Friday, July 8, 2016

What is GDS System?


Global Distribution System and is an online system which have large network to delivers inventory and rates for hotels to travel agents and B2C web sites. GDS used for AIR, BUS and other travel segments. 

The GDS is made up of data that is collected by Galileo, Amadeus, Sabre, Worldspan and Pegasus. GDS never maintain any type of inventory and rates in our system all inventory and rates loaded by hotels.

GDS only pass through all things to end users. It’s also called automated reservation system (ARS) or computerized reservation system (CRS).

GDS



Thursday, July 7, 2016

Top Hotel Supplier Resource

Top Best Hotel Supplier Resource For Hotel API Integration

AC Tours

AIC Travel

Abreu


AcademService


Amadeus



Evecon

Sabre

     

Touring

Tourlines



Travco


Travalco


Travelboutique


Travelcube

American Executive 

   

Albatravel

 

Alltour


           

Alpha Tours


AmericanExecutive


Americantours International


Asia Experience

              

Saturday, July 2, 2016

What are the hotel meal plans?

There are many meal plans in hotel world, every plan have their conditions and important things. It is necessary for every customer to know about meal plans if they are planning for long weekend.


Meal is very important part of travelling and your holidays plan. It’s also affected your financial estimate for tour plan.



All- Inclusive Plan (AI):

All inclusive plans differ from resort to resort inclusive plan means covers all meals. Included all types of drink with alcohol.

American Plan (AP):

American plan means breakfast, lunch, and dinner are included with the price of reservation. Drinks and snacks are not included in American plan. It’s also referred as Full Pension or Full Board Plan.

Modified American Plan (MAP):

The Modified American Plan (MAP) includes breakfast and either lunch or dinner. It’s also referred as Half Pension or Half Board Plan.

Continental Plan (CP):

Continental Plan breakfast is included with the room. In Continental breakfast usually coffee, Tea, juice and cold food items (baked goods, cold cuts, cheese).

Bed & Breakfast Plan (BB):

The BB Plan includes breakfast with same reservation rates.

European Plan (EP):

In European plan does not include any meals. The advantage of the European plan is that customer has more options to try a variety of hotel.

Full Board Plan:

Full Board plan means breakfast, lunch, and dinner are included with the price of reservation. Drinks and snacks are not included in Full Board plan. 

Half Board Plan:

The Half Board Plan includes breakfast and either lunch or dinner.

Family American Plan (FA): 
  
This plan offers free or discounted meals for children.

Family Plan (FP):

This Plan offers discounted meals for children.

Thursday, June 30, 2016

Hotel Booking Cancellation Policy

A hotel booking cancellation policy can depend on several factors, such as the rate of the booking and the date of check-in.

No Shows Policy:

If customers do not cancel confirm reservation and do not show up, in this case credit card will be charged for the full amount of all reserved nights plus applicable taxes. That means hotel not refund any amount to customer in this case, it’s called no shows policy.

Cancellation Policy:

If customer booked hotel room and he want to cancel  due to some region in this case hotel define some cancellation rule for customer .It may be customer cancel hotel with 20 days  hotel will refund 50% booking amount to customer. Some cases 1 night change deducts from booking amount.

Amendments Policy:

Amendments made after 12 noon, 24hrs prior to the check-in date: One night’s room rate will be charged to the guest’s credit card used to guarantee the reservation. That means customer want to amendments in current booking in this case all update chargeable to customer.

Under Cancellation/Non Refundable Policy:

In this case customer cancels any booked/confirmed hotel room he will not get any amount of booking any type of circumstances. This policy generally applicable to prepaid reservations.

Monday, June 6, 2016

Hotel Supplier Resource Part-III

The Content API provides developers details of the hotels available in the Booking API. The API gives users access to detailed information about different hotels available in the database. Below are  all travel agency which provides a global hotel database for B2B partners.


ASTRAL_HOLIDAYS
CLEV
CHRI
DYNA
BTM
YB2C
INTRATURKEY
VOT
XTOC
KUONI
GOWAII
KOEDIA
TCUK
INTERTOURS
MTS_CITY_BREAKS
CBM
BUC
XLNL
LOGITRAVEL
WAVERUNNER
ATLAS_ADRIATICA
CMD
TISC
SIDE_TOURS
MANT
LATEROOMS
AIC_TRAVELGROUP
THETRAVELLER
SLR
OTTILA
MERCURY_DIRECT
OLI
MON
HHT
REBA5
HOTELSTON
XJAHN
ITT
KB2C
HOTELS_ONLINE
OGO
AV
WELCOMEBEDS
IFF
DESTINOLOGY
GULE
SUM
LMX
XBU
5VFCH
TRISEPT_SOLUTIONS
GRAW
ST
XPUR
HILTON
ITSB
TRAVCO
MWR
XBIG
MDW
AIR
BU
LB2C
HOTELDO
ITALCAMEL2
HOCL
UNI
ATIG
ROOMSXML
RHOM
MPI
EMVIAGEM_DMC
XARG
INFINITY
XOGE
PVCP
XFD
RESTEL
NECC
ABREU_ONLINE
YHUC
PEGS
TUID
SIMPLYTRAVEL
ULT
VTO
XETI
HUC
ADONIS
JT
VENERE
XLID
AME
ITSC
ASA_LONDON
ETI
NH_HOTELS
SNOW
TRUSTYOU
EUROPLAYAS
TUIS
YFDE
MAYFLOWER
FTIV
TOCC
XFLY
NER
BCH
GIMMONIX
DTA
TRENDOPERADORA
REBA
OES
BICO_KOREA
DAYDREAMS
HOTELBEDS
ROBERTARRIGO
NEC
ABBEYTOURS_IRELAND
FLYD
CLICKONLINE
WHL
ONHOTELS
WTA
FTI
XTVR
OSTROVOK
FLT
TEAMAMERICA
ANIXE_AER
ICEPORTAL
GT
PSAF
PEP
REIS
ORCHESTRA
QANTAS_HOLIDAYS
FOX
GETAROOM
SR
XLAT
RIVA
WHO
MIS
MET
TORC
METGLOBAL2
EXPE
AMERICANTOURS
IBEROSTAR
SPRI
QUANTUMRESERVATION
ATIS
INT
XCR
FER
ITALCAMEL

