TakeTours is an online travel agency (OTA) for guided tours and multi-day vacation packages from third-party operators, listing around 7,000 departures across more than 2,000 destinations in North America, Europe, Asia and Latin America, with a Chinese-language storefront and sister bus-ticket brand GotoBus. For operators, it brings price-conscious package buyers and a long-standing Chinese-American following.
To learn more about TakeTours, visit taketours.com.
📒 NOTE
Ventrata doesn't currently support a reseller connection with TakeTours. TakeTours isn't available under Connections → Connections in the Ventrata Dashboard yet, so your availability, prices and bookings can't sync with TakeTours automatically.
Primary website | |
Tags | OTA · Tours & Activities OTA · Multi-day & Packaged Tours |
Connection status | 🚧 Not yet available |
How it would connect | TakeTours would connect directly to Ventrata's OCTO API |
Next step | Introduce TakeTours to [email protected] |
Requesting a TakeTours Connection
We're always open to new integrations. TakeTours can connect to Ventrata directly through OCTO, the open API standard for tours, activities and attractions that Ventrata helped found. Once it's connected, TakeTours could check your live availability and prices in Ventrata, and bookings, changes and cancellations made on TakeTours 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 TakeTours, send one email to your TakeTours contact and [email protected], so both teams are in the same thread. Say which products you'd like to sell through TakeTours.
We take it from here. Ventrata's connectivity team contacts TakeTours, shares Ventrata's OCTO API documentation and test credentials, and agrees the plan with them.
TakeTours builds and certifies the connection. TakeTours 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, TakeTours appears under Connections → Connections, and you connect it like any other reseller.
If TakeTours works with its own API specification rather than OCTO, we're happy to consider that too. We'll discuss the options with TakeTours 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 TakeTours in the Meantime
Until a connection is live, you can still sell through TakeTours in whichever way suits you, for example:
Reseller Portal: let TakeTours book your products itself through your Reseller Portal, so its bookings go straight into Ventrata.
Manual bookings: enter TakeTours bookings yourself in the Backoffice, so your capacity stays accurate.
Through another connected platform: check the List of Supported Connections & Partners in case TakeTours sells through a platform that's already connected to Ventrata.
FAQs
Does Ventrata integrate with TakeTours?
Does Ventrata integrate with TakeTours?
Not yet. There's no reseller connection between Ventrata and TakeTours today, so availability, prices and bookings don't sync automatically. You can request one: introduce TakeTours to [email protected], as described above.
Can TakeTours connect to Ventrata?
Can TakeTours connect to Ventrata?
Yes. TakeTours 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 TakeTours prefers its own API specification, we're happy to consider that as well.
How do I request a TakeTours integration?
How do I request a TakeTours integration?
Email your TakeTours 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 TakeTours'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 TakeTours connection do once it's live?
What will the TakeTours connection do once it's live?
Like Ventrata's other OCTO reseller connections, TakeTours could check your live availability and prices in Ventrata, and bookings, changes and cancellations made on TakeTours 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
IvyMedia Corporation
Arlington, MA 02474
United States
Ventrata Partner ID: c521e420-ef81-43fd-991e-1ced90f67674