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This is an awesome post - nice work! It does a fantastic job of laying out clearly the incredible complexity that underpins travel (which totally shocked me whe
by timrogers 6y ago
This is an awesome post - nice work! It does a fantastic job of laying out clearly the incredible complexity that underpins travel (which totally shocked me when I started in the industry).
I'm Tim, and I lead airline partnerships at [Duffel][1] (YC S18) - although I'm an engineer by trade ;) We're building a new API platform to make it easy for anyone to sell flights (think "Stripe for travel").
We make integration simple with our beautiful REST API (no XML or EDIFACT) and allow anyone to sign up in 30 seconds, with no need to become an accredited IATA agent.
We're rebuilding the industry's infrastructure from scratch, with direct connections to 20+ airlines' systems using the new technology mentioned in the article, NDC, rather than going through the traditional GDSs like Sabre and Amadeus.
If you want to give our API a try for yourself, you can sign up on our website and book your first flight in our sandbox in less than 2 minutes.
Equally, if this sounds like an interesting problem space to you - we're hiring, so do reach out. My email is in my bio.
[1]: https://duffel.com https://duffel.com
- Nextgrid 6y agoI was going to ask if such a thing existed and you beat me to it. I will definitely check it out!
- wenc 6y agoThat looks amazing. Just curious, what is your target customer base?
- timrogers 6y agoIn the short term, our goal is to build the best flight API for new travel businesses by making it way easier to get started and build a great customer experience. We're also in a good position today to help existing travel sellers who want to access exclusive NDC content (mentioned in the article) that they can't get through a traditional GDS. From there, the sky's the limit really. We'll be in a great position to help anyone who wants to sell flights - new entrant or existing seller.