Hotel Supplier Resource Part-II

ADAC
CKF
LUX
TERR
ALPHAROOMS
NERC
XNER
TROL
AWT
EXPEDIA_EAN
ASIANFAMOUSTOURS_SG
5VF
ATID
INSURTRAVEL
PAXIMUM
MEDHOTELS
SUNHOTELS
TJAX
RTS
TRAVTRAVEL
AMADEUS_HRS_INTERN
ITS
IATI
BINOLI
ZOOM
TRN
AEOLOS
VAKANTIESONLINE
VIBE.TRAVEL
SABRE_TN
LTUR
APOLLO
BOOKING.COM
SERHS
RKI
DIANATRAVEL
VOY
LOTSOFHOTELS
XTOR
GUESTINCOMING
ASI
REBA3
FOR
IRISH_WELCOME_TOURS
LOW
FIT
MAX
GOGLOBAL
TOR
OGE
GSR
MLA
AGODA
XDOM
XLOW
NEVERTOOMUCH
EHT
XLCH
WOL
KOZ
ECC
OASI
LASTMINUTE
CTNTOURS
EURO
XNEC
HERM
HG
TREX
ORBITZ
ITSX
1AV
ULTRANET
MEDPLAYA
GATEWAY
OLYMPIAVIAGGI
FLEX
TOURICO
GRUB
REBA8
HP
EASYTOBOOK
SMILO
NTI
ACT
HOTEL.COM
ALBATRAVEL
TJAE
ASIANTRAILS
DES
TSS
ALD
STOH
AMAJ
OTS
MIKITRAVEL
HOTEISNET
XTJS
XTUI
HOOJOOZAT

Hotel Supplier Resource Part-I

The Content API provides developers details of the hotels available in the Booking API. The API gives users access to detailed information about different hotels available in the database. Below are  all travel agency which provides a global hotel database for B2B partners.


SUPPLIER NAME
OKTOGO
KUON
AVRATOURS
GTA2
EUROTOURS
GEKKO_TELDAR
SWITZERLAND_TRAVEL_CENTER
BXCH
HOTETEC
TRAVELBOUTIQUEONLINE
TVR
UNT
TRIPADVISOR
ZOOVER
LOWCOSTBEDS
FIS
ACCOR
VIAJESOLYMPIA
ALTURADESTINATIONSERVICES
AMADEUS
JAHN
HOT
INTEROPA
ATK
GT01
HOTEL.DE
STGLOBE
GTA
SOL
BARCELO
AMAJO
METGLOBAL
ONE
SKOOSH
TCALL
LOWCOSTHOTELS
RSI_INTERNATIONAL
OFT
FRAN
EXPEDIA_ID
A2B_RESORTHOPPA
BONOTEL
JACTRAVEL
PRIM
HEL
DER
TOURDIEZ
LHHT
WOW
MPR
SAT
XTUE
REBA1
CDE
FLIGHTCENTREAUSTRALIA
EDS
ALL
YOUTRAVEL
HOHO
ETO
HTH
ETIS
FTIS
TOC
EC_TRAVEL
SUPERBREAK
TUISP
AOT
BM
ATHENSEXPRESS
MANT1
BIG
JUMBO
ER
GEKKO_INFINITE
EXCLUSIVELYHOTELS
XB2C
TOMAS
HRS
BYE
INSOURCEASIA
DAF
MED
SIT
JONVIEW
OZON
VIAJESURBIS
RS
XTROR
TRANSHOTEL
VGL
REBA6
PHX
XPOD
COSMOSHOLIDAYS
DOTW
VFMLEONARDO
GAL
SUNH

Tuesday, May 31, 2016

What is API?

What is API?

An Application Program Interface (API) is code that allows two software programs to communicate with each other.

Application: An application is designed to perform a specific function directly for the user like smart phone game, tool etc.

Program: Programming is how engineers create all the software that makes our lives so much easier.

Interface: An interface is a common boundary shared by two applications or programs that allow both to communicate with one another.

                                   



Where it is used?

An example, you are buying an item in on-line through your credit card. You will provide credit card details and submit your information. It will tell you whether your information is correct or not. To provide these results, there is lot of things in the back end.
The application will send your credit card details to a remote application which will validate your information and send the result back your application. In this process you are using API.
I think hope it helps for the beginners who doesn't understand what API is.