[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":328},["ShallowReactive",2],{"post-\u002Fblog\u002Fcustom-travel-api-connectors":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"date":299,"description":300,"draft":301,"extension":302,"faq":303,"image":318,"imageAlt":318,"meta":319,"navigation":320,"path":321,"rawbody":322,"seo":323,"sitemap":324,"stem":325,"updated":326,"__hash__":327},"blog\u002Fblog\u002Fcustom-travel-api-connectors.md","Custom travel API connectors for Claude and ChatGPT",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":288},"minimark",[9,24,29,32,57,65,69,72,75,79,82,149,161,165,168,194,205,209,238,241,245,256,263,273,277],[10,11,12,13,17,18,23],"p",{},"GateRoam connects AI assistants such as Claude and ChatGPT to travel supplier APIs. ",[14,15,16],"strong",{},"Amadeus is our first\nconnector, not our last."," Our goal is many suppliers behind one set of tools, one set of owner controls and one\nclient offer. If your agency works with a supplier or system we don't cover yet, we build the connector:\n",[19,20,22],"a",{"href":21},"\u002Fdemo?kind=custom","contact us",".",[25,26,28],"h2",{"id":27},"what-is-a-gateroam-connector","What is a GateRoam connector?",[10,30,31],{},"A connector is the part of GateRoam that talks to one supplier API. It:",[33,34,35,43,50],"ul",{},[36,37,38,39,42],"li",{},"calls the supplier with ",[14,40,41],{},"your agency's own credentials",", never ours;",[36,44,45,46,49],{},"turns the API into ",[14,47,48],{},"operations"," your AI assistant can use, such as \"search flights\" or \"price this offer\";",[36,51,52,53,56],{},"lets the agency owner ",[14,54,55],{},"switch each operation on or off",". Operations that are off are not shown to the AI at all.",[10,58,59,60,64],{},"One note on words: in Claude, \"Add custom connector\" is the setting you use to add GateRoam itself\n(",[19,61,63],{"href":62},"\u002Fconnect-ai","how to connect","). A GateRoam connector sits one step further along, between GateRoam and your\nsupplier.",[25,66,68],{"id":67},"why-isnt-gateroam-just-for-amadeus","Why isn't GateRoam just for Amadeus?",[10,70,71],{},"Because agencies don't work with one source. A typical agency quotes from a GDS, books some airlines direct, buys\nthrough a consolidator, adds hotels and transfers from other suppliers, and keeps it all in its own booking or\nback-office system.",[10,73,74],{},"If every source needs its own tool, the AI can only ever see part of the trip. With one gateway and many\nconnectors, you ask once in the chat, the AI searches the suppliers you've switched on, and the answer ends up in\none client offer.",[25,76,78],{"id":77},"what-stays-the-same-for-every-connector","What stays the same for every connector?",[10,80,81],{},"Every connector plugs into the same GateRoam core. 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Everything GateRoam does today: ",[19,158,160],{"href":159},"\u002Ffeatures","Features",[25,162,164],{"id":163},"which-apis-can-be-connected","Which APIs can be connected?",[10,166,167],{},"Most travel APIs an agency uses can become a connector:",[33,169,170,176,182,188],{},[36,171,172,175],{},[14,173,174],{},"Flights",": GDS, airline direct and consolidator APIs.",[36,177,178,181],{},[14,179,180],{},"Hotels",": bed banks and hotel suppliers.",[36,183,184,187],{},[14,185,186],{},"Transfers and activities",": ground services and experiences.",[36,189,190,193],{},[14,191,192],{},"Your own systems",": booking, CRM or back-office software your agency already runs.",[10,195,196,197,200,201,204],{},"Two things are needed: a ",[14,198,199],{},"documented API",", and ",[14,202,203],{},"your agency's access"," to it (a contract, account or API keys).\nSend us what you have. We read the documentation and tell you honestly whether it fits.",[25,206,208],{"id":207},"how-do-you-request-a-custom-connector","How do you request a custom connector?",[210,211,212,220,226,232],"ol",{},[36,213,214,217,218,23],{},[14,215,216],{},"Contact us"," with the supplier or system, and what you want the AI to do with it: search, price, check\navailability, look up bookings. 