The document discusses Travelport Universal API, which provides a single interface to access travel content from multiple sources like GDS, low-cost carriers, and high-speed rail providers. It allows developers to build travel applications using one API instead of multiple APIs, simplifying development and reducing costs.
The document discusses Travelport Universal API, which provides a single interface to access travel content from multiple sources like GDS, low-cost carriers, and high-speed rail providers. It allows developers to build travel applications using one API instead of multiple APIs, simplifying development and reducing costs.
The document discusses Travelport Universal API, which provides a single interface to access travel content from multiple sources like GDS, low-cost carriers, and high-speed rail providers. It allows developers to build travel applications using one API instead of multiple APIs, simplifying development and reducing costs.
The document discusses Travelport Universal API, which provides a single interface to access travel content from multiple sources like GDS, low-cost carriers, and high-speed rail providers. It allows developers to build travel applications using one API instead of multiple APIs, simplifying development and reducing costs.
Boost your efficiency and time to market when building travel
applications for the Web, desktop or mobile applications
Open the virtual floodgates with a revolutionary API
If you use different application programming interfaces (API) and connectivity tools to access, shop and book travel content from multiple sources, Travelport can dramatically improve your world.
Travelport Universal API is the global distribution system (GDS) industrys first truly universal API, giving you access to a world of content and functionality through a single API connection. Its designed to run alongside your existing API solutions for an efficient and low-risk implementation.
Wide-open access to travel
content worldwide Comprehensive GDS travel content and functionality Expansive content from low-cost carriers worldwide Direct connections to high-speed rail providers Access to optional and ancillary services from travel suppliers worldwide
Full access to Travelports next-generation travel technologies:
Travelport Universal Record and Travelport Universal Profile
TAKE YOUR DEVELOPMENT TO THE NEXT LEVEL
> Use one commanding API to access all of the desired content, availability, pricing and functionality required to deliver wide-ranging choices and the best traveller experiences > Eliminate the complexities and escalating costs of developing, maintaining and upgrading a number of different travel applications and supplier-direct API connections > Improve time to market with industry standard technologies that adhere to common structures and ensure a stable and secure programming environment > Streamline your internal processes and reduce cost-perbooking with a seamless technology path for shopping, booking and reconciling travel services and sales > Capitalise on optional services and merchandising from suppliers that present up-sell and cross-sell opportunities to improve customer satisfaction and your revenues
An exclusive API with
far-reaching benefits
Never miss a beat in your
daily operations
Universal API is part of a revolutionary strategy to support your
Travelport Universal API accesses the diverse cross-section of
In fact, its the same infrastructure that underpins Travelports
It also leverages the power of Travelports industry leading
development efforts, operations, efficiency and customer service.
next-generation travel technologies: Travelport Universal DesktopTM This groundbreaking booking solution unifies travel selling and merchandising in a single, powerful platform, and provides access to a world of multisource content. Travelport Universal Record T his true Super PNR stores data for all trip segments booked via
the Universal API regardless of the content source. It eliminates
the need to manage PNRs across content sources, and enables mid- and back-office integration.
Travelport Universal Profile
T he most advanced customer profile management solution seamlessly integrates multi-level profiles and streamlines
traveller and agency policy management through a highly
configurable rules engine.
Universal Record and Universal Profile are built on fully
relational databases to make searching for and finding information easier than ever before. With Universal API you can: Request results from multiple sources in one system response: For example, a low-fare shopping request can return content
options for the same itinerary from your GDS, low-cost carriers and high-speed rail providers all in a single response.
Query an individual source for information: For example,
shopping requests can be customised to return air availability
from one source and car rental availability from another source.
content you need to stay competitive, both globally and locally.
shopping and pricing technologies.
To maximise return on your development investments, you can
transition to Universal API all at once or in phases. It works
side-by-side with your existing interfaces, so you can gradually
supplement existing content feeds and functionality with
all-new content and tools provided through Universal API.
With Universal API, building travel applications has
never been playground easier An exciting for developers
Until now, developers had to maintain complex routing tables and message sets to manage multiple programming interfaces. Today, developers can code to one solution that employs the latest technologies and standards to save time and money. Travelport Universal API: Ensures adherence to common structures within message sets as a structured API Eliminates the complexities of having to manage sessions as a stateless API
Provides asynchronous and synchronous aggregated shopping results across multiple content sources, including GDS, low-cost air and rail
Secure programming and
operating environments
Your choice of development
tools and environments
Complies with Web Services foundation layer Simple Object
You can use any tools or environments compatible with these
Performs across platforms that are Web Service-compatible
Message Envelope
SOAP 1.1
Provides full support for the Microsoft . NET environment,
Message Transfer
HTTP 1.1
Encryption
SSL 3.0
Web Service Description Language
WSDL 1.1
Data Transfer
XML 1.0
Access Protocol (SOAP) and supports compression
as well as JavaTM and PerlTM languages
Supports Internet connections that are secured via Secured Socket
Layer (SSL), as well as Travelport Web Services security protocols
Ensures licensed-only access via secured servers
Web Service standards and protocols:
Fully loaded software
development kit The Travelport Universal API Software Development Kit (SDK) offers
a thorough guide with practical examples, and a download package
includes schema and Web Services Definition Language files.
Thoughtful lifecycle policy
To keep you ahead of the game, Travelport anticipates multiple
versioned releases, each ensuring a minimum of three years support.
Youll receive advance notice of planned changes and developments to support your ongoing development and IT planning.
Bring your travel applications to market in the most efficient
way using next-generation API technology from Travelport.
Get the content you need through one API
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For more information about Travelport Universal API and
our other next-generation technologies for your business, contact your Travelport representative today or visit: www.travelport.com
