Hi Cho 
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Yes, Travelpayouts looks like a nice option. Rome2Rio doesn&rsquo;t have booking capability. It has search only. 
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If you&rsquo;re fine with affiliate programs, also check Skyscanner, Allmyles, and KIWI. You may also consider Booking.com and Expedia affiliate programs, but they mostly address accommodation booking.

Answer for Best easy to use API option for a travel portal for flight and accommodation? Travelpayouts, Rome2Rio or something else?

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Dear Maryna, 
Thanks a lot for mentioning my company in such a representative list.&nbsp; 
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Founder 
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Best easy to use API option for a travel portal for flight and accommodation? Travelpayouts, Rome2Rio or something else?

I am a developer, i am trying to book a room with payment as well. and I also want to add my own commission on that amount. the commission amount I will charge from the customer. How can I do that can you pls help me! 
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Answer for what are the costs/charges for using hotelbed hotel and booking apis?

Hotelbeds doesn't publicly publish their rates. As their APItude service has multiple sets of APIs and various types data that you can request, the end pricing can be very different depending on your needs.
So, the best option would be to contact Hotelbeds directly and provide them with the list of services that you plan to use.
However, you can <a href="https://developer.hotelbeds.com/getting_started">test the APIs in the sandbox</a> mode prior to opting for some specific services.

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what are the costs/charges for using hotelbed hotel and booking apis?

Klook doesn’t provide APIs for businesses (like OTAs) that distribute tours and attractions. Currently, they suggest a <a href="https://affiliate.klook.com/tools">number of tools</a> within their <a href="https://affiliate.klook.com/home">affiliate program</a>. You can add Klook banners, deep links, and search boxes to your product.
If you’re interested in <a href="https://www.klook.com/partner/">integrating Klook as a merchant</a> and you want to distribute your T&amp;A services on their platform, they suggest API integration on top of the web interface.

Answer for How to integrate Klook API?

How to integrate Klook API?

Orbitz doesn't provide its own API. This OTA is a brand of <a href="https://www.expediagroup.com/">Expedia Group</a>. So, look for a connection with them.
If you’re an OTA, TMC, metasearch, or other travel provider, Expedia has its <a href="https://developer.expediapartnersolutions.com/about/how-it-all-works/">Rapid API</a>. It lets you retrieve hotel data and booking rooms. To get access to Rapid, you first have to <a href="https://expediapartnersolutions.com/become-a-partner">apply for a partnership</a> with Expedia. If they approve you as a partner, you can start testing the API. Here’s their <a href="https://expediapartnersolutions.com/">Expedia Partner Solutions</a> page.
Before going live, you must make sure that you comply with their <a href="https://developer.expediapartnersolutions.com/launch-requirements/">requirements</a>.
If you're a hotel, use <a href="https://expediaconnectivity.com/properties">Expedia Connectivity</a> to hook your property to all Expedia products. Check their <a href="https://expediaconnectivity.com/developer">API documentation</a>. The API manages bookings and sends updates about your property, rates, availability, etc. To become their lodging partner, first, register your property by joining <a href="https://join.expediapartnercentral.com/en/">Expedia Partner Central</a>.

Answer for How to do Orbitz API integration?

How to do Orbitz API integration?

Hi Bhavesh,
It’s almost impossible to give specific - read useful - advice, because of the many unknowns to clarify.
Let me provide some general assumptions though.
First, it doesn’t seem like you need to build a channel manager. A channel manager is a tool that hotels use to effectively manage their bookings. It connects to multiple OTAs and wholesalers. And as soon as a traveler confirms a booking at some OTA, a channel manager reserves a room at a hotel and updates other OTAs that this particular room is no longer available. This way, hotels don’t have to manually update each room status in all OTAs and other platforms that they distribute through.
According to your description, you're considering building a new booking portal. So, in this case, you would act as another channel for hotels that you want to distribute. And there are multiple scenarios.
1) The most straightforward approach is to connect with channel manager software that the hotels in question already use. This way, your customers will be able to book through your portal and a channel manager will update room status across other OTAs. Here are the <a href="https://www.altexsoft.com/blog/engineering/hotel-channel-managers-key-providers-and-how-to-choose-a-channel-manager/">most popular channel manager products</a>. This doesn’t mean though that the hotels you’re interested in use these specific channel managers. Of course, they may have custom channel managers. You should ask hoteliers directly and then contact channel manager providers for their connectivity options.
2) Also, these hotels (or some of them) may not be using channel manager software at all and may manage their channels manually. This means that they use multiple room management panels provided by each OTA they work with. For instance, if someone books a room through Booking.com, they manually update the room availability in Expedia. Or they may be using Booking.com only and have no listings in Expedia.
If this is the case, you may develop a booking portal and a room management panel the way OTAs do. Then you’ll have to persuade hoteliers to use your panel on top of the existing ones.
3) If you know the specific OTAs your hotels use, you may look for affiliate programs that these OTAs suggest and sell using those. Check this one by <a href="https://www.booking.com/affiliate-program/v2/index.html">Booking.com</a>. Large OTAs usually have multiple connectivity options, including white labels, widgets, and APIs.
4) Another approach is to connect with bedbanks and wholesalers like <a href="https://www.hotelbeds.com/home">Hotelbeds</a> if they use those.
5) And finally, if you have a handful of hotels, you may try directly connecting with their internal property management systems. This is not the option if there are hundreds of hotels you want to work with and connecting to each of them would be difficult.
Basically, it all comes down to exactly how the hotels you want to work with distribute their rooms. Hopefully, this provides a jumping-off point to help you decide.