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Start here:\n",[19,260,262],{"href":261},"\u002Fblog\u002Famadeus-self-service-shutdown-options-for-agencies","Amadeus Self-Service shutdown: keep quoting flights with AI",[10,264,265,269,270,23],{},[19,266,268],{"href":267},"\u002Fregister","Start free",", or ",[19,271,272],{"href":21},"tell us which connector you need",[25,274,276],{"id":275},"sources","Sources",[33,278,279],{},[36,280,281,287],{},[19,282,286],{"href":283,"rel":284},"https:\u002F\u002Fmodelcontextprotocol.io\u002Fdocs\u002Fgetting-started\u002Fintro",[285],"nofollow","Model Context Protocol",": introduction to MCP, the standard AI assistants use to connect to tools such as GateRoam",{"title":289,"searchDepth":290,"depth":290,"links":291},"",2,[292,293,294,295,296,297,298],{"id":27,"depth":290,"text":28},{"id":67,"depth":290,"text":68},{"id":77,"depth":290,"text":78},{"id":163,"depth":290,"text":164},{"id":207,"depth":290,"text":208},{"id":243,"depth":290,"text":244},{"id":275,"depth":290,"text":276},"2026-09-26","Amadeus is GateRoam's first connector, not the last. We're adding more travel APIs and build custom connectors for your supplier or own system.",false,"md",[304,306,309,312,315],{"q":28,"a":305},"A connector is the part of GateRoam that talks to one supplier API with your agency's own credentials. It turns that API into operations your AI assistant can use, such as search and price, and the agency owner can switch each one on or off.",{"q":307,"a":308},"Does GateRoam only work with Amadeus?","Amadeus is our first connector, not the only one we plan. We're adding more supplier APIs, and we build custom connectors on request for suppliers or systems we don't cover yet.",{"q":310,"a":311},"Can you connect our own booking system?","Often, yes. If your booking, CRM or back-office system has a documented API and your agency has access to it, we check the documentation and tell you whether it fits as a GateRoam connector.",{"q":313,"a":314},"Do we need our own contract with the supplier?","Yes. Every GateRoam connector runs on your agency's own credentials and contract with that supplier. GateRoam never resells supplier content.",{"q":316,"a":317},"Is GateRoam still free?","Yes. GateRoam is free for every agency during early access, with no card and no trial.",null,{},true,"\u002Fblog\u002Fcustom-travel-api-connectors","---\ntitle: 'Custom travel API connectors for Claude and ChatGPT'\ndescription: \"Amadeus is GateRoam's first connector, not the last. We're adding more travel APIs and build custom connectors for your supplier or own system.\"\ndate: 2026-09-26\nupdated: 2026-09-30\nfaq:\n  - q: What is a GateRoam connector?\n    a: A connector is the part of GateRoam that talks to one supplier API with your agency's own credentials. It turns that API into operations your AI assistant can use, such as search and price, and the agency owner can switch each one on or off.\n  - q: Does GateRoam only work with Amadeus?\n    a: Amadeus is our first connector, not the only one we plan. We're adding more supplier APIs, and we build custom connectors on request for suppliers or systems we don't cover yet.\n  - q: Can you connect our own booking system?\n    a: Often, yes. If your booking, CRM or back-office system has a documented API and your agency has access to it, we check the documentation and tell you whether it fits as a GateRoam connector.\n  - q: Do we need our own contract with the supplier?\n    a: Yes. Every GateRoam connector runs on your agency's own credentials and contract with that supplier. GateRoam never resells supplier content.\n  - q: Is GateRoam still free?\n    a: Yes. GateRoam is free for every agency during early access, with no card and no trial.\n---\n\nGateRoam connects AI assistants such as Claude and ChatGPT to travel supplier APIs. **Amadeus is our first\nconnector, not our last.** Our goal is many suppliers behind one set of tools, one set of owner controls and one\nclient offer. If your agency works with a supplier or system we don't cover yet, we build the connector:\n[contact us](\u002Fdemo?kind=custom).\n\n## What is a GateRoam connector?