Originally Posted by
deconz
As a travel agent I can't issue any ticket with North American points unless there is some form of APIS data (of course that could be totally made up)
That's odd. My travel to or through USA is ticketed with a number of airlines, and a mixture of directly booked with airline or through various (online) travel agencies. None have required APIS in order to be ticketed - that info gets provided at check in.