What Travelfusion does

Travelfusion Limited, incorporated in England and Wales in 2000 and headquartered in London, operates a B2B travel content aggregation platform positioned as a low-cost alternative to traditional GDSs through patented Direct Connect XML API technology. The company aggregates and distributes inventory from 400+ low-cost carriers, 70+ NDC full-service carriers, and 1.2M+ hotel properties, alongside European, North American and Chinese rail operators, exposing this content to OTAs, TMCs, OBTs, metasearch companies, and tour operators through a single API integration. Named customers and partners span EasyJet, Ryanair, Air France, Lufthansa, Qatar Airways, British Airways, Singapore Airlines, Booking.com, Ctrip, and Expedia, and the platform processes 150M+ annual booked segments at a 99% booking success rate across 27+ supported currencies. Operations are run from three offices — London (headquarters), Shanghai, and Thessaloniki — supporting 24/7/365 customer service under CEO and founder Moshe Rafiah.

The product surface is structured as a core platform plus modular add-ons. The core layer comprises tfFlight API, tfRail API, and tfHotel API for content aggregation. Modules include tfNDC (certified NDC distribution), tfPay and tfVPay (payment processing with virtual credit cards and agent rebates, achieving a 99% payment success rate), tfConnect (B2B virtual interlining combining flights from different airlines), tfCache (caching layer protecting supplier systems), tfDesktop/IBE (offline booking interface for TMCs and corporates), tfOnlineCheckin (ancillary revenue automation), tfAir (distressed inventory), tfOneOrder (servicing suite), tfAirline NDC (airline-side NDC channel), and tfPay ASP (supplier-side payment management). The API offers Production, Staging, UAT, and Replica Datacenter environments, with Fast API providing a lightweight XML/URL/JSON protocol alternative for rapid integration.

Revenue is generated through transaction-based fees — Booking Fees and Handling Fees per booking set out in customer license agreements — supplemented by competitive rebates earned through the tfPay payment processing flow. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; commercial terms are negotiated via multi-year contracts with [email protected]. The go-to-market combines API-first self-serve onboarding (partner registration, XML and Fast API documentation portals, test tools) with enterprise field sales targeting leading OTAs, OBTs, TMCs, metasearch firms, and corporate travel customers. No funding rounds, parent company, or institutional investors are disclosed in the available data, indicating a privately held, founder-controlled company with no public listing, ticker, or M&A activity on record.

Name

Travelfusion

Legal name

Travelfusion Limited

Website

https://travelfusion.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Travelfusion is a London-based B2B travel content aggregation platform that distributes flight, rail, and hotel inventory from 400+ low-cost carriers, 70+ NDC airlines, and 1.2M+ hotel properties to OTAs, TMCs, OBTs, and metasearch companies via a unified Direct Connect XML API.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Travel Content Aggregation API

NAICS

Travel Arrangement and Reservation Services (5615), All Other Travel Arrangement and Reservation Services (561599)

SIC

Transportation Services (4700)

akta.pro primary industry

B2B Travel Distribution Marketplaces & Wholesalers (Beds/Inventory Exchanges) (THALAFAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Online Booking & Reservation Platforms (B2B/B2C) (THALAMAA), Wholesale Distribution Platforms & Switches (B2B Booking Engines/Marketplaces) (THAKAJAG), Travel Ancillary & Add-on Booking Platforms (Insurance/Baggage/Seat/Upgrades) (BPAMAIAN)

Keywords

• Travel content aggregation
• Flight booking API
• Hotel distribution platform
• NDC API integration
• Travel payment solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Infrastructure, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. API Transaction Fees: Travelfusion charges Booking Fees and Handling Fees for providing search, booking and assisted booking services through the TF Site and API. The entire Search & Book process is completed via the XML API with fees set out in the license agreement.
2. tfPay Payment Processing: Payment and settlement solution that manages payments and reconciliations for millions of air tickets. Earns competitive rebates for agents when used within the Travelfusion booking flow or as standalone solution for any flight, hotel, car, or GDS booking.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Travelfusion is a B2B travel content aggregator providing a Direct Connect XML API and Fast API that lets travel agencies, OTAs, TMCs, OBTs, metasearch companies, and tour operators access and book flight, rail, and hotel inventory from 400+ low-cost carriers, 70+ NDC full-service carriers, and 1.2M+ hotel properties through a single integration. The platform supports real-time availability, automated booking, payment and settlement, virtual interlining, NDC distribution, caching, and ancillary services such as online check-in and distressed inventory, processing 3M+ monthly bookings at a 99% success rate.

