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TBO Holidays: the supplier, the account and the connection

TBO Holidays is a B2B travel distributor that sells hotels, flights and other travel services to travel agencies, not to travellers. This page explains what TBO offers, how an agency gets a TBO account with API access, and how PHPTRAVELS plugs both TBO APIs into one booking engine.

  • Hotel connector built in
  • Flight connector built in
  • Your own TBO account
  • B2C website and B2B portal

Who TBO is

A wholesaler that only sells to the trade

TBO Holidays is the travel brand of TBO Tek Limited, a company listed on the Indian stock exchanges since May 2024. It buys hotel rooms, air fares and ground services at trade rates and resells them to travel agents, tour operators and online travel companies, who add their own margin before selling to the traveller.

Agencies use TBO in two ways: through its own B2B booking portal, where staff search and book by hand, or through its APIs, which feed TBO rates straight into the agency's own website or agent portal. PHPTRAVELS works with the second route.

Status in PHPTRAVELS

TBOSupplier fact sheetTBO HolidaysNative connector
Company
TBO Tek Limited
Listed
NSE and BSE, India (May 2024)
Business model
B2B only: sells to the travel trade
Buyers
Agencies in more than 100 countries, according to TBO
Main products
Hotels and flights, plus transfers, sightseeing and holidays
Ways to buy
B2B portal or API, with an approved agency account

Figures as published by TBO. Check current terms with TBO directly.

What you can sell

TBO products and where each one can be booked

TBO's portal carries more than its APIs, and PHPTRAVELS connects the two APIs that matter most to agencies: hotels and flights.

ProductTBO B2B portalTBO APIPHPTRAVELS
HotelsRooms, board types and cancellation policiesAvailableAvailableNative connector
FlightsLow-cost and full-service air faresAvailableAvailableNative connector
TransfersAirport and point-to-point transfersAvailableAsk TBOCustom work
SightseeingTours and activities at the destinationAvailableAsk TBOCustom work
HolidaysPre-built holiday packagesAvailableAsk TBOCustom work

Which APIs TBO opens for your account depends on your agreement with TBO. Products outside the two connectors can be added as a custom integration. Custom API integration

Getting a TBO account

Six steps from sign-up to live TBO rates

TBO approves every agency itself. PHPTRAVELS does not resell TBO access: you sign with TBO, and we connect your credentials.

  • You
  • TBO
  • PHPTRAVELS

Steps and approval times vary by country and account type.

  1. 01You

    Register as an agency

    Apply on the TBO Holidays website with your company details and trade licence.

  2. 02TBO

    Verification and terms

    TBO checks your business and agrees how you pay: prepaid deposit or a credit line.

  3. 03You

    Ask for API access

    Request hotel and flight API access for your account and receive test credentials.

  4. 04PHPTRAVELS

    Connect on staging

    We add the test credentials to the stays and flights modules and run searches end to end.

  5. 05PHPTRAVELS

    Test bookings

    Bookings and cancellations are made on the test system so TBO can review the integration.

  6. 06TBO

    Go live

    TBO issues production credentials, we switch them on, and your markups apply from the first sale.

How PHPTRAVELS connects TBO

One TBO account, two connectors, every sales channel

Hotels and flights are separate TBO APIs, so they run as two connectors in two modules. Both feed the same customers, agents, payments and reports.

Supplier
TBOYour TBO accountYour credentials, your commercial terms
Connector
  • TBO air APIFlights module
  • TBO hotel APIStays module

Shared by both: markups, payments, invoices, customer accounts and booking reports.

Where it sells
  • Your B2C website
  • B2B agent portal
  • Mobile app

The technical guides

Is TBO right for you

When TBO is a good fit, and what to check first

A good fit when

  1. 01You sell to other agents and want trade rates you can mark up.
  2. 02You want hotels and flights from one supplier relationship.
  3. 03Your customers travel to destinations where TBO has strong hotel content.
  4. 04You are launching and need ready content before you sign hotels directly.

Check first

  • Payment terms: deposit or credit line, and in which currency.
  • Coverage for your top destinations, compared with other suppliers.
  • Whether you will run TBO alone or next to another bed bank or GDS.

Many agencies run TBO next to other suppliers. See the full list:Travel API providersHotelbeds API integrationAll integrations

FAQ

Questions about TBO Holidays

What agencies ask before they connect a TBO account.

Talk to sales

TBO Holidays is the B2B travel brand of TBO Tek Limited. It sells hotels, flights and ground services to travel agencies and tour operators, through a booking portal and through APIs.

Apply as an agency on the TBO Holidays website. TBO verifies your business and agrees payment terms with you, then you can ask for API access and test credentials.

No. The account and the commercial terms are always between your agency and TBO. PHPTRAVELS supplies the booking engine and connects the credentials TBO gives you.

They are separate TBO APIs, and PHPTRAVELS runs them as two connectors: one in the stays module and one in the flights module. You can switch on one or both.

The built-in connectors cover hotels and flights. If TBO opens other APIs for your account, they can be added as a custom integration, scoped with you first.

Yes. TBO rates can appear in the same results as other connected hotel or flight suppliers, each with its own markup and supplier tag.

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