2026/02/11 Production Release#
Release Notes Details
Current release version
v1.2
Production release date
2026/02/11Optimize your API performance and safeguard airline partnerships with our new
L2B(Look-to-Book) Management Suite. Set automated alerts, gain AI-driven routing
insights, and take granular control over your sales channels to focus on
high-value bookings.
1.
Automated Airline L2B Limit & Alerting
What it is: A proactive monitoring system that allows you to set custom L2B ratio thresholds for each airline.
How it works: You can define up to five alert levels (e.g., Warning at 80%, Severe at User-defined %) and choose monitoring cycles (Daily, Weekly, Monthly) to receive automated email notifications when limits are approached or exceeded.
Why you need it: Prevent API overloads and mitigate the risk of airline partnership suspension by staying informed of traffic spikes before they become critical issues.
2.
Granular Airline Route Control
What it is: A flexible traffic management tool to block specific airline routes across different sales channels for designated periods.
How it works: Easily manage a "Block List" by region, country, or specific airport. You can schedule these controls in advance or terminate ongoing blocks instantly based on real-time needs.
Why you need it: Reduce unnecessary API costs and operational overhead by filtering out low-conversion traffic, allowing your resources to be dedicated to the most profitable routes.
3.
AI-Powered Strategy & Impact Insights
What it is: Comprehensive analytical reports that provide data-backed recommendations for route control.
L2B Strategy Report: Identifies high-traffic/low-conversion channels and recommends specific routes to block.
Impact Analysis Report: Predicts and evaluates the actual results of your route controls, comparing "before and after" metrics for Search, Book, and Revenue impact.
Why you need it: Move beyond guesswork. Use actionable insights to make informed decisions that balance operational stability with sales performance.
4.
Enhanced L2B Dashboard Widgets
What it is: Real-time visual tracking of your L2B health directly on your Albus dashboard.
L2B Alert Card: Instantly see which airlines are exceeding limits and jump directly to the Insights report.
L2B Insights Widget: Track daily L2B trends via interactive line charts for your target airlines.
Why you need it: Maintain full visibility into your traffic health at a glance, enabling immediate response to any operational anomalies.
2026/01/21 Sandbox Release#
Release Notes Details
Current release version
v1.2
Sandbox release date
2026/01/21
Production release date
2026/02/11Optimize your API performance and safeguard airline partnerships with our new L2B(Look-to-Book) Management Suite. Set automated alerts, gain AI-driven routing insights, and take granular control over your sales channels to focus on high-value bookings.
1.
Automated Airline L2B Limit & Alerting
What it is: A proactive monitoring system that allows you to set custom L2B ratio thresholds for each airline.
How it works: You can define up to five alert levels (e.g., Warning at 80%, Severe at User-defined %) and choose monitoring cycles (Daily, Weekly, Monthly) to receive automated email notifications when limits are approached or exceeded.
Why you need it: Prevent API overloads and mitigate the risk of airline partnership suspension by staying informed of traffic spikes before they become critical issues.
2.
Granular Airline Route Control
What it is: A flexible traffic management tool to block specific airline routes across different sales channels for designated periods.
How it works: Easily manage a "Block List" by region, country, or specific airport. You can schedule these controls in advance or terminate ongoing blocks instantly based on real-time needs.
Why you need it: Reduce unnecessary API costs and operational overhead by filtering out low-conversion traffic, allowing your resources to be dedicated to the most profitable routes.
3.
AI-Powered Strategy & Impact Insights
What it is: Comprehensive analytical reports that provide data-backed recommendations for route control.
L2B Strategy Report: Identifies high-traffic/low-conversion channels and recommends specific routes to block.
Impact Analysis Report: Predicts and evaluates the actual results of your route controls, comparing "before and after" metrics for Search, Book, and Revenue impact.
Why you need it: Move beyond guesswork. Use actionable insights to make informed decisions that balance operational stability with sales performance.
4.
Enhanced L2B Dashboard Widgets
What it is: Real-time visual tracking of your L2B health directly on your Albus dashboard.
L2B Alert Card: Instantly see which airlines are exceeding limits and jump directly to the Insights report.
L2B Insights Widget: Track daily L2B trends via interactive line charts for your target airlines.
Why you need it: Maintain full visibility into your traffic health at a glance, enabling immediate response to any operational anomalies.
2025/11/12 Production Release#
Release Notes Details
Current release version
1.1
Production release date
2025/11/12⭐ Sales Branch Management
This release introduces the Sales Branch Management feature to standardize your Account's sales channels.Increased Operational Efficiency: Establish a structured system for accurate channel-specific performance analysis.
Foundation for Precision Analysis: Define the Sales Branches of your assigned Accounts using a standardized ID.
2.
Key Features (Admin Access)
Function: Albus Admin can register, view, modify, and delete Sales Branches belonging to their Account.
Managed Data: Sales Branch ID (Unique Identifier) and Sales Branch Name.
Access Path: Account > Customer Account menu.
Policy: For details on feature logic and usage guidelines, please refer to the official Albus User Guide.
3.
Technical Note (For Integration Teams)
The new Sales Branch ID (saleBranchId) replaces the legacy siteCode for channel identification. For seamless integration, technical teams must reference the PolarHub Sandbox Release Note for Schema Change.
⭐ Airline Timeout Settings
This release introduces the ability to individually configure Airline API Response Timeouts in seconds per Sales Branch.Control Response Speed: Individually set Airline Shopping (AirShopping) API response timeouts in seconds based on the characteristics of each Sales Branch.