Product overview

Travelfusion is a B2B travel content aggregator and transactional payment platform providing a platform-plus-modules architecture. The core offering consists of tfFlight API, tfRail API, and tfHotel API that aggregate and distribute travel content from 400+ low-cost carriers, 70+ NDC airlines, rail operators, and hotel suppliers. Additional modules include tfNDC for NDC-certified airline distribution, tfPay and tfVPay for payment and settlement solutions, tfDesktop/IBE for offline booking interfaces, tfConnect for virtual interlining, tfCache for data caching, tfOnlineCheckin for automated check-in, tfAir for distressed inventory, tfOneOrder for servicing functionalities, tfAirline NDC for airline-side NDC integration, and tfPay ASP for supplier payment management. The platform processes over 3 million monthly bookings across 27 currencies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• tfFlight: Flaghship airline distribution platform allowing businesses to search, shop, book, merchandise, pay, and service bookings across 400+ LCCs & 70+ NDC airlines.
• tfRail
• tfHotel
• tfPay
• tfNDC
• tfDesktop/IBE
• tfConnect
• tfCache
• tfOnlineCheckin
• tfAir
• tfVPay
• tfOneOrder

Products and services

• tfFlight API Flagship airline distribution platform enabling businesses to search, shop, book, merchandise, pay, and service bookings across 400+ low-cost carriers and 70+ NDC airlines. Used by the world's leading agents, metas and corporate enterprises.
• tfRail API Integrated rail content platform providing intelligent search capabilities to compare rail and air results based on location, distance, duration, and cost, covering European, North American, and Chinese rail operators.
• tfHotel API Comprehensive hotel content aggregation platform offering competitive pricing from hotel suppliers, consolidators, bed banks, and local OTAs including Booking.com, Expedia, and Ctrip.
• tfNDC Certified NDC API platform providing the most advanced and easily-adopted solution for New Distribution Capability airline content distribution.
• tfPay Next-generation payment and settlement solution for direct-connect, GDS, and NDC bookings, offering competitive rebates and a 99% payment success rate.
• tfDesktop/IBE Interface solution used by TMCs, corporates, and OTAs to connect with desktop applications and automate searching, booking, and servicing of offline LCC, NDC, and Rail bookings.
• tfConnect Industry-leading B2B virtual interlining solution enabling OTAs to offer unique new content by combining flights from different airline suppliers.
• tfCache Advanced caching solution providing rich data instantly while protecting supplier systems from load.
• tfOnlineCheckin Automated check-in process API that boosts ancillary revenue and improves user experience.
• tfAir Aggregates distressed flight inventory from specialized services, tour operators, and airlines worldwide.
• tfVPay Virtual credit card solution providing industry-leading security and rebates for bookings outside the Travelfusion booking flow.
• tfOneOrder Comprehensive suite of servicing functionalities available on the platform.
• tfAirline NDC Cost-effective and reliable NDC API channel designed specifically for Full Service Carriers and Low Cost Carriers of any size.
• tfPay ASP Payment solution allowing airlines to set up any currency for billing and manage payments, commissions, and reconciliation in real-time, fully PCI DSS compliant.
• Direct Connect XML API Core API platform covering the entire Search and Book workflow with real-time availability and fully automated booking processes for flight, hotel, car, and prepackaged content; available across Production, Staging, UAT, and Replica Datacenter environments under a license agreement.
• Fast API Lightweight flight, hotel, and prepackaged XML API designed for rapid integration with fast, small responses and minimal processing, supporting XML, URL, and JSON protocols with fuzzy ranking and filtering for mobile and widget use cases.

