Simple but elegant technology powers SNAP to make booking easy

NEW YORK (June 9, 2025) – Travel Leaders Network, the largest travel agency network in North America, has announced the official launch of air booking capabilities in Canada through its revolutionary point-and-click tool, SNAP. Previously limited to hotel and rental car bookings, SNAP now enables Canadian travel advisors to provide end-to-end travel planning without the need for a GDS.

Launched in 2024 and powered by Sabre, SNAP was designed to simplify the booking process for travel advisors seeking a user-friendly alternative to a traditional GDS. With an interface as intuitive as any consumer travel site, SNAP allows advisors to efficiently book flights, hotels and cars, all within one streamlined platform.

Canadian members of Travel Leaders Network had previously used SNAP for land and car bookings. Over the past year, a handpicked beta group of top Canadian advisors collaborated with Travel Leaders Network’s SNAP team to fine-tune the platform’s air booking capabilities. Their insights helped shape the tool to meet the distinct requirements of selling air travel in Canada.

“It’s exciting for Canada to finally have full access to SNAP,” said Christine Jones, Vice President, Travel Leaders Network Canada. “Now our members can use all its features to grow their business and better serve their clients. Special thanks to our beta testers for helping tailor SNAP to the unique needs of Canadian agencies.”

Since its launch, Canadian members have embraced SNAP, using it to book hotel stays and car rentals while boosting their commissions. With the addition of air ticketing, SNAP now offers another revenue stream. Commissionable fares are clearly marked, and agents can store passenger profiles, track usage via the Agent Dashboard and send trip quotes directly to clients.

“SNAP is intuitive, efficient and exactly what we needed to sell air seamlessly,” Marivic Cregan, a Travel Leaders Network member who was part of the air beta team in Canada.

Combined with the single sign-on from Agent Universe to the Cruise Complete booking engine, Canadian agencies can now book nearly anything their clients need for memorable vacations, professionally planned by their travel advisor.

“With air bookings now available in Canada, every one of our agencies can fully leverage SNAP,” said John Lovell, CTC, President of Travel Leaders Network. “Non-GDS advisors need powerful, simple tools, and Travel Leaders Network’s SNAP delivers. Given that our U.S. agencies booked $7.6 million in air in Q1 alone, we expect strong demand from our Canadian members as well.”

For travel agencies interested in learning more about the award-winning programs and diverse offerings of Travel Leaders Network in leisure and luxury travel, business travel, honeymoon and destination weddings — as well as active and adventure travel — visit TravelLeadersNetwork.com.

About Travel Leaders Network

Travel Leaders Network (www.TravelLeaders.com), an Internova Travel Group company, assists millions of leisure and business travelers annually and is one of the largest sellers of luxury travel, cruises and tours in the travel agency industry, with approximately 5,700 travel agency locations across the United States and Canada.