BCD Travel proposes Open by Design travel decision-making concept

On October 27, 2026, BCD Travel published an article proposing the "Open by Design" concept, advocating that enterprises should independently choose technology, travel content and partners that fit their own needs, rather than having travel programs adapt to a platform. Its Tripsource platform integrates content, commerce, service, data, AI and partner integrations in an open and configurable manner, and supports multiple air content channels such as GDS, NDC and direct supplier connections. BCD also emphasizes that openness does not equal fragmentation, and that flexibility should serve business objectives such as preferred supplier adoption, policy compliance and cost visibility. Currently, this concept is still at the stage of exposition; the report does not mention a specific implementation timetable or customer deployment.