Smartbox Group is a European experience-gifting company selling experience gift boxes through country storefronts in France, Italy, Spain, Germany, Ireland, Belgium, Portugal, Switzerland, Sweden and Denmark, together with its Bongo and Odisseias brands, listing over 140,000 experiences. For operators, it brings gift recipients, mostly domestic residents, redeeming their vouchers months after purchase.
To learn more about Smartbox Group, visit smartbox.com.
📒 NOTE
Ventrata doesn't currently support a reseller connection with Smartbox Group. Smartbox Group isn't available under Connections → Connections in the Ventrata Dashboard yet, so your availability, prices and bookings can't sync with Smartbox Group automatically.
Primary website | |
Tags | OTA · Tours & Activities OTA · Gifting & Vouchers |
Connection status | 🚧 Not yet available |
How it would connect | Smartbox Group would connect directly to Ventrata's OCTO API |
Next step | Introduce Smartbox Group to [email protected] |
Requesting a Smartbox Group Connection
We're always open to new integrations. Smartbox Group can connect to Ventrata directly through OCTO, the open API standard for tours, activities and attractions that Ventrata helped found. Once it's connected, Smartbox Group could check your live availability and prices in Ventrata, and bookings, changes and cancellations made on Smartbox Group 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 Smartbox Group, send one email to your Smartbox Group contact and [email protected], so both teams are in the same thread. Say which products you'd like to sell through Smartbox Group.
We take it from here. Ventrata's connectivity team contacts Smartbox Group, shares Ventrata's OCTO API documentation and test credentials, and agrees the plan with them.
Smartbox Group builds and certifies the connection. Smartbox Group 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, Smartbox Group appears under Connections → Connections, and you connect it like any other reseller.
If Smartbox Group works with its own API specification rather than OCTO, we're happy to consider that too. We'll discuss the options with Smartbox Group 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 Smartbox Group in the Meantime
Until a connection is live, you can still sell through Smartbox Group in whichever way suits you, for example:
Reseller Portal: let Smartbox Group book your products itself through your Reseller Portal, so its bookings go straight into Ventrata.
Manual bookings: enter Smartbox Group bookings yourself in the Backoffice, so your capacity stays accurate.
Through another connected platform: check the List of Supported Connections & Partners in case Smartbox Group sells through a platform that's already connected to Ventrata.
FAQs
Does Ventrata integrate with Smartbox Group?
Does Ventrata integrate with Smartbox Group?
Not yet. There's no reseller connection between Ventrata and Smartbox Group today, so availability, prices and bookings don't sync automatically. You can request one: introduce Smartbox Group to [email protected], as described above.
Can Smartbox Group connect to Ventrata?
Can Smartbox Group connect to Ventrata?
Yes. Smartbox Group 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 Smartbox Group prefers its own API specification, we're happy to consider that as well.
How do I request a Smartbox Group integration?
How do I request a Smartbox Group integration?
Email your Smartbox Group 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 Smartbox Group'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 Smartbox Group connection do once it's live?
What will the Smartbox Group connection do once it's live?
Like Ventrata's other OCTO reseller connections, Smartbox Group could check your live availability and prices in Ventrata, and bookings, changes and cancellations made on Smartbox Group 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
Smartbox Group Limited
Block B, Joyce's Court, Joyce's Walk, Talbot Street, Dublin 1, D01 C861
Ireland
Ventrata Partner ID: a6c39a62-e129-4922-86cc-78c1407ae66c