModifiersAirChange/doNotNet=true in the Exchange Search request. This feature applies to GDS only.

Jul 1Wed
  1. PhocusWire All News

    AI debate continues: Will travel's biggest brands thrive or falter?

    At Phocuswright Europe 2026, Travelier CMO Mario Gavira and Magpie founder Christian Watts debated AI's impact on major travel brands. Gavira argued AI will reinforce rather than replace leading OTAs and hotel groups due to their tech stack, loyal customer base, and inventory advantages. Watts argued AI agents will erode these advantages by offering more personalized choices. Both agreed second-tier OTAs will face greater disruption.

  3. Travelport Press Releases

    Travelsoft brings Travelport airline content to 400+ agencies via Orchestra

    Travelport and travel technology SaaS company Travelsoft have completed an integration bringing Travelport's Trip Services API platform into the Travelsoft Group via Orchestra. Travelport's airline content, including both traditional EDIFACT and modern NDC, is now available within Orchestra and Travel Compositor, and will progressively extend to other group platforms including airQuest, Atcore, Tigerbay and Traffics. The move makes Travelport content available to more than 400 travel agencies across Europe.

Jun 30Tue
  2. Travelport Flights API Release Notes

    Travelport Flights API Release Notes Update

    Travelport Flights API release notes include updates such as requesting ATPCO Cat 31/33 penalties, Premium Flex Search with additional origins/destinations, NDC bundled offers, and NDC disruption handling. These affect GDS and NDC distribution.

  3. Travelport Flights API Release Notes

    Travelport Flights API Release Notes Update

    Travelport Flights API release notes include updates such as requesting ATPCO Cat 31/33 penalties, Premium Flex Search with additional origins/destinations, NDC bundled offers, and NDC disruption handling. These affect GDS and NDC distribution.

Jun 29Mon
  1. PhocusWire All News

    TravelTech Show: Accuracy Challenges and Industry Readiness for Agentic Commerce

    At TravelTech Show in London, Travelport CTO Andrew Jordan noted that travel booking is shifting from deterministic to probabilistic, requiring high precision from AI agents to avoid errors. Anthropic's Harry Herbert highlighted legacy systems and data silos as adoption barriers. Kismet CEO cited consumer behavior as a major obstacle and mentioned emerging protocols like MCP, ACP, and UCP. Panelists agreed that technology is ready, but societal trust and consumer readiness need to catch up.

Jun 26Fri
  1. Travelport Press Releases

    Travelport introduces Air Canada Flight Pass capability for NDC bookings

    Travelport has introduced Air Canada Flight Pass capability within TripServices API and Smartpoint, enabling agencies to shop and book eligible Air Canada NDC offers using Flight Pass credits directly within the Travelport+ platform. Travelport says it is the first NDC GDS aggregator to implement Air Canada's Flight Pass credits. The capability removes the need to leave Smartpoint or rely on airline-direct channels to manage eligible Flight Pass bookings, and supports the associated payment and booking requirements.

Jun 25Thu
  1. PhocusWire All News

    Sabre tech lead lifts curtain on company's technological shift

    Sabre's president of product and engineering, Garry Wiseman, detailed the company's transformation into an AI-native enterprise at its Compass event in Los Angeles. Sabre has introduced APIs optimized for agentic AI use cases, enabling natural language queries for flights, hotels, and car rentals, and handling bookings and servicing. The company is collaborating with Google, PayPal, and Mindtrip, and facilitating around 70 AI projects. Wiseman emphasized that Sabre's scale, with over a billion shopping requests daily, provides a competitive edge in AI-driven travel distribution.

  2. Travelport Flights API Release Notes

    Travelport Reshop adds departure time range support for NDC

    Travelport's TripServices Flights API release AirReservation 26.11.26W adds departure time range support in Reshop requests for NDC. DepartureTimeRange is supported in both the origin and destination; if both DepartureTime and DepartureTimeRange are sent, DepartureTimeRange is used. This feature applies to NDC.

  3. Travelport Flights API Release Notes

    Travelport Flights API Release Notes: New Features and Enhancements

    Travelport released Flights API 25.11.x release notes covering NDC features like Air Canada Flight Pass, bundled offers, disruption handling, and GDS features like penalty requests, flex search, mixed cabins. Also includes Exchange Air Order support for waiver codes and schedule change warnings.

Jun 24Wed
  1. PhocusWire All News

    Travel's next operating system won't be built on search: OAG CEO

    At Phocuswright Europe 2026, OAG CEO Filip Filipov argued that the next operating system for travel will be driven by AI agents, not traditional search. He believes AI agents can understand traveler preferences, manage bookings, and help navigate disruptions, but realizing this vision requires industry collaboration and infrastructure changes. Filipov emphasized that future winners will own trusted context and intelligence, not just the interface.

Jun 22Mon
  1. PhocusWire All News

    Cutting through the AI noise: Hospitality's next era

    At HITEC 2026, hospitality executives discussed AI's impact on the relationship between hotels and distribution platforms. Keryn McNamara of Aimbridge Hospitality believes AI can remove middlemen and provide frictionless, customized experiences; Scott Strickland of Wyndham sees AI as an additional booking channel; Floor Bleeker of In2 Consulting thinks AI will democratize distribution and change loyalty; Lennert de Jong of Another Star is more conservative. The discussion also covered changes in the hotel experience by 2030.

Jun 18Thu
  1. Travelport Press Releases

    LOT Polish Airlines goes live with NDC on Travelport

    LOT Polish Airlines' NDC content is now live on Travelport+, making it available to agencies across all of the airline's markets. The go-live fulfils commitments made when the two companies renewed their distribution agreement, extending a partnership dating back to 1993. Agencies can now access LOT's NDC content, including unsurcharged fares, domestic Polish itineraries and ancillaries previously unavailable through traditional distribution channels. The content is accessible through Smartpoint and the TripServices cloud-native API platform.

Jun 17Wed
  2. PhocusWire All News

    New rules of travel discovery in the age of AI

    At Phocuswright Europe, Propellic's CRO John Matson and Stiplo founder Carlo del Mistro discussed how generative AI is changing travel discovery. They noted that AI visibility tracking is in early stages, but GEO (generative engine optimization) is becoming increasingly important. While platforms like ChatGPT currently bring small referral traffic, it's growing exponentially with higher conversion. They advised suppliers to leverage first-party data and product innovation to maintain advantage.