A hotel booking API lets your website, app or agent portal search hotel availability, show rooms and rates, and confirm reservations through code. TripGic aggregates 2M+ hotel properties from bed-banks and direct connections with chains including Marriott, Hilton, IHG and Accor, and maps and deduplicates rooms across suppliers — so the same hotel appears once, with every supplier’s price behind it.
Where the hotel content comes from
| Source | Examples |
|---|---|
| Bed-banks and wholesalers | Hotelbeds, RateHawk, TBO, WebBeds |
| Online travel suppliers | Agoda, Expedia Group |
| Direct hotel chains | Marriott, Hilton, IHG and Accor |
| Your own contracts | Directly contracted hotels loaded alongside supplier inventory |
Choosing between these channels is a strategy question in its own right — see GDS vs bed-bank vs direct contracting.
Room mapping and deduplication
Every supplier names hotels and rooms differently. Without mapping, the same property shows up three times with three spellings, and “Deluxe King” from one supplier never lines up with “King Room Deluxe” from another. TripGic maps properties and room types across suppliers and removes duplicates, so travellers and agents see one hotel with comparable rates — and you can sell the cheapest valid offer without manual matching.
What the API covers
| Area | What you can do |
|---|---|
| Search | Availability and pricing across all connected hotel sources for a destination and dates |
| Hotels | Hotel search, room and rate details, and booking |
| Bookings | Create, retrieve, cancel and manage reservations |
| Webhooks | Asynchronous booking and status events |
| Packages | Combine hotels with flights and other components |
Authentication, idempotency and conventions are documented on the developer page.
Keep margin after the booking
Hotel rates move after you confirm. Drop Catch monitors confirmed refundable bookings around the clock across your connected suppliers and flags when the same room becomes available cheaper, so you can rebook and keep the difference — see the price-drop rebooking case study.
API or ready platform
Use the hotel booking API when you own the front end. If you would rather sell hotels through a branded site or to sub-agents straight away, the same inventory runs inside the white-label booking engine. Running your own property instead? That is a PMS problem — see bedsKey.
Frequently asked questions
What is a hotel booking API?
A hotel booking API is a programming interface for searching hotel availability, retrieving rooms and rates, and confirming reservations from software. TripGic aggregates bed-banks, online suppliers and direct chains behind one REST API.
How many hotels does TripGic cover?
2M+ hotel properties across bed-banks, online travel suppliers and direct connections with chains including Marriott, Hilton, IHG and Accor.
Do you map and deduplicate hotels across suppliers?
Yes. Properties and room types are mapped across suppliers and duplicates removed, so each hotel appears once with every supplier’s rate behind it.
Can I add my own hotel contracts?
Yes. Directly contracted hotels can be loaded alongside supplier inventory and sold in the same search.
What happens if a rate drops after booking?
With Drop Catch, confirmed refundable bookings are monitored 24/7 across your connected suppliers, and you are alerted when the same room is available cheaper so you can rebook.
How is the hotel booking API priced?
Pricing is usage-based. Request a quote for your expected volume.
Related pages
- TripGic →
- Flight booking API →
- Drop Catch →
- All supplier integrations →
- GDS vs bed-bank vs direct →
- Developer documentation →
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