Answer for Build Travel Portal

I've been running a travel business for past 5 years. We are a DMC for a specific destination.
We use multiple software products to manage our inventory of vehicles and hotel rooms.
I am now planning to develop my own portal with self-contracting hotel rooms. The challenge we now face is few hotels are unable to provide us a dedicated slot of rooms and upon investigation they replied us that a lot of rooms are booked through OTA and hence providing dedicated rooms is not possible.
Hence we decided to build a channel manager by ourselves so that we can have live inventory.
Are we going in the right direction or completely lost in technology? Please advise.

Should I build a channel manager (travel portal)?

Revenue management is a set of practices to maximize returns. In terms of the hospitality industry, revenue management entails finding the right clients for the right room and selling it at the right moment. To achieve this complex goal, hoteliers break the problem into four main problem areas:
<ol>
<li>Customer segmentation - understanding the groups of customers, their requirements, price expectations, and booking patterns. For example, business travelers are more likely to book alone, they don’t care much about price, and may resort to last minute bookings. Leisure travelers, on the other hand, are likely to book in advance, be looking for cheaper rooms and may be traveling as a couple and their children.</li>
<li>Demand forecasting - the name is pretty self-explanatory. Hoteliers look at the past demand numbers to predict future demand. E.g. there’s a higher demand for our rooms in July than in October unless there’s a football match in our city.</li>
<li>Yield management - finding the best price that would both allow you to sell all rooms and sell the right rooms at the highest price possible.</li>
<li>Dynamic pricing - a rather advanced technique of regularly changing prices depending on the demand at the moment to sell the room at a higher price. It’s usually solved with machine learning algorithms that consider multiple factors impacting the demand. For instance, we may increase the price if the weather is good and most hotels around look fully booked.</li>
</ol>
These problem areas and their solutions aren’t siloed. You would normally approach them simultaneously to improve gains. So things may get a bit complex and require active investments in IT, channel management (finding the best place to sell rooms), improving and selling ancillaries like food, transportation, or spa, and better managing overbookings (when the same room is booked twice). We’ve explained <a href="https://www.altexsoft.com/blog/business/hotel-revenue-management-solutions-best-practices-revenue-managers-role/">revenue management</a> in more detail in our article, so check it out if you want to learn more.

Answer for What is revenue management in hotels?

What is revenue management in hotels?

There’s no best software for all. It may depend on the type of hotel you run and the kind of property management system you have. There are several market leaders that fit large hotel chains, independent hotels, and even those who have a private home for rent.
The market leaders are SiteMinder and Cloudbeds. Both have large pools of distribution channels, Airbnb connection (not all channel managers have this one) and can integrate with many PMSs.
PMS integration must be the first criteria of choice if you have one. For midsize and large businesses, other essential things would be real-time property updates to avoid overbooking, analytics, and centralized content management to update hotel info across all channels. SiteMinder, Cloudbeds, STAAH, and eZee fit these criteria.
For small property owners and vacation rentals, you may look for Airbnb integration and well… low price. E.g. eZee Centrix and Lodgable look like the cheapest options for properties with 10 rooms. Lodgable is actually free for its main features and caters to vacation rentals.
We have a broad review of the main platforms in our <a href="https://www.altexsoft.com/blog/engineering/hotel-channel-managers-key-providers-and-how-to-choose-a-channel-manager/">article about channel management</a>, so you may check this one as well.

What is the best channel management software?

