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Flight booking for agencies

IATA ticket booking software for search, reservations and ticketing

Turn flight availability from your GDS, airline API or consolidator into a managed workflow: search, passenger details, reservation, payment and the ticketing handoff, for direct customers and partner agents. Your accreditation and supplier agreements stay your own.

  • Supplier connectivity
  • B2B and B2C flight sales
  • Passenger and PNR records
  • Clear ticketing handoff

What it is

The booking layer between your supplier and your customer

IATA ticket booking software is the system an agency uses to turn flight content into a reservation it can manage and ticket. PHPTRAVELS provides the customer and agent interface, the connection to your supplier and the booking administration. Your inventory provider supplies schedules, fares and the reservation services, and ticketing authority comes from your accreditation or supplier agreement, not from the software.

  1. Connect the GDS, airline API or consolidator your agency has an agreement with
  2. Search schedules and fares and review the conditions each supplier returns
  3. Capture passenger details and keep the returned booking reference or PNR
  4. Take customer payment or debit the agent's funding before the booking commits
  5. Issue through the authorised supplier, GDS or consolidator process and record the result
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From and to
Lahore (LHE) → Dubai (DXB)
Dates
14 Nov – 21 Nov
Travellers
2 adults
Cabin
Economy
Inventory
All connected flight suppliers

Search to ticket

How IATA flight booking works inside the platform

Use this sequence to plan your rollout. What happens online depends on the integration; some steps may stay in the supplier's own tools or with an operator.

  1. Connect

    Configure the agreed supplier connection with your agency credentials and confirm the markets you can access.

  2. Search

    Run the journey, compare returned fares and conditions, and recheck the offer before committing.

  3. Passengers

    Collect traveller and contact details, and check names carefully before they reach the supplier.

  4. Reserve

    Create the booking and keep the returned reference or PNR. A reference alone does not prove issuance.

  5. Pay

    Customer payment or agent funding, with a defined path if the supplier cannot complete the booking.

  6. Ticket and service

    Issue through the authorised party, then route changes, cancellations and refunds to the right channel.

Flight inventory

Your search is only as good as your supplier account

Choose inventory around your routes, customers and servicing needs, then confirm the technical connection. A provider name alone does not tell you which fares or booking actions are available.

  • GDS connections

    Amadeus, Sabre or Travelport content under your own provider agreement. Agent desktop access does not by itself cover a website integration, so confirm the API product.

  • Airline APIs and NDC

    Direct airline APIs offer another path, and NDC is the standard for offer and order exchange with participating partners.

  • Aggregators and consolidators

    Content through a partner's own API and terms. Check who owns ticket issuance and post-booking support.

Flight suppliers you can connect:

  • Seeru
  • Amadeus
  • Duffel
  • Google Flights
  • Kayak
  • Kiwi
  • Mystifly
  • PKfare
  • Sabre
  • TBO Holidays
  • Travelport
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Operations

Manage reservations and ticketing in one admin

The back-office side of IATA air ticket booking: know what is booked, what is paid, what is issued and what needs attention.

  • Booking records

    Passenger details, fare information and supplier references kept on every booking.

  • Pending checks

    A clear escalation path for a paid booking that is still pending at the supplier.

  • Markups and commissions

    Commercial rules for direct customers and for partner agents, set by your team.

  • Payments and currencies

    Gateways and display currencies configured for the markets you sell in.

  • Changes and refunds

    Supported actions run through the connector; the rest hand off to the supplier desk.

  • Reports

    Booking and sales reports for operations, finance and agent performance.

Compare

Booking in a supplier portal vs your own platform

Many agencies start by booking in a GDS terminal or a supplier's portal. This is what typically changes with your own booking platform.

AreaSupplier portal onlyPHPTRAVELS
Sales channelSupplier portal onlyStaff book on the agency's behalfPHPTRAVELSYour own branded site and agent portal
SuppliersSupplier portal onlyOne provider per portal, typicallyPHPTRAVELSGDS, airline API and consolidator content planned in one search
PricingSupplier portal onlyLimited to the portal's options, check with the vendorPHPTRAVELSYour own markups and commissions per channel
Booking recordsSupplier portal onlySeparate per portalPHPTRAVELSOne admin for bookings, payments and ticketing status
Brand and dataSupplier portal onlyCustomers book under the vendor's platformPHPTRAVELSSelf-hosted, with your brand and customer data

Who it is for

For agencies that sell air tickets

  • IATA-accredited agencies

    Online sales organised around your existing accreditation and distribution setup.

  • OTAs and B2B sellers

    A direct booking channel for travellers plus access for partner and sub-agents.

  • Non-IATA agencies

    A supplier-backed model where a consolidator or host agency issues the tickets.

Why PHPTRAVELS

Booking technology that respects your agreements

  • Source code included

    Self-hosted under a commercial licence, so your developers can extend the flight workflow.

  • Technology, not accreditation

    PHPTRAVELS does not grant an IATA number or ticketing authority; you keep your own agreements.

  • 24 languages

    Sell flights in your markets' languages and currencies, including right-to-left.

  • B2C and B2B

    One installation for your public booking site and your agent portal.

FAQ

IATA booking and ticketing questions

Practical answers for agencies evaluating the platform and their supplier setup.

Talk to sales

Booking technology an agency uses for flight search, passenger details, reservations and supplier-connected ticketing. The software runs the workflow; accreditation and the authority to issue tickets come from separate industry and commercial arrangements.

Not necessarily. An IATA number is not a universal prerequisite for the platform. Your flight supplier decides which credentials and business approvals your connection needs, so confirm them before choosing an integration.

No. PHPTRAVELS provides booking technology. It does not grant IATA accreditation, provide an IATA number or confer airline ticketing authority.

Often yes, through an authorised consolidator, host agency or other supplier arrangement. The contract must state who issues tickets, collects payment and handles servicing, subject to the rules of your market.

Discuss your provider and API product with the team. Amadeus integration is documented on the site; Sabre and Travelport need a scope review, so do not assume a ready-made connector or every ticketing action.

IATA is an airline industry association that runs agency accreditation programmes. A GDS is a distribution system for travel content and reservations. Accreditation does not supply a GDS connection, and a GDS contract does not grant accreditation.

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