Partnership enables travel agencies to automate complex trip planning and booking through agentic AI while maintaining personalized service to deliver exceptional travel.
Dubai, 20 July 2026 — TPConnects today announced that Cumbaya has selected its Iris Platform to instantly connect travel agencies with all their flight suppliers inside Cumbaya’s online booking tool.
Cumbaya now runs on TPConnects Iris as its air content engine, leveraging agentic AI to enable travel agencies and TMCs focused on corporate travel to build hyper-personalized itineraries in minutes rather than hours – automating complex planning while delivering the personalized service travelers expect.
The platform connects to global suppliers across all travel sectors, providing real-time availability, dynamic pricing, and interactive consumer-facing itineraries that replace traditional PDF proposals.
“Automating complex, multi-destination trip building has unique infrastructure requirements,” said Sven Hermans, Co-founder & CTO at Cumbaya, evaluating multiple routing options, pricing scenarios, and policy constraints simultaneously. TPConnects Iris provides a modern API with global coverage that supports AI decision-making at speed”.
“We’re seeing agentic AI applications emerge across travel, and they all need infrastructure that can support real-time decision-making,” said Giuseppe Candela, VP of Global Sales, TPConnects. “Cumbaya is leading this shift by combining AI innovation with human expertise, showing how modern technology enhances the value travel professionals bring to every journey.”
Cumbaya’s platform supports travel agencies handling leisure and business travel: from simple bookings to fully customized multi-day itineraries.
About Cumbaya
Cumbaya is an AI-native platform built to redefine travel planning and booking. The platform unifies the traveler, the agency, and global suppliers into a single, intelligent workflow: automating complex logistics and dynamic packaging in real time. Cumbaya drives strong efficiency gains and optimizes margins, allowing travel professionals to focus on delivering exceptional customer experiences. Trusted by leading global networks such as Lufthansa City Center (LCC), Uniglobe, and FCM, Cumbaya is actively scaling its technology internationally. Learn more at https://cumbaya.travel/
About TPConnects
TPConnects Technologies is an IATA-certified global Airline Retailing, NDC, and Content Aggregation solutions provider. Through its twin flagship product portfolio – Astra for Airlines and Iris for Travel Sellers – TPConnects delivers innovative airline retailing and content aggregation solutions generating over 2 billion orders for more than 60 customers. These solutions help airlines unlock modern retailing capabilities and travel sellers increase revenue, streamline operations, and enhance customer experience. Learn more at https://tpconnects.com/
