How Channex works with hotel booking engines (IBE)

At Channex we are a connector of hotel systems for ARI (Availability, Rates and Inventory) and this is how we benefit booking engine providers.

Connecting you to the Unconnected Systems

As a booking engine you might already have some direct connections to hotel property management systems (PMS) or Channel Manager (CM) already.

As you know there are over 1,000+ PMS and 200+ Channel Managers worldwide.

Sales are important for any company and if you are not connected to their system then the client either needs to change PMS/CM or look at a different booking engine.

Luckily there is now another option, at Channex we are willing to direct connect any system for you and charge just low monthly fees. This means that you have a scaleable way to connect many systems with one API and you don’t need a large connectivity team or developer expenditures.

Our Business is Connections

If you wonder how we can afford to connect you to hotel systems for a very affordable fee per connection it is because we are not only connecting things just for you.

When we connect a new system you might be the original user of this connection but now we can also offer this connectivity to all kinds of other companies.

This also benefits you as we will continue to maintain a high quality connection to each system even if you only have a handful of customers on each connection

Think to yourself if you build a direct connect to a new PMS or Channel manager for 1 customer how likely are you to maintain this connection if you only have a handful of customers using it.

Meta Search Connectivity

We will soon have all major meta connectivities such as Google, Trivago, TripAdvisor etc and this might be something you are already struggling with or interested to up sell with your booking engine.

We can find a partner for you for the meta bidding services such as Whip, Adshotel or Kodi etc.

Or possibly you can get your own agreement to bid direct from the meta partners.

Either way connecting meta providers is a time consuming job which we make easy.

You can connect other systems now

Some small properties don’t need or want to use a PMS but they might ask you if you can connect the sales channels for them. With Channex — it’s easy for you to up sell a Channel Manager or provide within the cost of your system.

If you want to know more about how Channex can help your booking engine please reach out to me or visit our website at https://channex.io