{"id":45,"date":"2021-01-06T12:48:58","date_gmt":"2021-01-06T12:48:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/makcorps.com\/blog\/?p=45"},"modified":"2024-12-20T12:32:28","modified_gmt":"2024-12-20T12:32:28","slug":"hotel-aggregator-api","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.makcorps.com\/blog\/hotel-aggregator-api\/","title":{"rendered":"Hotel Aggregator API: An Ultimate Guide For Hotel Industry Professionals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Attention, developers and hotel industry professionals! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There&#8217;s a game-changing tool in the world of hotel bookings that you need to know about: Hotel Aggregator API. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this post, we&#8217;re diving deep into everything you need to understand about this powerful resource that&#8217;s transforming the way accommodations are managed and booked. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, prepare to level up your business as we explore the ins and outs of the Hotel Aggregator API!<br><br>Let&#8217;s start with what exactly is Hotel Aggregator API.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_76 ez-toc-wrap-center counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #e29a12;color:#e29a12\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #e29a12;color:#e29a12\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.makcorps.com\/blog\/hotel-aggregator-api\/#What_is_Hotel_Aggregator_API\" >What is Hotel Aggregator API?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.makcorps.com\/blog\/hotel-aggregator-api\/#Why_Should_Hotels_Invest_In_a_Hotel_Aggregator_API\" >Why Should Hotels Invest In a Hotel Aggregator API?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.makcorps.com\/blog\/hotel-aggregator-api\/#1_Mapping\" >1. Mapping<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.makcorps.com\/blog\/hotel-aggregator-api\/#2_Pricing\" >2. Pricing<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.makcorps.com\/blog\/hotel-aggregator-api\/#3_Wholesale_Markup_Commissions_Fees\" >3. Wholesale Markup, Commissions &amp; Fees<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.makcorps.com\/blog\/hotel-aggregator-api\/#Final_Words\" >Final Words<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"b2a5\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_Hotel_Aggregator_API\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#e39a13\" class=\"has-inline-color\">What is Hotel Aggregator API?<\/mark><\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>A Hotel Aggregator API is a powerful tool that streamlines the process of gathering information from multiple sources in the hospitality sector. By consolidating data on pricing,  availablity, reviews, address and more, it provides businesses with a comprehensive view of the hotel landscape.<\/p><cite><strong>WHAT IS HOTEL aGGREAGTOR API<\/strong><\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You can think of it as a one-stop shop for hotel information where you can find everything you need, from pricing and availability to reviews and photos, all in one place. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That&#8217;s what a Hotel Aggregator API does! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s a powerful tool that gathers data from multiple sources, like online travel agencies and hotel websites, and organizes it into a comprehensive and easily accessible format. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/miro.medium.com\/max\/250\/1*fPP8oUimn-BXamDBUoYNrw.png\" alt=\"Image for post\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">hotel aggregator API<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"711c\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_Should_Hotels_Invest_In_a_Hotel_Aggregator_API\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#e39a13\" class=\"has-inline-color\">Why Should Hotels Invest In a Hotel Aggregator API?<\/mark><\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"472e\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">A hotel aggregator can perform a number of tasks that make selling hotel rooms easier and more profitable. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"472e\">When doing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.makcorps.com\/blog\/hotel-competitor-analysis\/\">hotel competitor analysis<\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\">, the following features are important to consider. <\/span> <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#000000\" class=\"has-inline-color\">These points will also give you insight<\/mark>s into how you can use hotel aggregator&#8217;s APIs to increase your revenue. <br><br>The fun fact is, you don&#8217;t have to stick with the one hotel aggregator API, you can choose different <a href=\"https:\/\/www.makcorps.com\/blog\/hotel-api-provider-companies\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"738\">hotel API providers<\/a> according to the different data requirements.<br><br>So, let&#8217;s check out the uses of hotel aggregator API.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/makcorps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/uses-of-hotel-aggregator-API.jpg\" alt=\"Uses of hotel aggregator api | what does a hotel aggregator API do?\" class=\"wp-image-262\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.makcorps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/uses-of-hotel-aggregator-API.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.makcorps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/uses-of-hotel-aggregator-API-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.makcorps.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/uses-of-hotel-aggregator-API-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"1284\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Mapping\"><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">1. Mapping<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"735f\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">One of the primary functions of a hotel aggregator is&nbsp;mapping&nbsp;hotels and their room options. Mapping is the process of matching each supplier\u2019s hotel content to the right hotel location and choosing which content to display to the end user.