Gondola Award Travel Search

Connect it to your AI

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http gondola https://mcp.gondola.ai/mcp

Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and other apps

Add it as a custom connector with this URL (Streamable HTTP):

https://mcp.gondola.ai/mcp

Cursor, VS Code and other apps (mcp.json)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gondola": {
      "url": "https://mcp.gondola.ai/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Tools it offers

49 tools, as the server itself reported during our check on Oct 31, 2026.

• book_flightBook a prepared flight only after the traveler explicitly confirms the exact current quote, total, currency, and consent version. Use the handoff_id and quote_id returned by prepare_flight_booking and a saved payment_id
• book_hotelBook a hotel room using a rate from get_hotel_rates. Requires guest details and a saved payment method. Use get_payment_methods to find the payment ID. The gondola_rate_id comes from the room rates returned by get_hotel_
• book_hotel_v2Book a hotel room using a rate from get_hotel_rates. Requires guest details and a saved payment method. Use get_payment_methods to find the payment ID. The gondola_rate_id comes from the room rates returned by get_hotel_
• book_vehicleBook a rental vehicle from a search result. Requires a Gondola account and a saved payment method (use get_payment_methods to find the payment ID). The vendor_code, rate_code, acriss_code, and search_id all come from sea
• cancel_flight_bookingPreview flight cancellation first with confirm=false or omitted. Show the returned itinerary cancellation scope and exact terms before asking the traveler to confirm. A void preview means Gondola will first try to void e
• cancel_vehicle_bookingCancel an existing vehicle booking by its Gondola booking ID. Use this when a user wants to cancel a rental they previously booked.
• compare_ratesCompare current canonical cash vs points rates side-by-side for one or more hotels. Use this whenever the user is making a cash-vs-points decision — whether focused on a single hotel ("compare cash and points at Park Hya
• compare_rates_v2Compare current canonical cash vs points rates side-by-side for one or more hotels. Use this whenever the user is making a cash-vs-points decision — whether focused on a single hotel ("compare cash and points at Park Hya
• create_rate_alertCreate a rate alert to monitor a hotel for price drops. The user will be notified by email when the rate drops. Optionally specify dates, or leave them out to monitor any two-night stay.
• credit_card_coverageLook up rental car CDW/LDW (collision damage waiver / loss damage waiver) coverage provided by a credit card. Useful before booking — tells the user whether they can decline the rental company's expensive insurance. Prov
• delete_rate_alertDelete a rate alert to stop monitoring a hotel for price drops.
• diagnose_ratesDiagnose rate availability and per-supplier statuses for a specific hotel. Use this when a power user asks why certain rates aren't showing (e.g. "why is there no AAA rate?" or "is this hotel mapped to Travelport?"). Ret
• get_bookingGet details for a hotel booking made through Gondola, using the Gondola booking ID shown as "Gondola booking" by get_upcoming_trips and get_past_trips. Returns hotel name, dates, room type, rate, status, and cancellation
• get_booking_linkGet a booking link for a hotel on Gondola. Use this when a user wants to book a specific hotel. Returns a URL to the hotel's booking page with dates pre-filled. Pass gondola_rate_id when a specific rate is known so the l
• get_favorite_hotelsGet the hotels the user has saved as favorites in Gondola, newest first. Use this when the user asks about their favorite or saved hotels, or to ground recommendations in places they already like. Returns each hotel's na
• get_flight_bookingGet the current owner-scoped state of a Gondola flight booking, including booking, payment, ticketing, action-required, cancellation, ticket settlement, refund-review, failure, and chronology state. Ticket settlement is
• get_flight_creditsGet the user's active airline flight credits, eCredits, travel funds, vouchers, and travel-bank balances. Returns the airline, remaining usable amount, currency, credit type, and expiration date when known. Use this when
• get_flight_pointsCollect award (miles/points) pricing for a flight search that reported pending_sources. Call this after search_flights when you set points: true and the response came back with pending_sources — those are the loyalty pro
• get_flight_seatsGet current optional seat maps for the exact handoff_id and quote_id returned by prepare_flight_booking. Only approved personal supplier test accounts are currently supported. Before recommending a seat, call get_travele
