Sabre Corporation, PayPal Holdings and Mindtrip have formed a strategic partnership to create what the companies describe as a next-generation agentic AI travel experience.
Designed to unify trip discovery, booking and payment within a single conversational interface, the new model is expected to launch in the second quarter of 2026. The companies aim to streamline what has traditionally been a fragmented, multi-step booking process into a single, continuous workflow.
The collaboration combines Palo Alto, Calif.-based Mindtrip’s consumer-facing conversational AI platform; San Jose, Calif.-based PayPal’s agentic commerce and digital wallet capabilities; and Sabre’s enterprise-grade travel technology infrastructure. At launch, the platform will support flight bookings, with hotel functionality to follow in a phased rollout.
"We believe consumer behavior will continue to shift towards conversational commerce, and we see our role as helping the travel industry seize this opportunity," Garry Wiseman, chief product and technology officer, Southlake, Texas-based Sabre Corporation, said in a statement. "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."
"We started Mindtrip with one clear goal: to make the end-to-end travel journey seamless. 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," added Andy Moss, CEO and co-founder of Mindtrip.
Under the new model, travelers will interact with an AI-powered assistant on the Mindtrip platform. Users will be able to describe destinations, timing, budgets and preferences in natural language, receive personalized flight and hotel recommendations, refine options through follow-up questions and complete bookings directly within the same interface. Post-booking servicing, including itinerary changes, will also be integrated into the experience.
Behind the interface, Sabre will power real-time shopping, pricing, availability, booking and servicing through its Mosaic platform, APIs and global partner network. Mosaic provides access to content from more than 420 airlines and more than 2 million lodging options.
PayPal will serve as the preferred commerce partner within the platform, embedding its digital wallet and checkout capabilities directly into the booking flow. The integration includes identity verification, encryption, purchase and seller protections on eligible transactions, loyalty rewards and flexible payment options such as Pay Later.