Overview
Travelport (Galileo/Apollo/Worldspan) is a GDS operating in Global with Global 1M+ property scale. This guide walks through the full integration process, from commercial signup to production launch, and shows how Vervotech's canonical mapping layer collapses the effort.
Integrating Travelport (Galileo/Apollo/Worldspan) directly means building against Travelport (Galileo/Apollo/Worldspan)'s specific API schema, authenticating with their credentials, respecting their rate limits, and reconciling their property IDs with any other supplier you already run. Vervotech does that work once and exposes Travelport (Galileo/Apollo/Worldspan) through one canonical REST endpoint shared with 400+ other suppliers.
Direct integration: 10 step walkthrough
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1. Sign the commercial agreement
Contact Travelport (Galileo/Apollo/Worldspan) sales to negotiate contract terms. Bedbanks and wholesalers typically require proof of B2B business status, expected booking volume, and target markets. Timeline: 2-6 weeks depending on region and volume.
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2. Receive sandbox credentials
Travelport (Galileo/Apollo/Worldspan) issues sandbox credentials for API testing after contract signature. Sandbox typically mirrors production endpoints with test inventory and no live booking capability.
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3. Authenticate against the API
Configure your integration to send the correct authentication headers on each request. Travelport (Galileo/Apollo/Worldspan) may use API key + secret, OAuth 2.0, or HMAC signature depending on the product tier.
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4. Call the search endpoint
Test property search with a known location and date range. Verify the response schema against Travelport (Galileo/Apollo/Worldspan)'s documentation. Check for pagination, rate structure, and cancellation policy fields.
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5. Cache hotel content locally
Travelport (Galileo/Apollo/Worldspan) publishes static hotel content (descriptions, amenities, images, geocode) separately from rates. Cache the content endpoint output in your database and refresh weekly or monthly per Travelport (Galileo/Apollo/Worldspan)'s update cadence.
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6. Handle rate freshness
Rates change frequently. Do not cache availability responses beyond Travelport (Galileo/Apollo/Worldspan)'s recommended TTL (typically 5-30 minutes for search cache). Always re-check rate and availability at the pre-booking step.
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7. Test the booking flow end to end
Execute a full sandbox booking: search, pre-booking price check, booking creation, confirmation retrieval, and cancellation. Verify booking references, cancellation windows, and refund processing.
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8. Handle errors and rate limits
Travelport (Galileo/Apollo/Worldspan) enforces per-request throttling and daily quotas. Implement exponential backoff on 429 responses. Log every error code and map Travelport (Galileo/Apollo/Worldspan)-specific codes to your internal error taxonomy.
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9. Complete certification (if required)
Some suppliers require certification before promoting to production. This typically involves running a scripted test suite that Travelport (Galileo/Apollo/Worldspan) reviews for compliance with API best practices and commercial rules.
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10. Move to production
Travelport (Galileo/Apollo/Worldspan) switches your credentials from sandbox to production after certification (if required) and final commercial signoff. Monitor error rates, response times, and booking success rates in production for the first 30 days.
The Vervotech shortcut
Instead of running the 10 steps above per supplier, one Vervotech integration gives you Travelport (Galileo/Apollo/Worldspan) plus 400+ other mapped suppliers through one REST endpoint. Every property resolves to one canonical hotel ID at 99.998% mapping accuracy. Room types deduplicate into canonical room IDs. Rates from every supplier surface side by side for the same property.
- One API key for every mapped supplier including Travelport (Galileo/Apollo/Worldspan).
- One canonical schema instead of Travelport (Galileo/Apollo/Worldspan)-specific plus per-supplier parsers.
- One sandbox unlocks Travelport (Galileo/Apollo/Worldspan) and every other supplier for testing.
- Days to production instead of the 2-6 month per-supplier direct integration timeline.
Frequently asked questions
How long does it take to integrate Travelport (Galileo/Apollo/Worldspan)?
Commercial negotiation with Travelport (Galileo/Apollo/Worldspan) typically takes 2-6 weeks. Technical integration adds another 2-8 weeks depending on team size, feature scope, and whether certification is required. Vervotech shortcuts this to days: one Vervotech account gives you sandbox access to Travelport (Galileo/Apollo/Worldspan) and 400+ other mapped suppliers through one canonical REST endpoint.
What authentication does Travelport (Galileo/Apollo/Worldspan) use?
Travelport (Galileo/Apollo/Worldspan) authentication depends on the product tier and API version. Common patterns include API key + secret, OAuth 2.0 client credentials, and HMAC signature per request. Vervotech consolidates all supplier auth into one API key that you use for every mapped supplier.
Does Travelport (Galileo/Apollo/Worldspan) offer a sandbox?
Yes. Travelport (Galileo/Apollo/Worldspan) provides a sandbox environment for API testing before production access. Sandbox availability typically requires a signed commercial agreement. Vervotech's trial includes sandbox access to every mapped supplier without individual per-supplier onboarding.
What are Travelport (Galileo/Apollo/Worldspan)'s rate limits?
Travelport (Galileo/Apollo/Worldspan) enforces per-request throttling (typically 5-50 requests per second per account) and daily volume quotas (typically negotiated per contract tier). Vervotech pools quota across suppliers so a single burst on Travelport (Galileo/Apollo/Worldspan) does not throttle your search for another supplier.
Can I integrate Travelport (Galileo/Apollo/Worldspan) at the same time as other suppliers?
Yes. Vervotech is designed exactly for that. Add Travelport (Galileo/Apollo/Worldspan) plus any of 400+ other mapped suppliers through one API. Every property resolves to one canonical hotel ID and every rate returns tagged by source supplier.
What data does Travelport (Galileo/Apollo/Worldspan) return?
Travelport (Galileo/Apollo/Worldspan) returns static hotel content (name, address, amenities, images), availability (dates, rooms, occupancy), rates (per room per night, taxes, fees), and cancellation policies. Content and rate structures vary by product tier. Vervotech normalizes every Travelport (Galileo/Apollo/Worldspan) response into a canonical schema shared across all suppliers.
How does Vervotech accelerate Travelport (Galileo/Apollo/Worldspan) integration?
Vervotech maintains the certified Travelport (Galileo/Apollo/Worldspan) integration in production and exposes it through one canonical REST endpoint. Your team writes one integration to Vervotech instead of one per supplier. Adding Travelport (Galileo/Apollo/Worldspan) to your stack takes hours instead of months.
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