Lacking A Developer Framework, Travelport Universal API Welcomed

In the works for a few years as part of Travelport's Universal Desktop initiative, the company's Universal API has been tested for about a year by eight companies and now is available for commercial use in 13 countries, with a gradual global rollout to follow, officials said. Observers contacted this week suggested the Universal API is a "major" enhancement, although Travelport has more work to do on its developer relationships for programmers to take full advantage.