Check our articles on <a href="https://www.altexsoft.com/blog/travel/hotel-property-management-systems-products-and-features/">top hotel PMS systems</a> as we’ve done a broad research and mentioned the best providers there. Here are our top picks by categories of hotel business: 
Beasty PMSs for hotel chains: Oracle Property Management, 5stelle, Maestro PMS, Clock PMS, IQware. 
For business-oriented hotels with conference and catering: Protel, eZee Absolute, MSI cloud, RoomKey PMS, SkyTouch Hotel OS, StayNTouch. 
For apartments, vacation rentals, and timeshares: Vreasy, Stays PMS, eZee Front Desk, Guest Tracker, innRoad, Hoteliga, Xotelia. 
Small hotels: Little Hotelier, Hotelogix, Amadeus Hotel, Charts Beds, Cloudbeds, WebrezPro, Sirvoy Software, Frontdesk Master, Ikonnect PMS, HotelTime.

Answer for What are the top hotel PMS systems?

What are the top hotel PMS systems?

It depends on what’s you’re looking for. Check our research on the <a href="https://www.altexsoft.com/blog/travel/travel-agency-software-choosing-tools-for-booking-accounting-marketing-and-tour-building/">best travel agency software</a> providers to get a broad view. In short, there are four main software categories that travel agents use. We’ve curated the best representatives within each category: 
Booking and reservation systems with GDS connectivity and payments: Bookinglayer, Lemax, PHPTravels, Dolphin. 
Accounting and invoicing with bank integration: Xero, TravelWorks, OnlineInvoices. 
Tour building tools: Tripcreator, Tourwriter, Orioly. 
Travel-specific CRM systems: Zoho Travel, Agency CRM, LeadSquared, Travel CRM, Kapture Travel CRM.

Answer for What is the best travel agency management software?

I think Lemax is perfect because it has flexibility and scalability, customized tour packaging, reservation Management, quotation management system, payment flexibility. multiple sales channels,multi-currency and multilingual. and in my perspective lemax has got all these qualities in it.

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<a title=" best travel agency management software" href="https://abhworld.info/index.php/abh-trabill">ABH Trabill is one of the best travel agency management software</a>. It has everything to operate back office of a travel agency. By this software you can manage your sales, office expenses, client ledger, vendor ledger, refund system, passport management and many more.
To operate this software you don&rsquo;t need to know the pure accounting system. If anybody has small knowledge about computer operating system, he can easily operate this software.
List of module
Sales or invoice Money receipt Quotation Refund Vendors Accounts/ cashbook Client Passport management Dynamic product add system Office expenses (Head, sub head wise) Report like sales, collection, expenses, profit/loss, daily or monthly financial statement, product ledger, sales person commission, etc. User management like sales, accounts, owner.

Trawex is a Travel Agency Software company and we help travel agents and service providers address complex business challenges by combining industry expertise, software engineering best practices, and an agile delivery model. We reduce the time-to-market for new products and features and improve quality with a cost-efficient approach.&nbsp; 
Trawex offers global business-to-business travel technology solutions and integrated with all major global distribution systems and a board set of solutions that ready to integrate with your travel portal. Trawex platform includes a mobile-enabled platform for travel buyers to shop, price, book and pay for travel. 
Trawex helps our customers to automate their Business Processes and enhance their customer experiences. Trawex Technologies is a world-class organization with a focus on delivering quality services to the travel companies on all continents. So, Trawex is the Best Travel agency software for Travel Agencies.

Answer for Which is the Best Travel Agency Software?

What is the best travel agency management software?

It depends. There’s no single best flight API. Your choice depends on the specific problem you’re trying to solve (e.g. enable flight and fare search, or track flight status with departure and arrival times, or enable flight booking). Generally, there are two basic options: source data from global distribution systems (or GDSs, the major, worldwide flight aggregators) or directly from airlines. In some cases, you can check APIs by tech providers like FlightStats.
If you need the widest airline coverage and you want to implement flight booking, check GDS APIs by <a href="https://beta.developer.sabre.com/home">Sabre</a>, <a href="https://support.travelport.com/webhelp/uapi/uAPI.htm#Introduction.htm%3FTocPath%3D_____1">Travelport</a>, and <a href="https://developers.amadeus.com/self-service">Amadeus</a>. Each of them covers about 400 active airlines. They search for flights and low fares, and do booking and ticketing. The problem with this approach is that some airlines like Lufthansa set surcharges for booking through GDSs because they want to encourage direct booking or direct cooperation with resellers.
So, the option is to integrate and partner directly with each airline you need. That, however, presents an even larger number of problems as there are only about <a href="https://www.iata.org/whatwedo/airline-distribution/ndc/Pages/ndc-airlines.aspx">40 airlines</a> that have standardized XML-based APIs and each of them is slightly different. So, the engineering effort may be enormous. On the bright side, with direct connections, you get the widest ancillary booking support, seat selection, baggage customization options, etc. The most balanced approach to flight search and booking is to combine GDSs with some direct integrations.
If your goal is general info without booking capabilities, you may not need GDS or direct integration. The first place to go for fresh flight fare data is <a href="https://www.atpco.net/products">ATPCO</a>, the main fare distribution provider. The largest pool for timetables, routes, and connections is provided by <a href="http://www.innovata-llc.com/timetables/">Innovata</a>, a travel tech company. Also check <a href="https://developer.flightstats.com/">FlightStats</a> and <a href="https://www.flightradar24.com/business/data-services">Flightradar24</a> for flight and airport details like delay indexes, arrivals and departures, aircraft equipment, airport FIDS, flight status, etc. 
If you need something simple and don’t want to go through raw airline data, you may contact OTAs or metasearch platforms to integrate their APIs. The key provider here is <a href="https://skyscanner.github.io/slate/?_ga=1.104705984.172843296.1446781555">Skyscanner</a>, but also consider <a href="https://hackathon.expedia.com/docs/public/api/">Expedia</a> or <a href="https://docs.kiwi.com/">Kiwi</a>.
For more details, have a look at our <a href="https://www.altexsoft.com/blog/engineering/travel-and-booking-apis-for-online-travel-and-tourism-service-providers/">travel API's articles</a>.

