BCD, a TMC, announced the use of Model Context Protocol (MCP) across its Tripsource technology platform. The MCP framework, said the announcement, “will accelerate and enhance agentic AI capabilities across all areas of the enterprise.” Customers benefit through increased productivity and innovation across all areas of the program, from booking and trip management to program intelligence and spend management, according to the announcement.

Yannis Karmis, executive vice president of product planning and development, said: “This is not just a technology milestone. It marks a broader shift toward AI and agentic capabilities across BCD.”

Karmis continued: “Think of MCP as a universal power adapter. Without it travelers need to carry a different charger for every country. MCP allows AI to plug into different systems, even as those systems continue to evolve.” 

BCD’s MCP portfolio, according to the announcement, includes models that expose shopping and booking capabilities for air, hotel, car and — soon — rail  in a single, cohesive interface where content and policy are embedded together, not handled as separate downstream processes. This enables consuming applications and agents to surface compliant, preference-based options for quick and easy booking, without the shopping.

Beyond external consumption, said the announcement, BCD’s MCPs also unlock faster and more effective internal AI agent-to-agent collaboration, allowing intelligent agents to reason, share context and act across shopping, booking, policy and data domains. The result, according to the company, is better, faster insights that directly enhance customer programs, decision-making and traveler experience.

These investments, said the announcement, underscore BCD’s belief that the future of travel management is dependent on AI agents, open platforms and shared innovation.