Travel technology guides. GDS, NDC, APIs and booking platforms, explained.
Straight explanations of how airline and hotel distribution actually works, written by the team that builds and runs travel booking platforms. For quick answers, see the FAQ.
Airline distribution
What is a GDS in travel?
How Amadeus, Sabre and Travelport connect agencies to airline, hotel and car inventory, and where GDS fits next to NDC.
Read the guide →What is NDC in airline distribution?
IATA's New Distribution Capability explained: offers and orders, message flow, schema versions and how agencies access NDC content.
Read the guide →Travel APIs
What is a travel API?
Flight, hotel and booking APIs explained: supplier vs aggregator APIs, the booking flow, and what to check before you integrate.
Read the guide →Amadeus Self-Service API shutdown: alternatives
Amadeus closed its Self-Service portal on 17 July 2026. What changed, who is affected, and a migration checklist.
Read the guide →Booking platforms
What is a B2B travel portal?
How sub-agent portals work: wallets, credit limits, markups, ticketing and the features a B2B portal needs.
Read the guide →How to choose travel booking software
SaaS vs source code vs travel API: a decision guide by tech capacity, budget model, customization and time to launch.
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