Answer for What is the best flight API to integrate?

I would like to suggest the following:
<ul>
<li>Amadeus</li>
<li>Sabre</li>
<li>Mystifly</li>
<li>TravelFusion</li>
</ul>
Most of the Full service or Low Cost carriers content will be available with these companies.
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Well I think you should try&nbsp;<a href="https://www.flightapi.io/">FlightAPI</a> Which will provide you with 4 different kind of APIs:1) Flight tracking API which tracks any flight around the world in real-time by providing you the height , coordinates, speed &amp; other essential data in JSON format.2) Flight Price Comparison API , which provides flight fares for any type of journey from multiple vendors &amp; airlines.3) Nearby Airport &amp; Airport Schedule&nbsp; API4) Autocomplete API &amp; IATA code APIAlltogether it's&nbsp; a nice API. Do try it's FREE pack.

&nbsp; I would recommend to check HitchHiker&rsquo;s Flight API, because it provides access to all major GDS like Amadeus, Travelport and Sabre. Furthermore it offers direct connections to a great number of low-cost and full-service carriers. &nbsp; Link: <a href="https://www.hitchhiker.net/index.php/our-solutions/#flightapi">https://www.hitchhiker.net/index.php/our-solutions/#flightapi</a> &nbsp;&nbsp;

Ok so from my outlook the best flight APIs to integrate include :-
<ul>
<li>Amadeus</li>
<li>Flightapis</li>
<li>Sabre</li>
<li>Mystifly</li>
<li>TravelPort</li>
<li>TravelFusion</li>
</ul>
These are the 6 Flight APIs which I would suggest .
Hope this answer will be helping you and you all will be liking my answers .

I like using Travelpayouts for API. They provide it for Aviasales and Jetradar. It&rsquo;s a metasearch API so the user searches a bunch of airline offers from your site, but the actual payment is done at the airlines&rsquo; site. Which is a very good thing because I&rsquo;m not be responsible, if there&rsquo;re any problems with the flight. 
The best thing is that it&rsquo;s completely free. The next best thing is that their support team is quick to answer and actually helpful.(Unlike Skyscanner who I&rsquo;ve tried working with.) Also, they work with CPA. If you have quality traffic, than it&rsquo;ll be way more profitable than CPC.

GDS is a worldwide &ldquo;Global Distribution System&rdquo; computerized reservation network used as a single point of access for accommodating airline seats, hotel rooms, rental cars, and other travel related items by travel agents, online reservation sites, and large corporations. 
There are various flight API available in the market like sabre,travelport, Amadeus. it's totally depends upon on your requirment As per my opinon Amadeus GDS is one of the major GDS systems,The Amadeus software GDS integration providers offer you benefits like the control on live inventory, Easy connectivity, Real-time pricing, Automatic content update, Multiple channels for distribution and utilization.

What is the best flight API to integrate?

