Sabre, PayPal, and Mindtrip partner to deliver the first end-to-end agentic AI experience for the travel industry

Sabre Corporation, PayPal Holdings, and Mindtrip today announced a strategic alliance to deliver a next-generation agentic AI experience that redefines how consumers discover, plan, book, and manage their travel.

The collaboration brings together Mindtrip’s AI-powered consumer platform, PayPal’s agentic commerce capabilities and enterprise-grade travel technology, and Sabre’s AI expertise. Together, the companies are replacing today’s fragmented, multi-step booking processes with a single, intelligent experience that flows seamlessly from inspiration to action. The
product launch is planned for the second quarter of 2026.

“We believe consumer behavior will continue to evolve toward conversational commerce, and we see our role as helping the travel industry capitalize on this opportunity, because the true potential of agentic AI for travel can only be realized at scale when connected to enterprise-grade technology capable of handling real-world complexity,” said Garry Wiseman, Chief Product and Technology Officer at Sabre. “This alliance brings together a cutting-edge agentic AI consumer startup, the world’s largest digital payments platform, and Sabre’s leading enterprise-grade agentic AI technology to accelerate the future of travel in a practical, scalable, and real-world use case-based way.”
How it will work: from conversation to booking in a single flow

Instead of switching between multiple tabs, apps, and browsers, travelers will be able to interact seamlessly with an AI-powered travel assistant on the Mindtrip platform. Within a single experience, they will be able to:

▪ Describe destinations, dates, budgets, and preferences in natural language
▪ Receive personalized flight and hotel options
▪ Ask follow-up questions and refine recommendations conversationally
▪ Complete bookings and make payments securely directly within the
experience
▪ Seamlessly transition to post-booking management, including itinerary changes

In the background, Sabre's extensive travel platform powers complex search and comparison processes, pricing, availability, bookings and services in real time, while PayPal's digital wallet enables identity verification and a streamlined, personalized and reliable payment experience.

An AI-powered travel experience designed for real-world decisions.
At the heart of the partnership is the consumer platform from Silicon Valley startup Mindtrip, whose conversational AI interface acts as a constant guide for travelers throughout their journey, translating user intent, preferences, and context into specific guidance and actions. The experience evolves as travelers ask questions, adjust preferences, and respond to new information. The initial launch will include flights, with hotels to be added later as part of a phased rollout.

“We created Mindtrip with one very clear goal: to make the entire journey seamless,” said Andy Moss, CEO and co-founder of Mindtrip. “Today, together with PayPal and Sabre, we’re making that vision a reality. Instead of jumping between search tools, booking sites, and payment screens, travelers will be able to discover, plan, book, and pay for a trip within a single, seamless, intuitive, and reliable conversational experience.”

Integrated commerce capabilities designed for travel:
PayPal will act as the preferred agent commerce partner, providing identity verification intelligence through its two-sided network connecting millions of consumers and merchants. This brings accuracy and confidence at the critical moment when a buyer makes a financial commitment to a booking.

PayPal will natively integrate the payment process into the booking flow through its trusted digital wallet and a wide range of payment options. This includes personalized access to flexible payment solutions, such as PayPal Pay Later, a feature that is becoming increasingly relevant as the Buy Now, Pay Later model continues to grow. Furthermore, encryption, relevant loyalty programs, and buyer and seller protections are natively integrated into eligible transactions.

Once the booking is confirmed and payment is completed, consumers can manage their expenses and access competitive pricing, rewards, and offers through the PayPal app, while suppliers benefit from a proven, high-converting payment option.

“Travel represents a highly complex purchase decision for consumers, and ease, speed, and flexibility at checkout are critical,” said Michelle Gill, GM of Small Business and Financial Services at PayPal. “This new generation of agentic AI finally connects discovery with decision-making and booking without leaving the experience. By directly integrating PayPal’s agentic commerce capabilities,
we’re transforming inspiration into action, giving consumers more choice, control, and confidence, and helping our partners convert a greater share of the demand they generate.”

Enterprise-grade travel technology and agentic AI expertise:
Sabre's travel solutions will enhance underlying search and comparison, booking, and management capabilities, ensuring accurate pricing, reliable inventory access, and seamless execution at scale. These capabilities will be delivered through the comprehensive Sabre Mosaic platform, Sabre APIs, and its global partner network.

Mindtrip travelers will have access to a vast catalog of content through Sabre Mosaic™, including more than 420 airlines, among them 150 low-cost carriers, as well as more than two million accommodation options. For Sabre customers, this partnership represents an opportunity to participate in the next generation of AI-powered, consumer-centric travel experiences without having to develop them themselves.

They will be able to access AI-based agentic demand and intelligent workflows, while maintaining confidence in the Sabre systems, processes, and data governance frameworks they already know.

Setting a New Standard for AI-Powered Travel:
Together, PayPal, Mindtrip, and Sabre are setting a new standard for AI-powered travel by unifying inspiration, intelligence, payments, and fulfillment into a seamless, end-to-end journey designed around how modern travelers want to plan and book. By enabling travelers to move conversationally from initial idea to itinerary, payment, and beyond, this partnership marks a shift toward a more intuitive, personalized, and streamlined future.

Source: Sabre.