🤖 The MCP: Travel’s New Universal Translator
When Sabre Corporation announced its #MCP server, my tech curious customers asked: what exactly does this do?
Lets look at it 👇
📊 The current problem:
Travel technology industry speaks dozens of “languages” — EDIFACT, XML, JSON, NDC schemas, proprietary airline APIs.
#AI agents don’t natively understand these dialects 😀
🔍 The solution:
The Model Context Protocol (MCP) acts as a Rosetta Stone for travel:
1️⃣ Ingests multiple data formats (GDS, NDC, LCC APIs).
2️⃣ Normalizes them into a single “context language.”
3️⃣ Makes it possible for any #agenticai to shop, book, and service consistently.
⚡ Why it matters in practice?
Today’s pain points:
1️⃣ #AI can book a hotel, but can’t handle a split ticket with combinability rules.
2️⃣ AI can answer a traveler’s question, but not complete a visa form and attach it to a PNR.
With #MCP as the universal translator, those become solvable in a multiple variations:
1️⃣ IROPS AI Agent: rebooks flights mid-disruption, updates the traveler’s calendar automatically.
2️⃣ Hotel Ops Agent: secures midnight check-in, prevents resale, arranges oat milk for breakfast.
3️⃣ Compliance Agent: files visas, pays fees, attaches docs to the booking record.
⚠️ The hidden economics, its not just another super “smart AI.”
It’s about:
Lowering call center servicing costs 📉
Faster, automated disruption handling ⏱️
Smarter upsell opportunities 💹
The MCP turns travel’s messy languages into one universal layer AI can understand. Imagine a USB Type-C for AI
And whoever controls that translation layer… controls the future economics of agentic travel.