Hotelbeds Group has a huge market coverage allowing you to distribute accommodations, activities, and transfers in 185 countries. It has a few APIs but all with the same integration process, so we’ll walk you through it.
<ol>
<li><a href="https://developer.hotelbeds.com/login/login?r=https%3A%2F%2Fdeveloper.hotelbeds.com%2Fapps%2Fmykeys&amp;h=445089a12ee8910a187b57c189b1ece0">Register for a test key</a>. This will create an account in Mashery – an API database that powers Hotelbeds and many other APIs in different industries.</li>
<li>After receiving a confirmation email, generate your API key, which will give you access to documentation and the Sandbox. At this stage, you’ll also need to choose at least one Hotelbeds API that you’re planning to choose. There are three: Booking API, Content API, and Cache API. Read a brief explanation <a href="https://www.altexsoft.com/blog/engineering/travel-and-booking-apis-for-online-travel-and-tourism-service-providers/#hotelapis">here</a>.</li>
<li>Be prepared for integration. You will be contacted by a Hotelbeds representative.</li>
</ol>

Answer for What is the process for Hotelbeds API integration for a hotel booking system?

What is the process for Hotelbeds API integration for a hotel booking system?

Sabre is one of three main global distribution systems (GDSs) on the market, along with Amadeus and Travelport. GDS is a database of travel data pulled from various service providers that connect travel agents with hotels, airlines, car rentals, cruises, and railways. What used to be a manual system with each reservation taking up to 3 hours is now a global network. Sabre was the first of such GDSs. Basically, you can’t make the reservation process automatic without connection to this system.
You can use just one GDS – Sabre, for example – or a combination of a few, but if you specialize in only cruises or railways, research which GDS gives you a better shot at covering all providers. As you can see from the image below, Amadeus is an undisputed leader in everything but hotels, and with Sabre you’ll receive an average number of companies, only if you don’t want to cover all the cruises.
<img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-7251" src="https://www.altexsoft.com/media/2018/11/gds-systems.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="331" />

Answer for Why do travel businesses require Sabre integration?

Why do travel businesses require Sabre integration?

The TripAdvisor Content API allows you to display detailed information about accommodations, restaurants, and attractions on your website. Integrating TripAdvisor Content API is fairly easy.
<ol>
<li>Of course, first review the <a href="https://www.tripadvisor.com/developers">display requirements</a> because it should be approved before the launch on your website.</li>
<li>Submit an <a href="https://www.tripadvisor.com/APIAccessSupport">application form</a>. Note, that access to the API is limited and it may take a while to receive a confirmation or rejection email.</li>
<li>In the last section, you’ll have to describe how the API will be displayed, which is where you need to know the requirements from the step one.</li>
</ol>

Answer for What is the process for TripAdvisor API integration?

What is the process for TripAdvisor API integration?

Galileo is one of three GDSs along with Apollo and Worldspan that comprise Travelport GDS. Travelport has a pretty straightforward workflow to get started with product.
<ol>
<li>Request trial access to Galileo APIs and <a href="https://developer.travelport.com/app/developer-network/request-formpage">submit a form</a> on Travelport’s website. There, you’ll have to choose your preferred GDS from the three (Galileo in your case). This is free, and you will receive a key to Galileo in a few minutes. Here’s a <a href="https://support.travelport.com/webhelp/uapi/uAPI.htm#Introduction.htm%3FTocPath%3D_____1">link to documentation</a> to help you.</li>
<li>When you’re done with testing, contact an Account Manager from your profile or Travelport itself, and they will supply you with authorization.</li>
<li>After you are authorized, contract finalization and certification will start. This is called the Pre-Production stage. Travelport asks you to complete a <a href="https://support.travelport.com/webhelp/uapi/Content/Resources/Certification/UAPI_TOPS_Questionnaire.docx">Universal API Requirements Questionnaire</a> [.docx] to evaluate your capacity needs. After completion, you should request a sales representative call to review your questionnaire and finalize certification.</li>
<li>When you receive your API certification, you enter the Production system. Make sure your developers and systems comply with <a href="https://support.travelport.com/webhelp/uapi/uAPI.htm#Getting_Started/Before_You_Begin/Requirements_and_Recommendations.htm">Travelport’s requirements</a>. You will receive further instructions from your account manager.</li>
</ol>

Answer for How to integrate Galileo GDS API with a travel website?

Travelportalonline empowers organizations to use their gigantic capacities to disseminate their administrations, to make their business worldwide. Travel is something that everybody has an interest in. 
Gailileo Flight GDS is one of the most popular travel aggregator and distributor . Travel portal or online flight booking system connected with it can caters all kinds of travel requirements like -
flight reservations, hotel reservations , travel packages, booking car rentals.
Hope all this information will help you . To know more details about <a href="https://www.teamindiawebdesign.com/galileo-gds-api-integration">Gailileo GDS Api</a> go through this links&nbsp; .

How to integrate Galileo GDS API with a travel website?

