SIG API. Preface
From TAIS Documentation
SIG is a middleware web service designed to provide IBE/OTA with a unified interface to the following functions of different GDS and local CRS.
- Fixed date shopping
- Flex date shopping
- Flight Availability
- Fare Availability
- Fare Rule Display
- Booking & Pricing
- Ticket Issue
- Different forms of payment: CASH, CC, CASH+CC
- Booking status & Repricing
- Booking Cancellation & Ticket Void
- Ticket status
- Schedule Display
- Fare Display
Currently SIG manage interfaces with the following systems:
- Galileo
- Sirena-Travel & Sirena-2.3
- SITA Gabriel
- Biletix Distribution System (Charter Database)
SIG is an execellent chance to IBE/OTA to avoid integration with many systems because it offers
- Fast new system link. As fast as organization tasks solved
- IBE/OTA developers do not need to know anything about GDS/CRS. All GDS/CRS technology concernes covered by SIG team.
- IBE/OTA developers do not need to know know Russian to deal with Russian systems
- No extra look/book invoices even for heavy loaded B2C projects.
- Comprehensive shopping engine able to find itineraries not offered by connected GDS/CRS shopping tools
- Smart price and availability caching tools
Currenlty SIG used by the following projects: biletix.ru, portbilet.ru, tutu.ru, e-ticket.ru, aviarost.ru, etc. These integrations work via SIG old API not available for new customers. P Now SIG team develops new SIG API targeted to launch its basic functions at 01.10.2012. This API described in details in details in other sections.