Booking & Engines
End-to-end shopping, pricing, and booking flows.
Hotelbeds API Integration (XML/JSON)
Pull live rates, availability, and policies from Hotelbeds and book instantly or on-request. PHPTRAVELS ships a hardened pipeline with logging, retries, and idempotency keys.
- hotelbeds xml: the supplier hotel inventory API returning live rates, availability, policies and remarks for booking workflows.
- hotelbeds api: JSON/XML endpoints for search, pre-price, hold, confirm, voucher, amend/cancel with idempotency and retries.
- Is Hotelbeds owned by Expedia? No Hotelbeds is an independent B2B bedbank.
- Is Hotelbeds a bedbank? Yes Hotelbeds contracts global hotel inventory and distributes it via API to B2B partners.
Hotelbeds API integration: quick start
- Request credentials and allowed markets/currencies.
- Implement search → pre-price → hold → confirm flow with idempotency keys.
- Map hotels/rooms (cache TTL) and handle remarks/cancellation windows.
- Generate voucher (PDF), persist
supplierRef, enable amend/cancel. - Enable payments, alerts, and logging; certify and go live.
Hotelbeds integration pros, cons, cost & timeline
Pros
- Large global coverage and rich remarks/policies
- Amend/cancel flows and solid ops tooling
- Transfers/activities optional
Cons
- Certification/contract gating per market
- Mapping effort for room/board codes
- Rate-limit/error handling needed at scale
What you get with PHPTRAVELS
Mapping & Caching
Destination, hotel, and room-type mapping with TTL cache and cache busting on confirm. Travel CMS integration.
Logs & Observability
Supplier logs, error traces, rate-limit handling, alerts, and exportable audit trails. Change log.
Retries & Backoff
Exponential backoff, circuit breaker, idempotency keys per booking flow. See technology.
Payments
Card, token vault, and offline support with capture on confirm and refund on cancel. Gateways.
Multi-currency & FX
Display in local currency with FX rounding rules and fallback strategies. Accounting.
Roles & Approvals
Admin/agent/sub-agent portals, credit limits, commissions, and approvals. B2B engine.
Key Services
api API / GDS Connectivity
Hotelbeds core + related feeds (BedsOnline/GTA/Tourico). GDS & payments on request. See integrations.
widgets Booking & CRM
B2C/B2B flows, vouchers, amendments, cancellations, agent credit & commissions. Travel CRM software.
robot_2 Automation & AI
Auto-reprice, fraud rules, alerts, and AI-assisted ops dashboards. Travel tech solutions.
query_stats Data & BI
Supplier SLAs, funnels, margin dashboards, logs export. T&E reporting.
verified_user Compliance
PCI considerations, audit trails, PII minimization, access controls. Privacy & Terms.
school Training
Admin/agent onboarding, sandbox→production checklist, runbooks. How we work.
Discovery → Delivery
lightbulb Scope & Access
Confirm modules (hotels/transfers/activities), get keys, and define payment flows. Requirements.
construction Build & Certify
Map, test, pre-price, book, amend/cancel. Vendor certification as required. Roadmap.
rocket_launch Go-Live & Handoff
Monitoring, alerting, runbooks, training. Post-launch support and iterations.
Related Hotelbeds brands & suppliers
See full list: XML suppliers & providers.
Hotelbeds vs a generic Hotel XML API
| Capability | Hotelbeds | Generic Hotel XML |
|---|---|---|
| Coverage breadth | Global bedbank with extensive contracts | Varies by supplier (see providers) |
| Rate remarks & policies | Rich remarks and cancel windows | Often minimal |
| Amend/cancel support | Yes (policy-dependent) | Mixed |
| Transfers & activities | Supported | Supplier-dependent (activities) |
| Operational tooling | Supplier logs, alerts, idempotency | Rare |
Why PHPTRAVELS
Proven in Production
Used by agencies/TMCs across 200+ regions with 24/7 support. Clients · Case studies.
Security & Compliance
Hardened stack, least-privilege access, audit trails, vendor contracts. Privacy.
Expert Publisher
Travel tech content with structured data for AI-era discovery. Blog features.
“PHPTRAVELS helped us certify and launch Hotelbeds in record time. Logs and alerting saved our ops during peak season.”
Operations Lead, EU OTA
Read more: testimonials.
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By Market
Regional playbooks for rollouts.
Guides & blog resources
Deep dives on hotel booking and reservation systems.
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Security & Compliance
PCI Considerations
Masked PAN, tokenization support, capture on confirm; no card data in logs. Related: payment gateways.
Audit Trails
Request/response hashing, immutable booking events, export for compliance. See technology.
Access Control
Least-privilege roles for admin, agent, sub-agent with approvals. B2B portal.
200+ regions
Active agency deployments (clients)
24/7
Support & vendor coordination (contact us)
Audit logs
Supplier-grade observability (changelog)
Hotelbeds FAQ
What is a bedbank and how does Hotelbeds work?
A bedbank aggregates hotel inventory and exposes it via API to B2B distributors. PHPTRAVELS connects to Hotelbeds to retrieve rates, availability, and policies for search and booking. Learn more about travel APIs.
Is Hotelbeds part of Expedia?
No. Hotelbeds is an independent B2B bedbank. PHPTRAVELS integrates with Hotelbeds and other suppliers separately, including Expedia.
How many hotels does Hotelbeds have?
Coverage changes frequently across hundreds of thousands of properties. Compare with hotels API booking.
Hotelbeds XML vs BedsOnline XML what’s the difference?
BedsOnline is a retail brand within the Hotelbeds ecosystem. We implement via Hotelbeds APIs and map data sources in PHPTRAVELS. See BedsOnline API integration and the travel suppliers directory.
Do you support Hotelbeds transfers and activities?
Yes, subject to your Hotelbeds contract and enabled APIs. For activities, see Viator.
How much does integration cost?
Pricing depends on modules (hotels, transfers, activities), payment flows, and SLAs. See pricing or contact us for a quote.
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