OTDS

Continuity and Growth: OTDS e.V. re-elects Board of Directors

Steffi Schweden — Tue, 19 May 2026 15:41:48 +0000

The OTDS Association (Open Travel Data Standard) is committed to continuity: At its recent general meeting, the board was re-elected for another three-year term. Ömer Karaca (Schmetterling International GmbH & Co. KG) continues to serve as chairman of the board. Deniz Uğur (Bentour Reisen AG) and Lothar Schmitz (Amadeus Leisure IT GmbH) serve as vice-chairs. Michael Becher (Bewotec GmbH)…

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New perspectives at the OTDS Summit8

Steffi Schweden — Fri, 28 Nov 2025 13:53:27 +0000

The OTDS community, which met on 18 November at Memox in the Marienturm in Frankfurt’s skyscraper district, was really diverse: around 70 participants from more than 40 companies gathered, driven by their interest in the current state of the format and in the experiences won in various use cases. The event kicked off with an introduction that was both insightful and humorous by Norbert…

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milzer GmbH joins OTDS e.V. and introduces itself at the OTDS

Steffi Schweden — Tue, 11 Nov 2025 15:46:38 +0000

Milzer GmbH has joined the OTDS association as a new member. The software company, which specializes in data integration and automation for tour operators and travel agencies, is increasingly adopting the Open Travel Data Standard (OTDS) and sees itself as a multiplier in promoting the wider use of the OTDS standard. Milzer’s goal is to reduce proprietary interfaces and individual parsing logics.

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OTDS Summit – register now and join us on November 18

Steffi Schweden — Mon, 20 Oct 2025 11:33:32 +0000

On November 18 the OTDS association invites to join its yearly OTDS in Memox Taunusanlage in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. The event brings together participants from the event management, sales, and travel tech industries to discuss current developments related to the Open Tourism Data Standard (OTDS). Anyone who works with the OTDS standard or is simply curious about the format and its…

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OTDS 2.1.6 – the latest bugfix version has been released

Steffi Schweden — Tue, 08 Jul 2025 15:08:43 +0000

The Technical Committee of the OTDS Association published bugfix version 2.1.6 in the OTDS forum (forum.otds.de) at the beginning of June. The revised documentation is now also available there, so that interested OTDS users (or soon to be users) can download the new version including its respective change history. Only prerequisite is a one-time registration on the OTDS website.

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New member Odeon Software & Technology brings the OTDS data standard into the Coral Travel Group

Steffi Schweden — Tue, 03 Jun 2025 12:57:12 +0000

With Odeon Software & Technology, the technology subsidiary of the Coral Travel Group, the OTDS Association welcomes its newest member. Founded in 1992, Coral Travel Group operates in 23 countries and serves approximately 3.5 million tourists annually through its tour operators (Coral Travel), travel agencies, bedbanks (ODEONBEDS), destination management centers (ODEON Tours)…

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A new approach in online sales: ErholungsWerk Post Postbank Telekom e.V. starts with OTDS

Steffi Schweden — Wed, 30 Apr 2025 14:44:39 +0000

With ErholungsWerk Post Postbank Telekom e.V., the OTDS association welcomes a new member that is already actively using OTDS to optimize the online bookability of its travel offers on the company website. The goal was to replace the previous INFX format – with tangible success: OTDS results in significantly faster loading times and lower error rates in the internet booking engine. ErholungsWerk’…

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Axis Data establishes OTDS as a delivery format and joins the OTDS Association

Steffi Schweden — Mon, 17 Feb 2025 09:38:02 +0000

As IT specialist of the MTS Globe Group, Axis Data provides sophisticated software solutions for the distribution of hotel beds and activities worldwide. The Open Travel Data Standard (OTDS) now complements Axis Data’s portfolio of delivery formats. Receiving hotel data in the well-established OTDS format boosts efficiency and quality in data processing and product design for many tour operators.

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Register now for the “OTDS-Summit7” and join us in Cologne!

Steffi Schweden — Mon, 28 Oct 2024 15:19:58 +0000

The OTDS e.V. invites you to its 7th edition of the OTDS Summit on November 19, 2024 in the stylish and cosy Sturmfreie Bude in Cologne, Germany. Anyone who works with the Open Travel Data Standard (OTDS) or is interested in the data format and its applications can register now: Register here WHEN: Tuesday, November 19, 2024, program from 12:00 to 17:30, followed by networking WHERE…

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ReisenAKTUELL goes for the OTDS format

Steffi Schweden — Tue, 01 Oct 2024 04:00:30 +0000

As of October 1, 2024, ReisenAKTUELL will be a member of the OTDS association. The owner-managed tour operator from Koblenz since 2010 stands for affordable travel offers combined with first-class customer service. The portfolio includes carefully selected hotels, cruises and air travel at an attractive price-performance ratio. With its membership in the OTDS association and the implementation…

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