HTNG, HEDNA, and OpenTravel have collaborated to publish a new OpenTravel 1.0 release featuring significant enhancements from the HTNG Optimizing Lodging Content Workgroup. New data fields include details on accessibility, sustainability, health and safety measures, and more.

These updated documents address:

New data fields (supporting growing needs in hotel content distribution)
Business needs (including identifying tax collection parties and rate plans eligible for loyalty points)
What’s next: This joint workgroup will make complementary updates to the OpenTravel 2.0 Object Model, including JSON/REST APIs, to support evolving hospitality needs.

Why it matters: HTNG continues to lead hospitality message development by managing workgroups and defining requirements. OpenTravel complements this effort by overseeing the industry-wide publication and management of travel retail standards. Collaborating with HEDNA, this ecosystem is further strengthened, ensuring seamless distribution and payment integration in the hospitality sector.

These partnerships remain strong, with additional HTNG workgroups actively shaping future releases to meet the industry’s ever-changing needs.

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Want to join an HTNG Workgroup? Contact Sandy Angel

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