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🤖 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.