{"id":10774,"date":"2025-12-16T10:26:54","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T10:26:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beta-next.traveltekpro.com\/blog\/?p=10774"},"modified":"2025-12-16T10:43:14","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T10:43:14","slug":"travelport-gds-api-integration-tutorial-from-registration-to-live-booking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beta-next.traveltekpro.com\/blog\/travelport-gds-api-integration-tutorial-from-registration-to-live-booking\/","title":{"rendered":"Travelport GDS API Integration Tutorial: From Registration to Live Booking"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"10774\" class=\"elementor elementor-10774\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7dcf1721 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7dcf1721\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-caa637e\" data-id=\"caa637e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1277a53b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1277a53b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1><span style=\"color: #000000;\" data-sheets-root=\"1\">Travelport GDS API Integration Guide: Registration to Live Booking<\/span><\/h1><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are building an <\/span><b>online travel agency (OTA)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, B2B booking portal, or corporate travel system, integrating a GDS like <\/span><b>Travelport<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is essential. With access to <\/span><b>400+ airlines, 650,000+ hotels, 36 rental car brands<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and rich NDC content, Travelport GDS is one of the most powerful distribution systems in the travel industry.<\/span><\/span><\/p><h2><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><b>What is Travelport GDS?\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.travelport.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Travelport<\/strong>\u00a0 <\/a><\/span>is a global distribution system containing three major systems:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Travelport Galileo<\/b><\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Travelport Apollo<\/b><\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Travelport Worldspan<br \/><br \/><\/b><\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Their <\/span><b>Universal API<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> provides a consolidated interface for flights, hotels, cars, ancillaries, and ticketing through SOAP\/XML and newer REST APIs.<\/span><\/span><\/p><h2><b>Step 1: Register for Travelport API Access<\/b><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">To start integrating Travelport, you must request access through a Travelport representative.<\/span><\/p><h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>1. Contact Travelport Sales<\/b><\/span><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Provide:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Company name<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Website<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Business model<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Expected booking volume<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Regions you plan to sell in<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Required APIs (Flight, Hotel, Car)<br \/><br \/><\/span><\/li><\/ul><h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>2. Sign the Technical Agreement<\/b><\/span><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Travelport will ask you to sign:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">API usage agreement<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Data protection policy<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Commercial contract<br \/><br \/><\/span><\/li><\/ul><h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>3. Get Test Credentials<\/b><\/span><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">You will receive:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>PCC \/ Pseudo City Code<\/b><\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Universal API username &amp; password<\/b><\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>TargetBranch<br \/><br \/><\/b><\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">These will be used in every API request.<\/span><\/p><h2><b>Step 2: Access Travelport API Documentation<\/b><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Travelport provides:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>WSDL files<\/b><\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Schema definitions<\/b><\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Sample SOAP requests &amp; responses<\/b><\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Universal API Reference Manual<\/b><\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Postman collection for REST API (if enabled)<br \/><br \/><\/b><\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Important URLs will be provided in your onboarding email.<\/span><\/p><h2><b>Step 3: Understanding Travelport API Components<\/b><\/h2><h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>1. AirSearch (Flights Searching)<\/b><\/span><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Retrieves flight availability with cabins, airline preferences, and date ranges.<\/span><\/p><h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>2. AirPrice<\/b><\/span><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Returns final fare rules, pricing details, and tax breakdown.<\/span><\/p><h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>3. AirCreateReservation (PNR Creation)<\/b><\/span><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Books the selected itinerary and creates PNR.<\/span><\/p><h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>4. Ticketing (ETicket Issue)<\/b><\/span><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Auto-ticket or manual ticket using queue.<\/span><\/p><h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>5. UniversalRecordRetrieve<\/b><\/span><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Retrieve booking, queues, history, and ticket status.<\/span><\/p><h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>6. Hotel &amp; Car APIs (Optional)<\/b><\/span><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">If your portal supports multi-product bookings.