ToursByLocals is an online marketplace for private guided tours, matching travelers with around 5,100 vetted independent guides in some 180 countries, with more than three million travelers served. For operators, it brings higher-value customizable demand, every itinerary sold as a private booking, including cruise passengers buying shore excursions with a return-to-ship guarantee.
To learn more about ToursByLocals, visit toursbylocals.com.
📒 NOTE
Ventrata doesn't currently support a reseller connection with ToursByLocals. ToursByLocals isn't available under Connections → Connections in the Ventrata Dashboard yet, so your availability, prices and bookings can't sync with ToursByLocals automatically.
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Tags | OTA · Tours & Activities OTA · Private Tours & Local Experts · Cruise & Shore Excursions |
Connection status | 🚧 Not yet available |
How it would connect | ToursByLocals would connect directly to Ventrata's OCTO API |
Next step | Introduce ToursByLocals to [email protected] |
Requesting a ToursByLocals Connection
We're always open to new integrations. ToursByLocals can connect to Ventrata directly through OCTO, the open API standard for tours, activities and attractions that Ventrata helped found. Once it's connected, ToursByLocals could check your live availability and prices in Ventrata, and bookings, changes and cancellations made on ToursByLocals 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 ToursByLocals, send one email to your ToursByLocals contact and [email protected], so both teams are in the same thread. Say which products you'd like to sell through ToursByLocals.
We take it from here. Ventrata's connectivity team contacts ToursByLocals, shares Ventrata's OCTO API documentation and test credentials, and agrees the plan with them.
ToursByLocals builds and certifies the connection. ToursByLocals 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, ToursByLocals appears under Connections → Connections, and you connect it like any other reseller.
If ToursByLocals works with its own API specification rather than OCTO, we're happy to consider that too. We'll discuss the options with ToursByLocals 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 ToursByLocals in the Meantime
Until a connection is live, you can still sell through ToursByLocals in whichever way suits you, for example:
Reseller Portal: let ToursByLocals book your products itself through your Reseller Portal, so its bookings go straight into Ventrata.
Manual bookings: enter ToursByLocals bookings yourself in the Backoffice, so your capacity stays accurate.
Through another connected platform: check the List of Supported Connections & Partners in case ToursByLocals sells through a platform that's already connected to Ventrata.
FAQs
Does Ventrata integrate with ToursByLocals?
Does Ventrata integrate with ToursByLocals?
Not yet. There's no reseller connection between Ventrata and ToursByLocals today, so availability, prices and bookings don't sync automatically. You can request one: introduce ToursByLocals to [email protected], as described above.
Can ToursByLocals connect to Ventrata?
Can ToursByLocals connect to Ventrata?
Yes. ToursByLocals 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 ToursByLocals prefers its own API specification, we're happy to consider that as well.
How do I request a ToursByLocals integration?
How do I request a ToursByLocals integration?
Email your ToursByLocals 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 ToursByLocals'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 ToursByLocals connection do once it's live?
What will the ToursByLocals connection do once it's live?
Like Ventrata's other OCTO reseller connections, ToursByLocals could check your live availability and prices in Ventrata, and bookings, changes and cancellations made on ToursByLocals 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
ToursByLocals Canada Inc.
Suite 250 - #1682, 997 Seymour St., Vancouver, British Columbia, V6B 3M1
Canada
Ventrata Partner ID: d29a01fb-20e2-4303-95c6-beab78a84b4a