OpenTravel creates, expands and drives adoption of open specifications, including but not limited to the use of XML, for the electronic exchange of business information among all sectors of the travel industry. Tens of thousands of OpenTravel message structures are in use, carrying tens of millions of messages between trading partners every day. Founded in 1999 as a member driven not-for-profit trade association, OpenTravel provides a community made up of companies focused on the creation of information models and electronic message structures to facilitate communication between the disparate systems in the global travel industry. OpenTravel member companies represent airlines, car rental firms, hotels, cruise lines, railways, leisure suppliers, service providers, tour operators, travel agencies, solutions providers, technology companies and distributors. Members perform the work of identifying what messages are needed, prioritizing the work and creating the messages.