RAD Blocks for Travel Apps

TravelBroker

What is TravelBroker?

TravelBroker is rapid application development framework for travel industry related software applications. It’s a core XML communication framework to different travel component suppliers like GDS for flights. Originated as flights utility module to assist programmers with no prior knowledge of specific GDS, currently travel broker supports rapid development interfaces for hotels and tours also.

How TravelBroker adds value?

Key to the entire broker concept, Travel Broker interfaces remain unchanged irrespective of suppliers in a particular category and can scale to add new suppliers quickly. To site an example, XML communication formats (request / response) of Flight Broker adapter remain same for all the GDSs though native communication format of individual GDSs are different. Any flight booking engine that uses Flight

Primary Features

1. XML based communication
   
2. Currently worldspan, Amadeus, Galileo, GTA
   
3. Unified interfaces for linked suppliers
   
4. Easy to understand for rapid development
   
5. Scalable to add similar data sources without altering the interface
   
6. Scalable to add multiple product categories
   

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