Amadeus has two API packages: Web Services and Travel Innovation Sandbox. The former is created for students or startups, as an exploration stage before the actual production. Amadeus Web Services also has two sets of APIs: Self-Service and Enterprise.
Self-Service is also a testing-only environment, but the production usage promises to be available soon. To try it out, review Amadeus’ <a href="https://developers.amadeus.com/self-service">catalog of REST/JSON APIs</a> and then <a href="https://developers.amadeus.com/create-account">create an account</a> in the Developers portal. In your personal profile, you will automatically get an API key that allows you to start testing APIs right away. 
Enterprise APIs require <a href="https://developers.amadeus.com/contact-us-enterprise">requesting an access</a>. The approval takes longer to receive, but you will get access to the full Amadeus API catalog. You can read about each API in the Enterprise stack <a href="https://developers.amadeus.com/enterprise">here</a>.
As for examples, see <a href="https://aladdintravel.com/">Aladdin Travel</a> – a travel management company that uses Amadeus GDS to organize corporate and student travel. There’s also <a href="https://www.titantravel.co.uk/">Titan Travel</a> that specializes in escorted and solo tours. It switched to Amadeus exclusively after unsuccessfully trying to handle Galileo systems also.

Answer for How to integrate the Amadeus API with my travel website? Are there any project examples?

Dear Maryna 
I have signed up for the full Amadeus Enterprise API and to my surprise it is a massive SOAP endpoint system. I was expecting it to be REST/ JSON API's...&nbsp; 
Does anybody specialise or contract to help a company to consume the API.&nbsp; 
The purpose is to cut out months and months of development. 
Regards 
Archi

Can we use amadeus REST API for live application or it is only for demo purpose?

Hi Saikat,
The Self-Service APIs offer 2 different environments: - Test environment: free of charge but limited (limited number of API calls per month and access to a subset of the production data). Good for prototyping and testing. - Production environment: No restriction on the number of API calls and access to production live data without restrictions with a pay-as-you-go business model. &nbsp; Moving from test to production is fully automated on the portal, no need to contact Amadeus for this.
Cheers, Anthony

Developer Relations Manager

Hi Mahdi, 
 Enterprise APIs are currently in beta and Amadeus doesn't disclose its conditions for granting access to them. So, the only way to know is to contact them directly. We would recommend you to try Self-Service APIs as the program will give you quick access to production and the functionality pool is wide.

Mahdi, I'm afraid we're not related to Amadeus and can't help with customer service questions. This is a forum aimed to help API seekers and developers share their experiences. Nonetheless, we'd like to hear how your interaction with Amadeus continues - this will be very useful for everyone struggling with the same problem.

Hello Archi,
You can describe your problem to our sales people and they will suggest what can be done. Just fill the form or contact them directly here <a href="../../contact-us/">https://www.altexsoft.com/contact-us/</a>.

That's unfortunate, Mahdi. Have you tried phoning one of their physical offices? Find the closest to you here https://corporate.amadeus.com/en/contact-us/all-offices. As we don't know what emails you tried to access, we can recommend trying sending the form from here (just choose your industry) https://amadeus.com/en/contact/contact-sales. Let us know if this helps!

Thanks a lot for your descriptions. What are the conditions for get access to enterprise API? Where I can find a sample of contract for access to Enterprise API services? 
  
Best regards

Greetings dear Maryana. 
I filled that form many times! I sent email to comercial@es.amadeus.com also. I called your office in Iran and they didn't know even what is API !! It's very bad. While I filled a request form on Travelport website and they sent Trial Username and Password within 24 hours and we are working on their platform. Can you please introduce a specified person in Amadeus Developer team (in central office, not in Iran) that help us?
Best regards 
Mahdi Nasrabadi

Thank you Maryana. 
Unfortunately Amadeus has a very poor support team! We sent email to request Test access to their email for five times but they didn't answer anyone! What is the correct email of developers support team to we contact them for get test access to enterprise API codes? 
&nbsp; 
Best regards

@Archi 
Enterprise API is massive yes but once you get it going, its requires lots of time in understanding all the parameters/input needed from the SOAP requests to get the desired results. 
If you know what results you want as per your project scope, then you will need to read and understand the technical documentation A to Z.&nbsp; And dont forget, session management is vital before you can get any certification from Amadeus. 
Cheers PC

How to integrate the Amadeus API with my travel website? Are there any project examples?