<\/span><\/p><h2><b>Step 4: Travelport API Authentication\u00a0<\/b><\/h2><ul><li><h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>SOAP Header Example<br \/><br \/><\/b><\/span><\/h3><\/li><\/ul><blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">&lt;soapenv:Header&gt;<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">\u00a0\u00a0&lt;com:Credentials Username=&#8221;UniversalAPI\/uAPI12345&#8243; Password=&#8221;abcXYZ123&#8243;\/&gt;<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">&lt;\/soapenv:Header&gt;<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote><ul><li><h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>Target Branch<br \/><br \/><\/b><\/span><\/h3><\/li><\/ul><blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">&lt;univ:BillingPointOfSaleInfo OriginApplication=&#8221;UAPI&#8221;\/&gt;<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">&lt;univ:TargetBranch&gt;YOUR_TARGET_BRANCH&lt;\/univ:TargetBranch&gt;<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote><h2><b>Step 5: Flight Search Example (AirSearchReq)<\/b><\/h2><h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">A basic sample for Availability Search:<\/span><\/h3><blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">&lt;air:LowFareSearchReq\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0TargetBranch=&#8221;PCC_CODE&#8221;\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0MaxSolutions=&#8221;50&#8243;\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0TraceId=&#8221;12345&#8243;&gt;<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">\u00a0\u00a0&lt;com:BillingPointOfSaleInfo OriginApplication=&#8221;UAPI&#8221;\/&gt;<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">\u00a0\u00a0&lt;air:SearchAirLeg&gt;<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0&lt;air:SearchOrigin Destination=&#8221;DEL&#8221;\/&gt;<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0&lt;air:SearchDestination Destination=&#8221;DXB&#8221;\/&gt;<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0&lt;air:SearchDepTime PreferredTime=&#8221;2025-06-25&#8243;\/&gt;<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">\u00a0\u00a0&lt;\/air:SearchAirLeg&gt;<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">\u00a0\u00a0&lt;air:AirSearchModifiers&gt;<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0&lt;air:PreferredCabins Cabin=&#8221;Economy&#8221;\/&gt;<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">\u00a0\u00a0&lt;\/air:AirSearchModifiers&gt;<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">&lt;\/air:LowFareSearchReq&gt;<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">This returns flights filtered by cabin, dates, and airline preferences.<\/span><\/p><h2><b>Step 6: Price the Selected Flight (AirPriceReq)<\/b><\/h2><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once you have a selected segment, send an <\/span><b>AirPriceReq<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span><\/span><\/p><blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">&lt;air:AirPriceReq TargetBranch=&#8221;PCC_CODE&#8221;&gt;<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">\u00a0\u00a0&lt;air:AirItinerary&gt;<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0&lt;!&#8211; Flight segments returned from search &#8211;&gt;<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">\u00a0\u00a0&lt;\/air:AirItinerary&gt;<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">&lt;\/air:AirPriceReq&gt;<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote><h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">This returns:<\/span><\/h3><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Base fare<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Taxes<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Baggage<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Fare rules<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Refundability<br \/><br \/><\/span><\/li><\/ul><h2><b>Step 7: Create Booking (AirCreateReservationReq)<\/b><\/h2><h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Provide traveler details, phone, email, and selected air pricing:<\/span><\/h3><blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">&lt;air:AirCreateReservationReq TargetBranch=&#8221;PCC_CODE&#8221;&gt;<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">\u00a0\u00a0&lt;com:BillingPointOfSaleInfo OriginApplication=&#8221;UAPI&#8221;\/&gt;<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">\u00a0\u00a0&lt;univ:BookingTraveler Key=&#8221;1&#8243;&gt;<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0&lt;com:BookingTravelerName First=&#8221;John&#8221; Last=&#8221;Doe&#8221;\/&gt;<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0&lt;com:PhoneNumber Number=&#8221;+11234567890&#8243;\/&gt;<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">\u00a0\u00a0&lt;\/univ:BookingTraveler&gt;<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">\u00a0\u00a0&lt;air:AirPricingSolution&gt;<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0&lt;!&#8211; Pricing solution from Step 6 &#8211;&gt;<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">\u00a0\u00a0&lt;\/air:AirPricingSolution&gt;<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">&lt;\/air:AirCreateReservationReq&gt;<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This creates the <\/span><b>PNR \/ Universal Record<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p><h2><b>Step 8: Ticketing<\/b><\/h2><h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Depending on your agreement, you can:<\/span><\/h3><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Auto-ticket through API<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Queue for manual ticketing<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Issue via BSP\/ARC<br \/><br \/><\/span><\/li><\/ul><blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">&lt;air:AirTicketingReq&gt;<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">\u00a0\u00a0&lt;com:BillingPointOfSaleInfo OriginApplication=&#8221;UAPI&#8221;\/&gt;<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">\u00a0\u00a0&lt;air:AirReservationLocatorCode&gt;ABC123&lt;\/air:AirReservationLocatorCode&gt;<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">&lt;\/air:AirTicketingReq&gt;<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote><h2><b>Step 9: Move to Live Production<\/b><\/h2><h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">To go live, Travelport requires:<\/span><\/h3><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2714 Minimum 3\u20135 successful test bookings<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2714 Error handling proof<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2714 API usage compliance review<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2714 PCI-DSS compliance for payment gateways<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u2714 Production credentials request form<\/span><\/p><h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Once approved, you will receive:<\/span><\/h3><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Live PCC<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Live TargetBranch<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Production API URLs<b><br \/><br \/><\/b><\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can now accept <\/span><b>real bookings<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p><h2><b>Best Practices for Travelport Integration<\/b><\/h2><h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>1. Enable Caching<\/b><\/span><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Avoid excessive API calls by caching availability for 5\u201310 minutes.<\/span><\/p><h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>2. Use Error Handling<\/b><\/span><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Travelport returns XML errors with detailed codes.