Travelport created the new programme to facilitate the faster introduction of innovative new applications to its 67,000 travel agency customers worldwide. It will offer extensive commercial, technical and support benefits to approved developer members.

The company’s developer tools will continue to be built on open standards technology, so developers can programme in the environment of their choice and build applications that easily integrate with existing Travelport databases and technologies. 

Membership includes access to the Travelport Universal API™, which provides access to extensive content and functionality through a single API connection. 

In 2012 members will also gain access to the Travelport Universal Desktop Software Development Kit (SDK), which creates a wealth of new opportunities for developers. The extensive configurability can be further enhanced to meet agency needs with custom activities incorporated into workflows, shopping and booking from blended GDS and non-GDS content, and custom pop-up widgets with anytime access.

Gillian Gibson, Travelport chief marketing officer, said the focus on creating leading solutions is core to developers’ business, which leave many little time for other essential activities, such as lead generation, marketing and advertising. 

“Because the Travelport Developer Network addresses this challenge, providing our developers with a single access point to our extensive content and agency network, along with providing technical support, it is indeed a win-win-win for developers, Travelport and our joint customers.”

Over 20 independent software developers, including Dolphin Dynamics, Rearden Commerce and flextrip, have already signed up to the new network ahead of its official launch at the PhoCusWright conference in Miami, U.S. (November 15-17).