Skyscanner is a large metasearch engine that provides a set of info APIs totally free. This means you can source their data, but you won’t be able to set booking on your website. You have to redirect users to either Skyscanner or straight to a supplier. But, you can earn a commission once you generate more than about $1300 worth of revenue per month. To do that, you must first get API access as Skyscanner vets candidates and not all of them are rewarded with access. Once you reach the $1300 threshold, you can sign a contract with Skyscanner and directly negotiate your commission.
Advantages:
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<li>Skyscanner is a well-recognized metasearch business that has been on the market since 2001 and currently accesses about 1200 providers worldwide.</li>
<li>They keep their tech and documentation up to date. It’s transparent: You can always ask questions and solve problems.</li>
<li>They use RESTful API with both JSON and XML available.</li>
<li>You get access to both cached and live data. For instance, you can use cached data (that updates up to every 14 days for unpopular routes and more often for popular ones) to make flex search comparison of flight fares and retrieve live quotes for specific dates that a user requests.</li>
<li>You can enroll in a partnership for free. And once you start generating more than £1000 or ~$1300, you can start earning.</li>
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Disadvantages:
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<li>The main problem is that not just any business gets accepted by Skyscanner. Even though theoretically everyone can get access, they’ll vet your company to make sure that you are capable of generating revenue and attracting users.</li>
<li>No surprise, there are limits. If you’re looking for live prices, you can make up to 100 calls per minute.</li>
<li>Skyscanner forbids caching on your side. In other words, you can’t store old prices to build, say, a flex-fare search based on previous user requests. You still have to use their cache, which is limited to 500 fares per minute.</li>
<li>You have to make sure that all your customers know that your app is powered by Skyscanner by adding a message to that effect. Theoretically, you can negotiate something else, but you must refer to them by default.</li>
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What are the pros and cons of integrating Skyscanner API for flight search?

There are mainly two types of use cases for integrating Booking.com APIs. 
Accommodation booking by travel providers. The model is quite simple. You enroll in the <a href="https://www.booking.com/affiliate-program/v2/index.en-gb.html?aid=357014;label=gog235jc-affiliateprogram-XX-v2-index-unspec-ua-com-L%3Aen-O%3AwindowsS10-B%3Achrome-N%3AXX-S%3Abo-U%3Asal-H%3As;sid=552e1d12760ef058c8be6bdbb7c0a96f">affiliate program</a> and then use the Booking.com API and other affiliate products to either sell rooms from their inventory for a part of a commission or redirect users to Booking.com. The example of the former integration is <a href="https://en.aegeanair.com/">Aegean Air</a>, a Greek airline that allows travelers to <a href="https://hotel.aegeanair.com/?lang=en">book rooms</a> in addition to flights. The latter is <a href="https://www.rome2rio.com/supported">Rome2Rio.com</a>, an itinerary planning and travel search platform. While Aegean uses full Booking.com functionality under its brand, Rome2Rio suggests accommodations, ratings, and pricing with range filters coming from the Booking.com inventory. 
APIs for channel managers. Another major API package is <a href="https://connect.booking.com/">Connectivity</a>. It suggests channel managers and other connectivity providers integrating Booking.com as one of the sales channels. Examples for integration are all the popular accommodation channel managers that you can think of (<a href="https://www.siteminder.com/channel-manager/">SiteMinder</a>, <a href="http://www.dhisco.com/">Dhisco</a>, <a href="https://www.derbysoft.com/">DerbySoft</a>, etc.) Also keep in mind that Booking.com doesn’t allow properties to connect directly. If you’re a hotel owner, you must connect via a channel manager only. You can set your <a href="https://admin.booking.com/?lang=en">property management page</a> on the Booking.com portal and pick your channel manager from there.

Answer for Does anyone know examples of Booking.com API integration?

Does anyone know examples of Booking.com API integration?

