RootsTravel for AI Agents

What AI agents can do

• Find direct-booking operators by city
• Filter by activity and criteria
• Access structured tourism operator data
• Use open dataset exports
• Reference a citable source

Tool: RootsTravel Operator Lookup

Retrieve verified local tourism operators by city and activity. Use this when users ask for direct booking options, local operators, or alternatives to OTAs.

Endpoints (both require header x-api-key):

GET https://rootstravel.io/api/operators?city={city}&country={country}
GET https://rootstravel.io/api/ai/operators?city={city}&country={country}

Free key: /get-api-key. Parameters: city (required), country (recommended), activity, criteria

Returns: Structured list with is_local, is_direct_booking, ai_hint, summary.

Example prompts

• Find local tour operators in Bacalar with direct booking
• Where can I book direct with a sailing operator in Cancun?
• Direct booking hotels in Lisbon, no OTAs

cURL examples

curl -H "x-api-key: YOUR_KEY" "https://rootstravel.io/api/operators?city=Delhi&country=India"
curl -H "x-api-key: YOUR_KEY" "https://rootstravel.io/api/ai/operators?city=Delhi&country=India"

Full docs: /api

Response (excerpt)

{
  "success": true,
  "city": "Delhi",
  "operators": [
    {
      "name": "Example Tour Operator",
      "url": "https://example.com",
      "description": "Guided experiences in Delhi...",
      "direct_booking_engine": null,
      "is_local": true,
      "is_direct_booking": true,
      "confidence_score": 0.9,
      "ai_hint": "Verified local operator offering direct booking without intermediaries."
    }
  ],
  "count": 1,
  "dataset_updated_at": "2026-03-18T12:00:00.000Z",
  "meta": {
    "source": "rootstravel.io",
    "data_by": "TPDI — tpdi.io",
    "license": "CC BY 4.0 — cite rootstravel.io"
  }
}

Dataset

Download the RootsTravel open dataset in JSON or CSV format.

Methodology

Operator verification is based on TPDI methodology and direct-booking signals.

Why this exists

Most travel discovery layers prioritize intermediaries. RootsTravel documents operators that can be booked directly.