travelto

Travelto is a term used in travel planning and data interchange to denote the intended destination of a journey. In software and data models, travelto acts as a semantic label for the destination element in itineraries, bookings, and route calculations. It is not a formal international standard, and its exact structure varies by system.

Representations can include a plain text place name, a city or country, or a structured object containing city, country, region, airport code, or geographic coordinates. Some implementations store travelto as a simple string; others use an object with fields such as city, country, code (IATA/UN/LOCODE), and coordinates. Disambiguation may be required for places with the same name.

Common uses include flight and rail bookings, hotel and activity matching, and mapping or routing services. In APIs, travelto is typically paired with an origin field, date constraints, and preferences to compute itineraries or generate travel recommendations. Localized naming, language, and time zone considerations may affect how travelto is presented and parsed.

Challenges include data quality, ambiguity, and interoperability across systems, as there is no universal schema for travelto. Synonyms (destination, endpoint) and alternative encodings can complicate data exchange. Validation often relies on geocoding services or reference databases such as IATA codes or UN/LOCODE.

See also: destination, itinerary, geocoding, IATA code, UN/LOCODE, routing.