Travel booking software searches, prices and books flights, hotels, transfers, activities and visas from many suppliers in one place, then sells them through your website, your agents' portal or your own app. Innovate Solution's ReservationHub does this across 110+ suppliers, as cloud SaaS, self-hosted source code or a travel API.
What travel booking software does
A booking engine does four jobs: it connects suppliers (airline GDS, NDC and low-cost-carrier content, hotel bed-banks, ground and activity suppliers), normalises their different formats into one search, prices the result with your markup and currency rules, and books it — creating the PNR or hotel confirmation and the voucher or ticket your customer receives. Everything else, from storefronts to accounting, sits on top of that core.
B2C booking engine, B2B portal or API?
Who you sell to decides which front end you need. ReservationHub runs all three on the same inventory, so you can start with one and add the others later.
| Front end | Sells to | Where to read more |
|---|---|---|
| B2C storefront | Travellers, on your branded website | Launching a white-label travel portal |
| B2B portal | Your agents and sub-agents, with their own markup and credit | B2B travel portal software |
| Travel API | Your own website, app or corporate tool | TripGic and developer docs |
What you can book
- Flights — Amadeus, Sabre and Travelport through your own credentials, direct NDC airline content and low-cost carriers, with an integrated GDS terminal and PNR automation.
- Hotels — 2M+ properties from bed-banks and hotel suppliers; see all integrations.
- Transfers and activities — in the same search as flights and hotels.
- Visas and Umrah — including Umrah packages, with UmrahCore for pilgrim group operations.
Features that matter after the booking
Search screens are easy to demo; the work is in what happens next. ReservationHub includes white-label branding, multi-currency and multi-language selling, markup rules, agent deposits and credit, and supplier reconciliation. Around it, Inno Message handles customer messaging, travoBooks handles travel accounting, and TRI tracks revenue and margin — all part of the InnoTravelTech suite.
Deployment and go-live
| Edition | Best when | Typical go-live | Pricing model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud SaaS | You want the fastest start, hosted and maintained for you | Minutes, once supplier agreements are signed | Subscription |
| Source Code | You need data-residency control or custom modifications | 2–6 weeks, depending on scope | One-time licence |
| Travel API | You already have a front end or app | Depends on your build | Usage-based |
Travel booking software by business type
- Travel agencies — one platform across suppliers and service types.
- OTAs — a booking backbone, or the API behind your own front end.
- Tour operators and DMCs — dynamic packaging and contracted rates.
- Consolidators and wholesalers — see also B2B travel software.
- Umrah and Hajj operators — booking plus pilgrim operations.
How to choose travel booking software
Test content before features: run your ten busiest routes and destinations through each vendor's demo and compare availability and price. Then check how markup, payments and refunds are handled, whether you can change deployment model later, and what support looks like in your time zone. Use our vendor evaluation checklist, the platform comparison, the top travel reservation software guide, and build vs buy a travel booking engine if you are considering your own build.
Frequently asked questions
What is travel booking software?
Travel booking software is the system a travel business uses to search, price and book travel products — flights, hotels, transfers, activities, visas — from many suppliers in one place, and to sell them to travellers, agents or corporate clients through a website, portal or API.
What can I book with ReservationHub?
Flights (GDS, NDC and low-cost carriers), hotels, transfers, activities, visas and Umrah, aggregated from 110+ suppliers in one search. Hotels, transfers, activities, visas, eSIM and insurance work regardless of IATA status.
Does it support both B2C and B2B selling?
Yes. ReservationHub ships white-label B2C storefronts for selling to travellers and B2B portals for selling to sub-agents, each under your own brand. See B2B travel portal software for the agent side.
Do I need IATA accreditation to use travel booking software?
Not for hotels, transfers, activities, visas, eSIM or insurance. For flight ticketing you generally need your own IATA accreditation, a host-agency arrangement, or to operate as a sub-agent under a consolidator.
Can I connect my own GDS account?
Yes. ReservationHub connects to Amadeus, Sabre and Travelport using your existing PCC, Office ID or SID credentials, so there is no need to migrate or re-register GDS accounts.
Can I use the booking engine behind my own website or app?
Yes. TripGic, the Travel API edition, gives programmatic access to the same aggregated inventory — flights, hotels, cars, activities and dynamic packages — through one REST API, with sub-second typical search response.
Should I build or buy a travel booking engine?
Buying is usually faster and cheaper unless booking technology is your core product. Read our build vs buy guide for the cost and timeline trade-offs, then decide whether SaaS, self-hosted source code or an API fits.
How much does travel booking software cost?
Pricing is quote-based and depends on edition and volume: a subscription for SaaS, a one-time licence for Source Code, and usage-based pricing for the API.
See the booking engine run on your own routes, hotels and markup rules.
