byFood is a Tokyo-based online travel agency (OTA) for culinary experiences, listing over 50,000 food tours, cooking classes, chef's table dinners and food-focused stays in Japan and Paris, Rome, Florence, Barcelona and New York. For operators, it brings English-speaking international travelers planning food-led trips, reached through its editorial guides, with a meal donated per booking.
To learn more about byFood, visit byfood.com.
📒 NOTE
Ventrata doesn't currently support a reseller connection with byFood. byFood isn't available under Connections → Connections in the Ventrata Dashboard yet, so your availability, prices and bookings can't sync with byFood automatically.
Primary website | |
Tags | Culinary & Wine |
Connection status | 🚧 Not yet available |
How it would connect | byFood would connect directly to Ventrata's OCTO API |
Next step | Introduce byFood to [email protected] |
Requesting a byFood Connection
We're always open to new integrations. byFood can connect to Ventrata directly through OCTO, the open API standard for tours, activities and attractions that Ventrata helped found. Once it's connected, byFood could check your live availability and prices in Ventrata, and bookings, changes and cancellations made on byFood 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 byFood, send one email to your byFood contact and [email protected], so both teams are in the same thread. Say which products you'd like to sell through byFood.
We take it from here. Ventrata's connectivity team contacts byFood, shares Ventrata's OCTO API documentation and test credentials, and agrees the plan with them.
byFood builds and certifies the connection. byFood 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, byFood appears under Connections → Connections, and you connect it like any other reseller.
If byFood works with its own API specification rather than OCTO, we're happy to consider that too. We'll discuss the options with byFood 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 byFood in the Meantime
Until a connection is live, you can still sell through byFood in whichever way suits you, for example:
Reseller Portal: let byFood book your products itself through your Reseller Portal, so its bookings go straight into Ventrata.
Manual bookings: enter byFood bookings yourself in the Backoffice, so your capacity stays accurate.
Through another connected platform: check the List of Supported Connections & Partners in case byFood sells through a platform that's already connected to Ventrata.
FAQs
Does Ventrata integrate with byFood?
Does Ventrata integrate with byFood?
Not yet. There's no reseller connection between Ventrata and byFood today, so availability, prices and bookings don't sync automatically. You can request one: introduce byFood to [email protected], as described above.
Can byFood connect to Ventrata?
Can byFood connect to Ventrata?
Yes. byFood 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 byFood prefers its own API specification, we're happy to consider that as well.
How do I request a byFood integration?
How do I request a byFood integration?
Email your byFood 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 byFood'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 byFood connection do once it's live?
What will the byFood connection do once it's live?
Like Ventrata's other OCTO reseller connections, byFood could check your live availability and prices in Ventrata, and bookings, changes and cancellations made on byFood 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
Tablecross Inc. (Kabushiki Kaisha Tablecross)
Link Square Shinjuku WeWork, 5-27-5 Sendagaya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 151-0051
Japan
Ventrata Partner ID: 3c7a55c4-2433-4ab7-8a77-b4e8e2bfd62a