\n\nA connector is the part of GateRoam that talks to one supplier API. It:\n\n- calls the supplier with **your agency's own credentials**, never ours;\n- turns the API into **operations** your AI assistant can use, such as \"search flights\" or \"price this offer\";\n- lets the agency owner **switch each operation on or off**. Operations that are off are not shown to the AI at all.\n\nOne note on words: in Claude, \"Add custom connector\" is the setting you use to add GateRoam itself\n([how to connect](\u002Fconnect-ai)). A GateRoam connector sits one step further along, between GateRoam and your\nsupplier.\n\n## Why isn't GateRoam just for Amadeus?\n\nBecause agencies don't work with one source. A typical agency quotes from a GDS, books some airlines direct, buys\nthrough a consolidator, adds hotels and transfers from other suppliers, and keeps it all in its own booking or\nback-office system.\n\nIf every source needs its own tool, the AI can only ever see part of the trip. With one gateway and many\nconnectors, you ask once in the chat, the AI searches the suppliers you've switched on, and the answer ends up in\none client offer.\n\n## What stays the same for every connector?\n\nEvery connector plugs into the same GateRoam core. A new supplier doesn't mean new rules to learn:\n\n| | For every connector |\n|---|---|\n| Credentials | Your agency's own keys and contract with the supplier, stored encrypted and never sent to the AI |\n| Owner controls | The owner switches each operation on or off; hidden tools are never shown to the model |\n| Prices | Totals and durations are computed in code, never guessed by the model |\n| Client offers | Results turn into one branded web page, copy-paste text and PDF |\n| Audit log | Every AI call is logged: who, what, when and which supplier request it made |\n| Money | Anything that books or pays needs approval from an owner or admin, outside the chat |\n\nMore on how access is limited: [Security](\u002Fsecurity). Everything GateRoam does today: [Features](\u002Ffeatures).\n\n## Which APIs can be connected?\n\nMost travel APIs an agency uses can become a connector:\n\n- **Flights**: GDS, airline direct and consolidator APIs.\n- **Hotels**: bed banks and hotel suppliers.\n- **Transfers and activities**: ground services and experiences.\n- **Your own systems**: booking, CRM or back-office software your agency already runs.\n\nTwo things are needed: a **documented API**, and **your agency's access** to it (a contract, account or API keys).\nSend us what you have. We read the documentation and tell you honestly whether it fits.\n\n## How do you request a custom connector?\n\n1. **Contact us** with the supplier or system, and what you want the AI to do with it: search, price, check\n   availability, look up bookings. [Contact us](\u002Fdemo?kind=custom).\n2. **We check the API documentation** and your access, and tell you what's possible.\n3. **We build it as a GateRoam connector** and test it on your credentials, in the supplier's test environment\n   first when it has one.\n4. **You switch on the operations you want**, and your AI assistant can use them in the same chat as Amadeus.\n\nUsing GateRoam is free for every agency during early access.\n\n## Can the AI do more than search and price?\n\nYes. Each provider gets a **guide** your AI assistant can search: step-by-step how-tos written from the provider's\nofficial documentation. It's for onboarding new agents and for everyday \"how do I…\" questions. The Amadeus guide is\navailable now; others come with their connectors. Read more: [Amadeus training with AI](\u002Fblog\u002Famadeus-training-with-ai).\n\nJust lost your Amadeus Self-Service keys? Start here:\n[Amadeus Self-Service shutdown: keep quoting flights with AI](\u002Fblog\u002Famadeus-self-service-shutdown-options-for-agencies).\n\n[Start free](\u002Fregister), or [tell us which connector you need](\u002Fdemo?kind=custom).\n\n## Sources\n\n- [Model Context Protocol](https:\u002F\u002Fmodelcontextprotocol.io\u002Fdocs\u002Fgetting-started\u002Fintro): introduction to MCP, the standard AI assistants use to connect to tools such as GateRoam\n",{"title":5,"description":300},{"loc":321},"blog\u002Fcustom-travel-api-connectors","2026-09-30","E94wsKubllHBOMzfzMsFH7Owg0ZAyImfYvjiE7flJ68",1791149032042]