About Travelport

The future of travel isn’t a destination. It’s a connection. While others add complexity, Travelport pioneers clarity. Free from legacy conflicts, Travelport is building a single, independent marketplace — where every connection between buyer and seller is direct, transparent, and fueled by pure expertise. Travelport isn’t waiting for the future. Travelport is engineering it. For the entire industry.
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Travelport gives airlines, hotels, and car rental companies a direct, personalized connection to agencies and travelers. Travelport+ platform is the engine for seamless partnerships and exceptional experiences. With the insight and fearlessness to innovate, Travelport is not just following trends — Travelport is creating the new standard.

 

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What Is A GDS Anyway?

E-commerce Before The Term Was Coined

What Is A GDS Anyway?

Let’s start with the basics. A Global Distribution System (GDS) is like the ultimate travel matchmaker — connecting travel suppliers (airlines, hotels, car rentals) with travel sellers (agencies, OTAs, TMCs). It’s the tech backbone that powers the travel industry. Travelport is a GDS — but it is not just any GDS. Travelport is a modern, AI-powered platform built for today’s travel industry.

How Does GDS Work?

Travelport Accelerated Air Search Speed To 0.84 Seconds

How Does GDS Work?

Search: A travel agent enters a query — say, flights from New York to London.

 

Book: The GDS finds the best options, confirms availability, books, and tickets it.

 

Service: Need to change a seat, cancel, or rebook? The GDS handles that too.
Who We Partner With?

Travelport Processed 2,314.81 Bookings A Second

Who We Partner With?

Travelport aggregates content the smarter way: harmonizing legacy systems and modern APIs into one fluid marketplace. This means you get unparalleled choice — from air and hotel to rail and corporate tools — without the complexity.

– Legacy content via EDIFACT and using fares filed in ATPCO

  • – API content via NDC and modern airline APIs
  • – Non-Air content via GDS switch and modern APIs for aggregated contents
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Why Travelport?

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Modern Retailing Amplified
Easier, Faster , Smarter

All content flows through Travelport intelligent Content Curation Layer, where it’s normalized, enriched, and presented in a clean, consistent format. This means agents can shop and compare with total confidence, free from clutter and complexity.

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More Efficiency, More Control 

Travelport+ harnesses AI to unify all your content — including NDC — into a single, seamless workflow. The result? Fewer errors, accelerated bookings, and complete control over your revenue and operations.

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Better Experiences, Bigger Edge

Turn innovation into your advantage. Travelport helps you create the seamless, intelligent experiences today’s travelers demand — keeping you consistently ahead of the curve and the competition.

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Support That’s Actually Supportive 

Travelport de-risks your start and fuels your growth. Travelport delivers solutions designed with travel agencies in mind, Travelport is committed to the success of your business and the people who power it.

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Multi-Source Content

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Retailing Tools

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I Want Modern Retailing

Travel Retailing Reimagined
Discover seamless, personalized journeys that is powered by AI and a world of curated possibilities.

What Travelport Subscribers Say

With Travelport+, we can personalize offers and close sales faster. The platform helps us stay competitive while delivering more value to our clients.

James Wong

Director of Sales, Horizon Tours & Travel

Travelport+ has completely transformed how we manage bookings. The intuitive interface and fast search tools make it easier for our team to serve customers efficiently.

Sarah Lim

Operations Manager, Global Travel Services

Travelport+ is an incredible platform built around microservice, lightweight APIs. It’s agile, simple, and incredibly rapid.

Dana Dunne

CEO, eDreams ODIGEO