<\/span><\/p><h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>3. Display Baggage &amp; Fare Rules Properly<\/b><\/span><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Mandatory for user compliance.<\/span><\/p><h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>4. Use Markup Rules<\/b><\/span><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Markup engine should work on:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Base fare<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Taxes<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Supplier fee<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Airline fee<br \/><br \/><\/span><\/li><\/ul><h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><b>5. Enable Logging<\/b><\/span><\/h3><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Store every request and response for audit.<\/span><\/p><h2><b>Common Errors &amp; Fixes<\/b><\/h2><table><tbody><tr><td><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><b>Error<\/b><\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><b>Meaning<\/b><\/span><\/td><td><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><b>Fix<\/b><\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>3001<\/strong><\/span><\/td><td><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Invalid credentials<\/span><\/strong><\/td><td><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Check username\/password<\/span><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>5004<\/strong><\/span><\/td><td><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">No fare found<\/span><\/strong><\/td><td><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Try a different date or cabin<\/span><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Air Segment Sold Out<\/strong><\/span><\/td><td><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Seat unavailable<\/span><\/strong><\/td><td><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Re-search availability<\/span><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>Target Branch Invalid<\/strong><\/span><\/td><td><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Wrong PCC<\/span><\/strong><\/td><td><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Update configuration<\/span><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Integrating the <\/span><b>Travelport GDS API<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a major step toward building a professional, revenue-ready OTA platform. From API registration to live production, each step requires technical accuracy, correct workflow implementation, and compliance with Travelport\u2019s standards.<\/span><\/span><\/p><h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">With this tutorial, your team now has a complete roadmap to build:<\/span><\/h3><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Flight Search<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Fare Pricing<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Booking<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Ticketing<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\">Live deployment<br \/><br \/><\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you want a full <\/span><b>Travelport integration<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, custom OTA system, or AI-powered booking engine, feel free to reach out. This is exactly what we help companies build every day.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p><blockquote><p><strong>Read More:<\/strong> <span style=\"color: #000080;\"><a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"https:\/\/beta-next.traveltekpro.com\/blog\/travelport-api-integration-step-by-step-process-for-online-travel-agency\/\"><strong>Travelport API Integration: Step-by-Step Process for Online Travel Agency<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote><h2><span style=\"color: #000080;\">FAQ&#8217;S<\/span><\/h2><h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">1. How long does Travelport integration take?<\/span><\/h3><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Travelport API integration typically takes between 2 to 4 weeks, depending on the scope of features, booking workflows, and post-booking requirements. Basic flight search and booking integrations can be completed faster, while advanced features such as ticketing automation, fare rules, refunds, multi-city itineraries, and back-office reporting may extend the timeline. The availability of a ready technical team, clear requirements, and pre-approved commercial access also plays a major role in speeding up the integration.<\/span><\/p><h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">2. Does Travelport support NDC content?<\/span><\/h3><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Yes, Travelport fully supports NDC (New Distribution Capability) through its Travelport+ platform, enabling access to richer airline content, branded fares, ancillaries, and dynamic pricing from major airlines. NDC allows travel platforms to display more personalized offers such as seat upgrades, baggage options, and fare bundles directly from airlines, helping agencies increase conversion rates and offer modern airline retail experiences.<\/span><\/p><h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">3. Which programming languages work with the Travelport API?<\/span><\/h3><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Travelport APIs are technology-agnostic and can be integrated using Java, PHP, .NET, Python, Node.js, or any other language that supports SOAP\/XML or REST APIs. This flexibility allows startups, OTAs, and enterprise platforms to use their preferred tech stack without rebuilding systems. Travelport also provides extensive developer documentation and sample requests, making integration easier for both modern and legacy systems.<\/span><\/p><h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">4. Is Travelport better than Amadeus or Sabre?<\/span><\/h3><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Travelport performs exceptionally well in regions such as the Middle East, Asia, and Africa, and is particularly strong in low-cost carrier (LCC) content. While Amadeus is dominant in Europe and Sabre has a strong footprint in North America, Travelport is often preferred for markets where mixed airline inventory, regional carriers, and competitive pricing are critical. The choice depends on geography, airline coverage, pricing agreements, and business goals rather than one platform being universally better.<\/span><\/p><h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">5. What travel businesses should use Travelport API?<\/span><\/h3><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Travelport API is ideal for online travel agencies (OTAs), B2B travel portals, corporate travel platforms, consolidators, and meta-search engines that need fast access to global airline content with strong LCC coverage. It is especially useful for businesses targeting emerging markets or multi-region operations where airline diversity and flexible pricing are essential for competitiveness.<\/span><\/p><h3><span style=\"color: #000000;\">6. 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