• get_free_night_creditsGet the user's free night certificates — the award nights earned from credit cards and elite status, such as a Marriott Free Night Award, a World of Hyatt free night, a Hilton free night reward, an IHG reward night, or a
• get_hotel_detailsGet stored property information for a specific hotel: address, chain and brand, property type, star and guest ratings, all-inclusive and adults-only flags, themes, description, check-in and check-out times and instructio
• get_hotel_details_v2Get stored property information for a specific hotel: address, chain and brand, property type, star and guest ratings, all-inclusive and adults-only flags, themes, description, check-in and check-out times and instructio
• get_hotel_ratesGet live room rates for one hotel and stay window. Rooms are grouped by type, and every room type is shown, in full while the response stays within a size budget (at most 50), with every rate each: the cheapest non-refun
• get_hotel_reviewsGet guest reviews for a specific hotel. Use this to help a user understand what other guests thought about a property — common complaints, recurring praise, recent service issues. Returns up to 10 recent reviews with rat
• get_hotel_statsGet pricing percentile context for a specific hotel. Returns where the current rate falls relative to the property's typical pricing (e.g. "this rate is in the 20th percentile — cheaper than 80% of historical observation
• get_loyalty_accountsGet the user's loyalty program memberships and current point balances. Use this to personalize recommendations (e.g. "with 120k Bonvoy points, this Sheraton is a great points redemption") and to suggest portfolio optimiz
• get_multi_night_ratesGet cached, partial rate observations for a hotel over a flexible date range. Use this for seasonality shape and to shortlist candidate check-in dates (e.g. "any week in May"), never to prove a missing date is unavailabl
• get_past_tripsGet the user's past hotel stays and flights. Use this to answer travel-history questions and make recommendations grounded in behavior (e.g. "you loved the Park Hyatt last year", "you've flown United six times this year"
• get_payment_methodsList the user's saved payment methods for booking. Returns saved credit/debit cards with their payment IDs, needed for the book_hotel tool.
• get_promotionsRead the authenticated user's available travel promotions from connected inboxes. Excludes dismissed and expired offers and requires Promotions access. Use with traveler context, loyalty accounts and upcoming trips to id
• get_rate_alertsGet all active rate alerts for the current user. Returns which hotels the user is monitoring for price drops.
• get_similar_hotelsFind hotels similar to a given hotel. Use this for branching exploration after a search (e.g. user likes the Park Hyatt Tokyo but wants a cheaper alternative — find similar properties). Pass destination when the alternat
• get_suggested_searchesGet personalized travel suggestions and trip inspiration for the current user. Returns curated hotel recommendations grounded in the user's preferences, recent searches, popular destinations, and upcoming holidays. Great
• get_suite_upgrade_creditsGet the user's active suite upgrade awards and certificates across loyalty programs. Returns the program, award type, remaining count, and expiration date. Use this whenever the user asks about suite upgrades, Nightly Up
• get_travel_profilesGet the user's saved travel profiles — guest name, email, and phone presets. Each profile has a selectable ID you can pass to book_hotel as travel_profile_id to prefill the guest details, mirroring the website checkout w
• get_traveler_contextGet the user's saved travel context: loyalty programs and elite tiers, home airport, preferred airlines and cabin, preferred hotel chains, typical trip patterns (business vs leisure, budgets, frequent destinations), plus
• get_upcoming_tripsGet the user's upcoming hotel, flight, and rental car reservations. Use this to ground recommendations in real plans (e.g. "your Tokyo trip is May 15-20, want me to find restaurants?"), check upcoming confirmation number
• get_vehicle_bookingGet details for a specific vehicle booking by its Gondola booking ID. Returns vendor, pickup/dropoff locations and times, vehicle class, rate, and status. Use when a user asks about a rental they've already booked (e.g.
• get_vehicle_booking_coverageGet the rental car CDW/LDW coverage that was stored at booking time for a specific vehicle booking. Use this after a booking to remind the user what coverage their card provides on this rental.
• get_vehicle_booking_linkGet a Gondola.ai checkout link for a specific vehicle from search results. Use this when the user wants to reserve a rental car: it returns a booking page URL with the selected vehicle, pickup, and drop-off pre-filled, a

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