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Tourism Exchange USA Reseller Connection

How to connect Tourism Exchange USA reseller to Ventrata via API and what can this connection do?

Upd Jan 2024: This integration is currently being tested by Tourism Exchange USA and may not be available to all suppliers. Get in touch with your Tourism Exchange USA contact for more.

About Tourism Exchange USA
Connection Capabilities
Becoming Tourism Exchange USA Supplier
Setting up the Connection
Mapping Products
Frequently Asked Questions

About Tourism Exchange USA



Tourism Exchange USA, powered by Brand USA, is a digital platform that provides an open marketplace connecting the real-time inventory of tourism product providers (hotels, attractions, events, experiences, and retailers) with global and local distributors (tour operators, OTAs, Google, DMOs, etc.), allowing businesses of all sizes to enhance their product distribution and sales worldwide. Learn more: https://tourismexchangeusa.com/

Connection Capabilities



📅 Live Availability



🏷️ Live Pricing



🎟️ Booking



Becoming Tourism Exchange USA Supplier



To become a supplier with Tourism Exchange USA, complete the form at https://tourismexchangeusa.com/get-connected/ and one of their team members will get in touch.

Setting up the Connection



Create Tourism Exchange USA Reseller in Ventrata. If you haven't yet, create Tourism Exchange USA as a Reseller and configure it's settings (band, commission, products, etc.).
Create a Connection in Ventrata. In your Ventrata Dashboard, go to Connections > Connections, then click + New Connection and select Tourism Exchange USA from the list of available options. Set the connection Name, link the Reseller created in Step 1, and click Create Connection. If necessary, you may also whitelist/blacklist destinations or products you wish this connection to have access to.

Mapping Products



Share Mapping Information with Tourism Exchange USA. In your Ventrata Dashboard, go to Connections > Connections, then select your Tourism Exchange USA connection from the list of created connections (see section above). The connection page will display the API Key as well as the list of products you have made available to Tourism Exchange USA (based on reseller, reseller band and connection settings) with their IDs. Contact your Tourism Exchange USA account manager requesting to have your products connected to "Ventrata OCTO", providing them with your API Key as well as the List of Products with their Product and Option IDs (as shown on the page). If needed, you can download the list of products as a CSV file by clicking Export.

Frequently Asked Questions



Why can I not find the product on the dropdown when mapping?

Make sure the product is whitelisted for the Connection, Reseller and/or Reseller Band linked to it, and check if the Product is made available to Direct API channel.

Updated on: 05/01/2024

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