Travelsoft announces the acquisition of Afidium by Orchestra, strengthening product synergies for French travel professionals

Travelsoft's French entity Orchestra acquires Afidium, a travel software specialist founded in 2005, to combine distribution and booking capabilities with Afidium's air optimisation and PNR management expertise.

Travelsoft announces the acquisition of Afidium by Orchestra, strengthening product synergies for French travel professionals

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Travelsoft today announces the acquisition of Afidium by Orchestra, its French entity, further strengthening the group’s offering for French Travel professionals and creating new product synergies between Orchestra, Afidium and the wider Travelsoft ecosystem.

Founded in 2005 by David Faveur and Patrick Rajaud, Afidium is a French software company dedicated to tourism professionals. Its solutions help Travel companies improve productivity, automate operational processes, optimise air revenues, manage reservations across multiple sources and reinforce the quality and reliability of travel bookings.

Afidium’s product portfolio includes solutions covering key areas of the Travel value chain including air fare optimisation, PNR quality control, travel quotes, multi-source air, accommodation and other types of services booking, operational search, customer communication and air inventory management.

The acquisition is driven by the complementarity between Orchestra’s distribution and booking platform and Afidium’s expertise in automation, interoperability and PNR management. Together, they will accelerate product development and deliver enhanced capabilities to clients.

For Orchestra clients, this means access to additional tools in air optimisation and automation. Afidium clients will benefit from greater scale and integration within a broader technology ecosystem.

Afidium will maintain continuity of management and service. David Faveur and Patrick Rajaud will continue to lead the company, ensuring stability for clients and preserving close customer relationships. Teams will remain focused on existing clients while benefiting from the resources of Orchestra and Travelsoft.

Christian Sabbagh, Founder and CEO of Travelsoft, comments: “Afidium is a natural fit for Orchestra and Travelsoft. This combination will accelerate innovation and deliver larger scope solutions to our clients.”

David Faveur and Patrick Rajaud, co-founders of Afidium, add: “Joining Travelsoft allows us to scale our products while maintaining the quality, expertise and responsiveness our clients expect.”

The two companies will progressively develop product synergies and shared innovation roadmaps, with a focus on delivering tangible value to clients.

About Afidium

Afidium is a French software company founded in 2005 by David Faveur and Patrick Rajaud. The company develops B2B software solutions for travel professionals, helping tour operators, travel agencies and other tourism players improve productivity, automate operational processes, optimise air revenues and manage reservations across multiple sources.

Afidium’s solutions include FareOpt, FareOpt+, Fare Sentinel, QualityCheck, Watabi, IaQoBo, Sasha and OSMan, covering areas such as air fare optimisation, PNR quality control, tailor-made travel proposals, multi-source booking, operational search, customer communication and air inventory management.

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Travelsoft is a reference Travel technology group founded in Paris in 2000. Its technologies power more than €50B+ in bookings each year for travel players in over 90 countries.