Minimize Wait Times: Optimize timeouts to reduce unnecessary waiting due to slow responses, ensuring a stable and fast offer list retrieval.
2.
Key Features (Admin/User Access)
Function: Configure AirShopping timeouts for airlines by Sales Branch within your Account.
Targets: Sales Branch (All or specific), Airline, and AirShopping journey length range.
Value: API response timeout in seconds (3-digit number) for each scope combination.
Timeouts can be segmented based on the Total Travel Duration of the itinerary.
Setting Priority (Applied Logic):
i. Value set for the Specific Sales Channel (Highest priority).
ii. Value set for the Account's All Channels.
iii. Platform Default Setting (Applied automatically if no custom value is entered).
Access Path: Aggregator > Airline Timeout menu
Policy: For details on feature logic and usage guidelines, please refer to the official Albus User Guide.
2025/10/22 Sandbox Release#
Release Notes Details
Current release version
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Sandbox release date
2025/10/22
Production release date
2025/11/12⭐ Airline Timeout Settings
This release introduces the ability to individually configure Airline API Response Timeouts in seconds per Sales Branch.Control Response Speed: Individually set Airline Shopping (AirShopping) API response timeouts in seconds based on the characteristics of each Sales Branch.
Minimize Wait Times: Optimize timeouts to reduce unnecessary waiting due to slow responses, ensuring a stable and fast offer list retrieval.
2.
Key Features (Admin/User Access)
Function: Configure AirShopping timeouts for airlines by Sales Branch within your Account.
Targets: Sales Branch (All or specific), Airline, and AirShopping journey length range.
Value: API response timeout in seconds (3-digit number) for each scope combination.
Timeouts can be segmented based on the Total Travel Duration of the itinerary.
Setting Priority (Applied Logic):
i. Value set for the Specific Sales Channel (Highest priority).
ii. Value set for the Account's All Channels.
iii. Platform Default Setting (Applied automatically if no custom value is entered).
Access Path: Aggregator > Airline Timeout menu
Policy: For details on feature logic and usage guidelines, please refer to the official Albus User Guide.
2025/10/15 Sandbox Release#
Release Notes Details
Current release version
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Sandbox release date
2025/10/15
Production release date
2025/11/12⭐ Sales Branch Management
This release introduces the Sales Branch Management feature to standardize your Account's sales channels.Increased Operational Efficiency: Establish a structured system for accurate channel-specific performance analysis.
Foundation for Precision Analysis: Define the Sales Branches of your assigned Accounts using a standardized ID.
2.
Key Features (Admin Access)
Function: Albus Admin can register, view, modify, and delete Sales Branches belonging to their Account.
Managed Data: Sales Branch ID (Unique Identifier) and Sales Branch Name.
Access Path: Account > Customer Account menu.
Policy: For details on feature logic and usage guidelines, please refer to the official Albus User Guide.
3.
Technical Note (For Integration Teams)
The new Sales Branch ID (saleBranchId) replaces the legacy siteCode for channel identification. For seamless integration, technical teams must reference the PolarHub Sandbox Release Note for Schema Change.
⭐ Airline Timeout Settings
Next week, we will introduce the ability to individually configure Airline API Response Timeouts in seconds per Sales Branch. This feature allows you to control the search response environment based on the specific needs of each channel, minimizing unnecessary delays and ensuring stable offer retrieval.1.
Key Features (Admin/User Access)
Function: Configure AirShopping timeouts for airlines by Sales Branch within your Account.
Targets: Sales Branch (All or specific), Airline, and AirShopping journey length range.
Value: API response timeout in seconds (3-digit number) for each scope combination.
Detailed access and usage information will be provided in the release note next week.
2025/08/27 Production Release#
Release Notes Details
Current release version
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Production release date
2025/08/27⭐ Account Information Management
1.
Account Information Management
Albus Admin users can view and edit the company details and subscription information of their affiliated travel agency.Company details: Company name, IATA number, primary contact, POS info, company address, etc.
Subscription info: Current subscription status and monthly usage.
Albus Admin users can view their travel agency’s monthly invoice.Monthly invoice: Issued on the 2nd of every month, based on contract unit price and the previous month’s usage.
2.
Albus Admin users can manage the list of affiliated users
User roles: Albus Admin, Albus User, Luna Admin.
Management functions: View list, create new users, reset login passwords, update and delete user info.
⭐ Shopping Console Control
Users can manage the list of permitted O/D routes for their agency, per airline.
Default: No individually registered routes → HaloSync default O/D list is applied.
Once registered, only the specified routes are available.EK airline set to Korea ↔ Middle East only → ICN–DXB allowed / ICN–LHR blocked.
EK airline set to DXB–LHR (ON) and Middle East–Europe (OFF) → DXB–LHR allowed / DXB–MAD blocked.
Conditions: Target airline, target route, sales period (based on shopping date, not departure date).
Supported discount category: Promotion Fare (others planned).
If PromotionCriteria is included in AirShoppingRQ, it overrides Albus settings.
⭐ System & Operations Monitoring
Agencies can view aggregated search, booking, and ticketing statistics per airline.Search: Count of AirShopping requests.
Reservation: Count of OrderCreate requests.
L2B ratio*: Ratio of Search to Reservation.
Ticket: E-ticket issuances (instant & deferred).
Ancillary: EMDA issuances (instant & deferred).
Modified at 2026-02-09 07:43:06
