Choosing the best Connectivity provider for you
Premier providers
Connectivity partners make it easier for properties to offer rooms and units through different online travel agencies (OTAs) such as Booking.com. We work with more than 600 partners who help properties automate pricing and availability without having to use different OTAs’ extranets. They do this by offering a centralised point for controlling rooms, reservations and channels.
These partners also offer other kinds of products. These range from property management systems and booking engines to website builders and revenue managers. Some providers also offer solutions that cater to the specific distribution models of certain property types.
To help you choose one that will best meet your needs, we identify the top-performing providers through our Connectivity Partner Programme. These are our Premier partners. In order to become one, partners must earn a certain amount of points in the programme. Partners can earn points in many different ways:
- They need to have a fair amount of properties in their portfolio generating a decent amount of business. This is so we can verify the effectiveness of their Connectivity solution based on our properties’ experiences. In general, the more properties/business generated, the more points can be earned.
- They need to implement a certain number of Booking.com features. This is so we can be sure that properties will have access to as many as possible when using the Connectivity partner’s interface instead of our extranet. These features allow properties to set up promotions, manage their content, photos, rooms and rates, report invalid credit cards and much more. Again, the more features implemented, the more potential points can be earned.
- They need to develop a quality connection with Booking.com so properties can have a reliable and bug-free user-experience.
- They need to be closely engaged with our platform so they are able to advise properties on having a seamless onboarding experience and optimising their performance on our platform.
Premier partners are our recommended providers. You can identify them on our platform with this badge:
We also have Premier partners that cater specifically to vacation rental properties. We specifically recommend some of them for property management companies managing more than four units and looking to streamline onboarding new properties. You can identify them with this badge:
Others are best for hosts managing less than four units and keen on an affordable and tailored product. You can identify them with this badge:
To see where our 2020 Premier Connectivity Partners are based, click on the region that you’re interested in. Some partners operate in more than one location. The partners in each region are categorised as either mostly focused on hotels or vacation rentals.
North America
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Vacation Rentals |
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VR Property Management Companies |
Both Hotels and Vacation Rentals |
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Latin America
Both Hotels and Vacation Rentals |
Vacation Rentals |
VR Property Management Companies |
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Asia
Hotels |
Vacation Rentals |
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Both Hotels and Vacation Rentals |
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Oceania
Hotels |
Vacation Rentals |
Both Hotels and Vacation Rentals |
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Western Europe
Hotels |
Vacation Rentals |
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Both Hotels and Vacation Rentals |
VR Property Management Companies |
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Eastern Europe
Vacation Rentals |
Both Hotels and Vacation Rentals |
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VR Property Management Companies |
Hotels |
Middle East
Hotels |
Both Hotels and Vacation Rentals |
Africa
Hotels |
Vacation Rentals |