Friday, February 13, 2026
Sabre, PayPal, and Mindtrip have formed a strategic alliance to introduce a new agentic AI-powered travel experience designed to simplify and modernize how people plan and book trips. Through this collaboration, the companies aim to replace disconnected booking processes with a single, intelligent, conversational platform that guides travelers from discovery to payment and trip management. The solution is expected to launch in the second quarter of 2026.
Currently, travelers often switch between multiple apps, websites, and payment platforms just to complete one booking. However, this partnership removes those inefficiencies by offering a unified AI-driven assistant. Mindtrip’s conversational platform will serve as the central interface, allowing users to naturally describe their travel goals, preferences, and budgets. As a result, travelers will instantly receive personalized recommendations for flights and accommodations, which they can refine through simple conversation.
At the same time, Sabre provides the enterprise-grade infrastructure that powers real-time availability, pricing, reservations, and fulfillment. Meanwhile, PayPal integrates its secure payment system directly into the experience, enabling travelers to complete transactions quickly and confidently without leaving the platform. This approach not only improves convenience but also increases trust and efficiency throughout the booking journey.
Garry Wiseman, Chief Product and Technology Officer at Sabre, emphasized the significance of this transformation, stating:
"We believe consumer behavior will continue to shift towards conversational commerce, and we see our role as helping the travel industry seize this opportunity – because the full potential of agentic AI for travel can only be realized at scale when it's connected to enterprise-grade technology capable of handling real-world complexity," said Garry Wiseman, Chief Product and Technology Officer, Sabre. "This partnership brings together a cutting-edge agentic consumer start-up, the world's biggest digital payments platform, and Sabre's leading enterprise-grade agentic AI technology to accelerate the future of travel in a way that is practical, scalable, and grounded in real use cases."
Mindtrip’s conversational assistant plays a key role in making the process seamless. Instead of manually searching and comparing options, travelers can simply interact with the AI assistant, which continuously learns and adapts based on user preferences. Andy Moss, CEO and co-founder of Mindtrip, explained the company’s mission, stating:
"We started Mindtrip with one clear goal: to make the end-to-end travel journey seamless," said Andy Moss, CEO and co-founder of Mindtrip. "Today, in partnership with PayPal and Sabre, we're realizing that vision. Rather than bouncing between search tools, booking sites and payment screens, travelers will have the ability to discover, plan, book, and pay for a trip in one continuous, intuitive, trusted, conversational experience."
Furthermore, PayPal enhances the platform by ensuring secure identity verification and flexible payment options. Users will benefit from trusted checkout features, including Pay Later solutions, rewards, and purchase protections. Michelle Gill, GM of Small Business and Financial Services at PayPal, highlighted the impact, stating:
"Travel is a highly complex purchase decision for consumers, and ease, speed, and flexibility at checkout matter," said Michelle Gill, GM of Small Business and Financial Services, PayPal. "This next generation of agentic AI finally connects discovery to decision-making and booking without leaving the experience. By integrating PayPal's agentic commerce offerings directly into the experience, we're transforming inspiration into action – giving consumers more choice, control and confidence, while helping partners convert more of the demand they generate."
Sabre’s powerful Mosaic platform further strengthens the solution by providing access to hundreds of airlines and millions of accommodation options. Consequently, travelers will benefit from accurate pricing, extensive travel choices, and reliable booking fulfillment.
Wiseman also reinforced the broader impact of the collaboration, stating:
"This partnership is disruptive in all the right ways, challenging industry norms while giving our partners the upside of transformation without the turbulence," added Garry Wiseman. "By anchoring these agentic capabilities in Sabre's proven platform and expertise, we're delivering stability, unlocking growth, and strengthening Sabre's position as the trusted backbone of the next generation of innovation for our customers, and their customers."
Overall, this partnership represents a major step forward in travel innovation. By combining conversational AI, secure payments, and enterprise-grade infrastructure, Sabre, PayPal, and Mindtrip are creating a smarter, faster, and more intuitive travel experience.
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