APIs Unifying Travel Industry

In the rise of the fast-paced global travel market, API, or application programming interface, is the key to scaling your tourism business and going to market swiftly. An API connects data streams and functionality between several software packages. APIs serve as controllers for developers, connecting various software components without dealing with the code base. What does this imply for travel and tourism? If you own a hotel, you may allow your clients to hire a car, book a flight, or a cruise trip directly from your website, this can be your secondary revenue stream, or it could be just a free perk making your customer’s life easy.

Some of the most prevalent types of APIs used to unify travel industry features and data are:

• GDS and OTA flight search and booking
• Flight information, timetables, and pricing
• Direct hotel reservations – PMSs and channel managers
• Hotel reservations using aggregators: Switches, GDSs, and connecting providers
• Booking hotels in bulk through bed banks
• OTA hotel booking partners
• Renting a car
• Train Tickets from GDSs, Tech Providers, and Global Railway Carriers
• Reviews
• Tours, sights, and activities
• Public transit

Main Travel Booking APIs available are as follows:

Flight Search, Booking & Data

• Amadeus 
• Sabre 
• Travelport 
• Skyscanner
• Travelfusion 
• FlightLogic 

Hotel Booking With Aggregators & OTAs 

• MakCorps 
• DerbySoft 
• Expedia Partner Central
• Expedia Partner Solutions 
• Priceline 

Booking With Bed Banks 

• Travelport 
• Hotelbeds
• HotelsPro

Tours And Attractions 

• GetYourGuide 
• Klook 
• OpenTable
• Ticketmaster
• Ingresso
• Viator

Rail carrier-supported bookings 

• Amadeus 
• Travelport 

Direct Hotel Booking 

• Siteconnect 
• Cloudbeds

Public Transportation 

• Google 
• Local Apis

Reviews And Ratings 

• Tripadvisor 

Car Rental Booking 

• Rentalcars
• Cartrawler

Global distribution systems are the primary data source and point of contact for online travel firms (GDSs). The GDS collects and consolidates travel data from a wide range of service providers, allowing agents to purchase aircraft tickets, rent automobiles, and book hotel rooms, among other things.

There are three major GDS providers in the market: Amadeus, Sabre, and Travelport. According to Sabre, these three companies account for 99.9% of the GDS market.

If this all sounds confusing – it is! We can help you make sense of it and make the right choice for your business.  Get in touch if you have further questions or need assistance with your project

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