📒 NOTE
Ventrata doesn't currently support a reseller connection with PTC Express Travel. PTC Express Travel isn't available under Connections → Connections in the Ventrata Dashboard yet, so your availability, prices and bookings can't sync with PTC Express Travel automatically.
Connection status | 🚧 Not yet available |
How it would connect | PTC Express Travel would connect directly to Ventrata's OCTO API |
Next step | Introduce PTC Express Travel to [email protected] |
Requesting a PTC Express Travel Connection
We're always open to new integrations. PTC Express Travel can connect to Ventrata directly through OCTO, the open API standard for tours, activities and attractions that Ventrata helped found. Once it's connected, PTC Express Travel could check your live availability and prices in Ventrata, and bookings, changes and cancellations made on PTC Express Travel would be created in Ventrata instantly, with Ventrata tickets issued to the customer.
To set up an integration project:
Introduce us. If you work with PTC Express Travel, send one email to your PTC Express Travel contact and [email protected], so both teams are in the same thread. Say which products you'd like to sell through PTC Express Travel.
We take it from here. Ventrata's connectivity team contacts PTC Express Travel, shares Ventrata's OCTO API documentation and test credentials, and agrees the plan with them.
PTC Express Travel builds and certifies the connection. PTC Express Travel builds against the OCTO API and passes OCTO certification, then Ventrata certifies it with test bookings. Most resellers finish development in 2 to 10 business days.
Connect and sell. Once it's live, PTC Express Travel appears under Connections → Connections, and you connect it like any other reseller.
If PTC Express Travel works with its own API specification rather than OCTO, we're happy to consider that too. We'll discuss the options with PTC Express Travel after your introduction.
📗 TIP
See How to Request a New API Connection or Partner for what to include in your introduction email, with a sample you can copy.
Working with PTC Express Travel in the Meantime
Until a connection is live, you can still sell through PTC Express Travel in whichever way suits you, for example:
Reseller Portal: let PTC Express Travel book your products itself through your Reseller Portal, so its bookings go straight into Ventrata.
Manual bookings: enter PTC Express Travel bookings yourself in the Backoffice, so your capacity stays accurate.
Through another connected platform: check the List of Supported Connections & Partners in case PTC Express Travel sells through a platform that's already connected to Ventrata.
FAQs
Does Ventrata integrate with PTC Express Travel?
Does Ventrata integrate with PTC Express Travel?
Not yet. There's no reseller connection between Ventrata and PTC Express Travel today, so availability, prices and bookings don't sync automatically. You can request one: introduce PTC Express Travel to [email protected], as described above.
Can PTC Express Travel connect to Ventrata?
Can PTC Express Travel connect to Ventrata?
Yes. PTC Express Travel can connect through Ventrata's OCTO API, the same open standard behind Ventrata's 350+ API connections. Nothing needs to be built on your side. If PTC Express Travel prefers its own API specification, we're happy to consider that as well.
How do I request a PTC Express Travel integration?
How do I request a PTC Express Travel integration?
Email your PTC Express Travel contact and [email protected] together, and say which products you'd like to sell. Ventrata's connectivity team takes it from there. See How to Request a New API Connection or Partner for details.
How long does it take?
How long does it take?
It depends on PTC Express Travel's development team. Most resellers finish building in 2 to 10 business days, followed by OCTO certification and Ventrata's own checks. We keep you updated throughout.
What will the PTC Express Travel connection do once it's live?
What will the PTC Express Travel connection do once it's live?
Like Ventrata's other OCTO reseller connections, PTC Express Travel could check your live availability and prices in Ventrata, and bookings, changes and cancellations made on PTC Express Travel would be created in Ventrata instantly, with Ventrata tickets issued to the customer. See Connections & Partners Explained for how connections work.
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Partner Information
PTC Express Travel
Ventrata Partner ID: 95360e74-c3b0-4888-aef7-759c4510fb20