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"735f\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.makcorps.com\/blog\/what-is-hotel-mapping\/\">Hotel mapping<\/a> is extremely crucial for hotels, not doing mapping and poor mapping can make things worse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"a020\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">A mapping exists because each supplier\u2019s information (pictures, descriptions, contact information, etc.) on a given hotel is slightly different than the information provided by other suppliers. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"a020\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Each supplier takes their own pictures of the hotel, its rooms, and its amenities, and each supplier wrote their own description of the hotel. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"a020\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">They can even have differences in the addresses \u2014 one supplier may have spelled out \u201cStreet\u201d or \u201cAvenue\u201d while another supplier may have abbreviated those words. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"a020\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Mapping is the process of merging these differences and picking the best representation of the hotel data, pictures, and amenities to show to the end customer.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;re interested in discovering the most effective hotel mapping tools, head over to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.altexsoft.com\/blog\/cloud\/hotel-mapping-tools-how-giata-gimmonix-databindr-and-other-solutions-work\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">this blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"04e3\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Pricing\"><\/span>2. <strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Pricing<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"6f05\">For better <a href=\"https:\/\/www.makcorps.com\/blog\/hotel-revenue-management-strategies\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"1330\">hotel revenue management<\/a> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">hotel aggregators should manage complicated pricing rules that exist in the hotel retail industry.<\/span> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"c286\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">For example, a Supplier provides hotel rooms from a particular hotel at $100 per night, while Supplier B provides hotel rooms from the same hotel at $110 per night. The cheapest inventory is from Supplier A, so rooms from Supplier A will be shown in search results in the hotel booking engine. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"c286\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">However, if Supplier B will give a $20 discount on rooms at that hotel after 100 rooms have been sold, then it might be beneficial to sell Supplier B\u2019s rooms for a different price upfront and recoup losses on sales over 100 rooms.<\/span> This way hoteliers can create their hotel pricing strategy to take their revenue to new heights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"c286\">If you&#8217;re looking for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.makcorps.com\/blog\/hotel-pricing-monitoring-definition-importance-how-to-do\/\">hotel pricing monitoring <\/a>tool that offers your guest the most beneficial price that no other hotels in your area can provide.  You must give a try to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.makcorps.com\/\">Makcorps Hotel Pricing API<\/a> <br><br>Curious? how can you use MakCorps hotel Aggregator API? Watch the video to find out:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How to Use a Hotel Price Comparison API for Your Travel Product | MakCorps Tutorial\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xVdIKoL6V-E?start=1&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>How to use Makcorps API to monitor hotel prices<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-1 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/share.hsforms.com\/1A-iwjye2SwWRv4VHhQbBqg439wf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Contact Us To Get MakCorps API<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"c3cf\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Wholesale_Markup_Commissions_Fees\"><\/span>3. <strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Wholesale Markup, Commissions &amp; Fees<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"a298\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In addition to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.makcorps.com\/blog\/yield-management-for-hotels-benefits-and-strategies\/\">calculating hotel pricing for yield management<\/a>, hoteliers also need to calculate any wholesale markup, commissions, and fees on each sale. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"a298\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Markup, commissions, and fees can vary depending on the retailer\u2019s business plan and can change over time so that information needs to be customizable. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"a298\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">A hotel aggregator must be able to calculate this information using variable inputs and complex rules.<\/span> In order to receive greater profit, hoteliers must know <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trekksoft.com\/en\/blog\/how-much-commission-should-you-pay-for-distribution\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">how much commission should they pay to distribution channels<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Final_Words\"><\/span>Final Words<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In summary, the Hotel Aggregator API is a game-changing tool that hoteliers should not miss out on. It streamlines mapping, pricing, and data consolidation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By integrating a Hotel Aggregator API, you&#8217;ll enhance customer experience, optimize revenue management, and stay ahead of the competition. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Don&#8217;t wait, embrace the benefits of Hotel Aggregator API Today!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><br><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Attention, developers and hotel industry professionals! There&#8217;s a game-changing tool in the world of hotel bookings that you need to know about: Hotel Aggregator API. In this post, we&#8217;re diving deep into everything you need to understand about this powerful resource that&#8217;s transforming the way accommodations are managed and booked. 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