2026/06/23 Production Release#
Release Notes Details
Current release version
v1.4
Production release date
2026/06/23Albus v1.4 — manage your subscription yourself.The redesigned Customer Account Details workspace and the new self-service Account Billing area let you review your usage, contract, and invoices — and keep your account details up to date — without waiting on an operator.Sign in, open Customer Account Details for the new Billing Info tab, then visit Account Billing to review your invoices.
1.
A Redesigned Customer Account Details Workspace
Three-Tab Layout : Your account is organized into Account Info, Billing Info, and Operations tabs, and you land directly on your own account — no extra navigation to get there.
Account Status at a Glance : A status banner at the top of the page surfaces account-level alerts — such as a detected service restriction or your billing type — so you catch important conditions before they affect your operations.
2.
Keep Your Business & Operational Details Up to Date
Business Profile : Edit your company and primary contact details — Company Name, contact name, email and phone, organization and business type, company size, and Homepage — and save them inline.
Operational Settings : Set your point-of-sale country, city, and currency, plus your timezone and date format, so the rest of Albus reflects how your agency actually operates.
3.
Your Usage & Billing at a Glance
Usage This Month : Track your current-month usage through summary cards, a progress bar, and a billing breakdown table (Item / Unit Price / Quantity / Balance) tailored to your contract type — no surprises at billing time.
Active Pricing Contract : Review your current contract period, plan, usage policy, and status at a glance.
Billing Profile : If you are billed by invoice, manage the billing details that appear on your invoice (Bill To name, Tax ID, and billing address). If you are billed through AWS Marketplace, your AWS identifiers are shown for reference.
4.
Self-Service Account Billing
Account Billing List : Browse your sent, overdue, and paid invoices, filter by period and status, and see summary totals for invoiced, outstanding, and overdue amounts — then export the list to Excel in one click.
Account Billing Detail : Open any invoice to review its amount summary (Subtotal, Adjustment, Total Amount, Overdue Fee, and Amount Due), the billed pricing items with calculation details, and a daily usage report.
Commercial Invoice & Download : Open a formatted commercial invoice for any invoice and download it as an Excel file — ready for your records or your finance team.
Invoice History : A History view shows the full audit trail of each invoice — when it was created, sent, marked overdue, charged a fee, adjusted, or paid — so the numbers always add up.
Consistent Status Labels : Invoices now follow clear statuses — Invoice Sent, Overdue, and Paid — and the identifier is labeled Invoice Number throughout, making every invoice easy to track.
2026/06/10 Sandbox Release#
Release Notes Details
Current release version
v1.4
Sandbox release date
2026/06/10
Production release date
2026/06/23Albus v1.4 — manage your subscription yourself.The redesigned Customer Account Details workspace and the new self-service Account Billing area let you review your usage, contract, and invoices — and keep your account details up to date — without waiting on an operator.Sign in, open Customer Account Details for the new Billing Info tab, then visit Account Billing to review your invoices.
1.
A Redesigned Customer Account Details Workspace
Three-Tab Layout : Your account is organized into Account Info, Billing Info, and Operations tabs, and you land directly on your own account — no extra navigation to get there.
Account Status at a Glance : A status banner at the top of the page surfaces account-level alerts — such as a detected service restriction or your billing type — so you catch important conditions before they affect your operations.
2.
Keep Your Business & Operational Details Up to Date
Business Profile : Edit your company and primary contact details — Company Name, contact name, email and phone, organization and business type, company size, and Homepage — and save them inline.
Operational Settings : Set your point-of-sale country, city, and currency, plus your timezone and date format, so the rest of Albus reflects how your agency actually operates.
3.
Your Usage & Billing at a Glance
Usage This Month : Track your current-month usage through summary cards, a progress bar, and a billing breakdown table (Item / Unit Price / Quantity / Balance) tailored to your contract type — no surprises at billing time.
Active Pricing Contract : Review your current contract period, plan, usage policy, and status at a glance.
Billing Profile : If you are billed by invoice, manage the billing details that appear on your invoice (Bill To name, Tax ID, and billing address). If you are billed through AWS Marketplace, your AWS identifiers are shown for reference.
4.
Self-Service Account Billing
Account Billing List : Browse your sent, overdue, and paid invoices, filter by period and status, and see summary totals for invoiced, outstanding, and overdue amounts — then export the list to Excel in one click.
Account Billing Detail : Open any invoice to review its amount summary (Subtotal, Adjustment, Total Amount, Overdue Fee, and Amount Due), the billed pricing items with calculation details, and a daily usage report.
Commercial Invoice & Download : Open a formatted commercial invoice for any invoice and download it as an Excel file — ready for your records or your finance team.
Invoice History : A History view shows the full audit trail of each invoice — when it was created, sent, marked overdue, charged a fee, adjusted, or paid — so the numbers always add up.
Consistent Status Labels : Invoices now follow clear statuses — Invoice Sent, Overdue, and Paid — and the identifier is labeled Invoice Number throughout, making every invoice easy to track.
2026/04/22 Sandbox Release#
Release Notes Details
Current release version
v1.3
Sandbox release date
2026/04/22
Production release date
2026/05/131.
Seamless Sign-up Experience
Public Website Sign-up : New customers can now easily initiate their registration through the dedicated sign-up portal on our public website.
Smart Default Configuration & CustomizationTo minimize initial complexity, non-essential administrative fields (such as currency formats, and default operational policies) are automatically populated with standard system values during sign-up.
Action Required : Once your account is activated, please sign in to Albus and visit the 'Customer Account' menu. It is highly recommended to review and customize these default values to ensure they align with your agency's specific operational requirements.
Secure Session Management : Your registration data is protected throughout the entire process via advanced token-based session security.
2.
Enhanced Account & Boarding Management
Onboarding Progress Visibility : We ensure full transparency from the moment your sign-up request is submitted until your account is fully activated and ready for use.
Automated Luna Admin Provisioning: To improve security and operational efficiency, manual creation of Luna Admin users within Albus is no longer supported. Instead, the primary Luna Admin for a new tenant will now be automatically invited during the tenant provisioning phase. This ensures your first administrator has immediate access as soon as the environment is ready.
Self-Service Termination Requests: For agencies that need to close their account, Albus Admins now have the autonomy to request service termination (Off-boarding) directly through the account management interface.
3.
Real-time Email Notifications
Registration Receipt: An immediate confirmation email is sent once you successfully submit your sign-up request.
Account Activation: You will receive an instant notification when your account has been reviewed and activated for full service.
Off-boarding Guidance: Detailed status updates are sent regarding your service termination requests, including approval or denial notifications and final exit instructions.
The following features are currently under development and will be released in future updates:AWS Marketplace Integration: Future support for direct linkage between AWS Marketplace subscriptions and Albus account registration for a unified billing experience.
Subscription-Linked Off-boarding: Automated synchronization between third-party marketplace cancellations and Albus service termination.
User Profile Management: Advanced personal settings and profile customization options for all Albus Users.
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
--
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 2026-06-22 04:07:50