There are almost no absolutely free APIs in the travel industry. One way or another, you have to pay for product use. That said, you may enroll in affiliate programs to share commission fees with a provider or just try sandbox versions for your MVP. Here are some popular APIs that you can get kinda free or with shared fees.
<a href="https://sandbox.amadeus.com/api-catalog" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Travel Innovation Sandbox by Amadeus</a> Sandbox APIs include: flights, hotels, cars, trains, and points of interest. How?&nbsp;Just register, get your API key, and you&rsquo;re good to go. Limitations:&nbsp;No commercial use. No more than 5 concurrent transactions and no more than 5,000 calls per user per month. Use cases:&nbsp;PoC, testing, student works.
<a href="https://developer.sabre.com/resources/getting_started_with_sabre_apis/how_to_get_a_token">API Explorer by Sabre</a> Flights, hotels, ground transportation, and cruises. Additionally, fare ranges, low fare forecasts and history, top flight destinations, and air travel seasonality. How?&nbsp;After you fill out the test API form, the Sabre account manager will contact you and provide you with a token. Limitations.&nbsp;No commercial use. You get access to REST APIs only, while Sabre also suggests a set of SOAP APIs. Depending on your profile, some APIs may not be available at all. Use cases:&nbsp;PoC, testing.
<a href="https://skyscanner.github.io/slate/?_ga=1.104705984.172843296.1446781555#api-documentation">Skyscanner API</a> The API includes info on flights. As soon as you generate over about $1300 worth of revenue per month, you can start earning. How?&nbsp;You directly request API access from Skyscanner. Limitations.&nbsp;Only info sourcing with no booking. They&rsquo;ll vet you. Live flights calls are limited to 100 per minute, flights cache up to 500 per minute, car hire up to 100 per minute. Use cases:&nbsp;Metasearch startups.
<a href="https://opensky-network.org">OpenSky API</a> You get real-time flight and aircraft info. How?&nbsp;It&rsquo;s open and can be used right away. Limitations.&nbsp;Noncommercial use. Use cases.&nbsp;PoC, student works, nonprofit projects.
<a href="https://developers.booking.com/api/commercial/index.html?version=2.2&amp;page_url=getting-started">Booking.com API</a> The API is mostly aimed at accommodations. You become their affiliate partner and&nbsp;<a href="https://affiliates-support.booking.com/hc/en-us/articles/115011981748-How-is-your-affiliate-commission-percentage-calculated-">receive part of the booking fee</a>. How?&nbsp;Apply for an affiliate program and receive your API access. Limitations.&nbsp;Booking will vet you. Some APIs may not be available and no more than 20 simultaneous API connections are allowed. Use cases.&nbsp;Accommodation booking. Very similar terms are available at&nbsp;<a href="https://partners.agoda.com/">Agoda Affiliate Program</a>&nbsp;as they belong to Booking Holdings.
<a href="https://developer.expediapartnersolutions.com/about/">Expedia Rapid APIs</a> The APIs are also aimed at accommodations. As with Booking.com, you get an affiliate fee. How?&nbsp;Apply for the affiliate program and receive your API access. Limitations.&nbsp;Each API has its limits of updates per message. Consult the FAQ at each API documentation for specifics. Use cases.&nbsp;Accommodation booking.
<a href="https://developer.ticketmaster.com/products-and-docs/apis/getting-started/">Ticketmaster APIs</a> Ticketmaster provides info about and ticket reservations for concerts and sport events. They have two open APIs that are free to use. How?&nbsp;You have to create an account on the developer portal. Limitations.&nbsp;Up to 5000 API calls per day. Use cases.&nbsp;Tour and attraction services. Other suggestions to try?

Answer for How to get free travel APIs?

<a href="https://www.makcorps.com/">MakCorps - Hotel Price Comparison API</a> 
1) Provides data from more than 200 OTAs like Booking, Expedia, Agoda, etc. 
2) Compare prices and provide JSON response with top&nbsp; cheapest vendors 
3) Search any city, any hotel of any country. 
4) FREE pack available with 420 requests per month. 
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How to get free travel APIs?

While they are subsidiaries of the same holding company, there are some differences both in terms of business models and the ways they partner with affiliates.
Booking.com is an online travel agency, meaning that travelers pay a hotel directly for a stay including a fee to an affiliate and Booking itself. They use a progressive approach to affiliate earnings. In other words, the more checkouts per month you generate, the higher your earning rate is. For instance, if you bring only 0-50 customers, your rate will be 25 percent. If you make 501 or more, you get 40 percent. Booking provides an API. You can also place branded banners and widgets on your website or integrate a search box.
Agoda combines a travel agency model (similar to Booking.com) with that of a wholesaler. The latter means that at some hotels they purchase an inventory in advance to sell at a higher rate. Agoda also suggests a progressive approach, but in this case, you can get 35-60 percent in commission earnings. You can use an API, Agoda ads, links to integrate with the portal, and some other tools.
As you’ve guessed, Booking is a more robust and complex product than Agoda. And it deals with a lot more customers daily, being the largest accommodation OTA in the world. It’s also a more trusted one. On the other hand, with Agoda you have the potential of earning a higher commission per checkout.

Answer for What are the differences between Agoda and Booking affiliate programs as they both belong to the same Booking Holdings?

What are the differences between Agoda and Booking affiliate programs as they both belong to the same Booking Holdings?

You can enroll in their affiliate program and then use a RESTful API. Useful info can be found <a href="https://developer.expediapartnersolutions.com/getting-started/">here</a>. Basically, you <a href="https://www.expediapartnersolutions.com/contact-us">apply</a> and, if approved, you get all needed credentials and can find the key in their Partner Portal.
Then you can enter a testing environment to try you requests and configure the integration.
The final step is to ensure that your site meets <a href="https://developer.expediapartnersolutions.com/launch-requirements/">Expedia requirements</a>. You’ll undergo their review prior to going live and then you’ll start working with end-users.

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