Travelport Begins Global Roll Out of New RESTful / JSON APIs

Travelport has started rolling out its new RESTful / JSON APIs globally.

As part of Travelport’s investment in its next-generation platform, Travelport+, the new APIs are designed to offer retailers a gateway to better content choices, the tools to tailor their retailing experience, and the power to greatly improve the efficiency of their operations.

“With our new APIs, we’ve expanded our modern retailing toolkit so that agencies upgrading to Travelport+ can more easily personalize the retailing experience they provide to their customers,” said Greg Webb, Chief Executive Officer at Travelport. “The improvements we’ve made with these enhanced RESTful / JSON APIs will give travel retailers around the world simplified access to dynamic retail-ready content, from multiple sources, across all of their points of sale. And to ensure agencies can effectively operate as modern digital retailers, our APIs will also deliver the tools to optimize storefronts, better engage customers and manage trips more efficiently.”

The new APIs, which can also be used in conjunction with Travelport’s SOAP / XML APIs, drive up to 68% faster average transactions and a faster shopping and booking experience for travelers.

The JSON API also enables greater flexibility and speed for developers, fostering quick, seamless connections and an optimized experience for both developers and travel retailers.

Travelport’s new APIs include all of the details needed for public, private and tour operator specific air content and can be deeply enriched with Travelport’s branded fares.

Additional API capabilities include streamed, cached content, speeding up the delivery of marketplace pricing and giving retailers the ability to inspire customers with highly targeted travel offers.

Travelport is also delivering enhanced airline ticket exchange tools to customers through Travelport+, giving agencies the ability to automate the entire exchange process with Travelport’s new API.

Additionally, travel retailers using the latest self-service exchange tools through Travelport+ can make it easier and faster for travelers to self-service when their plans change, creating an even better customer experience.

NDC

The new and enhanced APIs, coupled with the latest NDC enhancements from this month’s launch of Smartpoint 10, ensures that exclusive NDC fares are easily accessible across all agent workflows.

Travelport currently has NDC connections underway with 10 major airlines and has enabled a wide range of agencies and their customers – including OTAs, TMCs, consolidators and leisure agencies – to successfully book NDC flights.

See also: Future of Airline Distribution and NDC - Interview with Yanik Hoyles, IATA.

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