Quantifiable outcome

• 99% booking success rate
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Qatar AirwayscoreTechnology or IntegrationNDC carrier partnership enabling agencies, aggregators, metas, GDSs and eCommerce services to access Qatar Airways rich NDC content through Travelfusion's NDC API platform with retailing options, personalised services and 24/7 customer service.
• IberiacoreTechnology or IntegrationNDC carrier partnership providing access to Iberia's rich NDC content via Travelfusion's NDC API registration and integration process.
• Air MaltacoreTechnology or IntegrationNDC carrier partnership for Air Malta's rich NDC content distribution through Travelfusion platform.
• Bangkok AirwayscoreTechnology or IntegrationNDC carrier partnership providing access to Bangkok Airways NDC content via Travelfusion platform.
• Air AlbaniacoreTechnology or IntegrationNDC carrier partnership for Air Albania's rich NDC content distribution through Travelfusion platform.
• IntelisyscoreTechnology or IntegrationNDC carrier partnership with Intelisys providing access to their NDC content via Travelfusion platform.
• EasyJetcoreTechnology or IntegrationLow cost carrier content provider integrated into Travelfusion platform for aggregated flight search and booking.
• RyanaircoreTechnology or IntegrationLow cost carrier content provider integrated into Travelfusion platform for aggregated flight search and booking.
• Booking.comcoreTechnology or IntegrationHotel content supplier providing access to one of the largest online travel agency hotel inventories through Travelfusion hotel API.
• EurostarcoreTechnology or IntegrationRail content provider for high-speed rail services connecting UK with France, Belgium, and Netherlands through Travelfusion rail API.
• Deutsche BahncoreTechnology or IntegrationNational railway company of Germany providing rail content through Travelfusion rail API integration.
• AmtrakcoreTechnology or IntegrationUS national passenger railroad company providing intercity rail content through Travelfusion rail API.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Duffel: Duffel is a B2B travel API platform that lets OTAs, TMCs, and tech companies search, book, and manage flights and hotels from suppliers via a single API. It is one of the closest direct competitors to Travelfusion's tfFlight and tfHotel offerings, particularly for new-age digital travel platforms.
• Mystifly: Mystifly is a B2B airline content aggregator specialising in low-cost carrier and NDC content distribution to OTAs, TMCs, and travel sellers globally. It competes head-to-head with Travelfusion's core LCC and NDC aggregation value proposition.
• PKFare: PKFare is a B2B travel technology platform aggregating flight content from 400+ airlines (LCC, FSC, and NDC) and distributing via API to OTAs and TMCs. Its focus on LCC/NDC aggregation and global distribution overlaps directly with Travelfusion's core business.
• Kiwi.com (Tequila API): Kiwi.com's Tequila platform provides B2B access to Kiwi's virtual interlining content and inventory through APIs, directly overlapping with Travelfusion's tfConnect virtual interlining and aggregated flight content offerings for OTAs and TMCs.

Broad incumbents

• Amadeus: Amadeus is the world's largest GDS, providing travel content aggregation, distribution, and IT solutions to airlines, OTAs, and TMCs. Through Navitaire it also targets LCCs, competing with Travelfusion's LCC aggregation franchise but with vastly broader scale and product breadth.
• Sabre: Sabre is a major GDS and travel technology provider serving airlines, hotels, OTAs, and TMCs with distribution, IT, and hospitality solutions. It competes with Travelfusion across GDS distribution and increasingly NDC content aggregation, with far greater financial and integration resources.
• Travelport: Travelport is a global travel commerce platform offering GDS distribution, airline merchandising, and NDC-enabled content to travel agencies and TMCs. It overlaps with Travelfusion's content aggregation model but operates at much larger scale across full-service carriers.
• Hotelbeds: Hotelbeds is a leading B2B bedbank and accommodation distributor, aggregating hotel inventory from thousands of properties globally. It is comparable to Travelfusion's tfHotel aggregation layer and competes for the same OTA/TMC accommodation sourcing budgets.
• Skyscanner: Skyscanner (owned by Trip.com Group) operates a global metasearch and travel marketplace with B2B API offerings for partners. While primarily consumer-facing, its B2B API and content aggregation overlap with parts of Travelfusion's distribution value proposition to OTAs and partners.

Emerging players

• Flightslogic: Flightslogic is a smaller B2B travel technology platform providing flight/hotel APIs and booking engines to travel agents and OTAs. It is comparable as an emerging aggregator in the same API-first travel distribution category but at a smaller scale than Travelfusion.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Travelfusion
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/travelfusion

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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