● London-based travel technology supplier, intuitive, have announced that Channel Manager connectivity is now available through their single API, iVectorOne ● Tour Operators and OTAs can gain fast access to 30+ Channel Manager platforms ● Newest development is aligned with intuitive's aim to develop a one-stop, friction-less and flexible gateway for all hotel product sources   Travel technology provider, intuitive have announced the release of their latest version of their single API, iVectorOne - Tour Operators and OTAs can now access more than 30 Channel Manager platforms.   Designed as a solution to simplify the complex world of hotel connectivity, iVectorOne is a one-stop shop API for all hotel inventory - an area of the industry that is continuously evolving. Already in use by over 20 customers, iVectorOne serves as a single point of access to an ever-expanding list of 120+ hotel inventory providers, including Bedbanks, Chains, DMCs and now Channel Managers.   This development allows travel companies to seamlessly connect and manage their preferred Channel Manager platforms through intuitive's modern, light-weight single API solution, without the complexity of building multiple integrations.   This lets them work in the way hoteliers want to and quickly activate Channel Managers in a matter of days, rather than months. The Channel Manager application, that sits behind iVectorOne, gives them the flexibility to source hotel product selectively and respond quickly to changing market conditions.   This is the fourth product that intuitive have developed in the last three years, with the aim to develop a one-stop, friction-less and flexible gateway for all hotel product sources.   “We created our Channel Manager application to help travel companies adapt to the shifting landscape of directly contracted product. As hotels continue to take more dynamic control of their rates and inventory, Tour Operators and OTAs need a way to quickly react to ensure they have access to the best available and latest rates.” said intuitive Commercial Director, Andy Keeley.   “We can now provide access to a growing number of Channel Managers via our iVectorOne API so travel companies can connect to us once and flexibly switch on the partners they need access to.   This is the next step of our vision to simplify, demystify and accelerate the way companies connect to the varied and wide-ranging hotel supply options” intuitive’s new application connects easily to any booking system, providing travel companies with limitless expansion and automation of their hotel inventory.   The market-leading, innovative Channel Manager application is widely used by some of the most prominent travel industry players, such as Love Holidays and Thomas Cook.

Travel technology firm intuitive announced a new strategic partnership with Fastpayhotels. The strategic alliance gives intuitive customers access to a full inventory of own- contracted properties, all connected into their in-house platform. Fastpayhotels has over 300 hotel chains onboarded, managing direct inventory of more than 40.000 properties in 138 countries. It offers a complete set of products and solutions to distribute inventory in the leisure market. Inventory can be accessed via intuitive's iVector reservation system and iVectorOne API. iVectorOne is a fully managed API hotel aggregator that was launched at the end of 2021. Over 20 travel companies have connected to this API and gained access to a portfolio of 120+ suppliers, such as, bedbanks, DMCs and channel managers. “Through our integration, customers will be able to instantly access Fastpayhotels’ accommodation portfolio of 40.000 own stock hotels worldwide.” said Alex Gisbert, CEO of Fastpayhotels. London based intuitive offers solutions for tour operators, online travel agents and wholesalers. Its customers include travel brands Scott Dunn, On the Beach, Love Holidays and Thomas Cook.

  intuitive – the travel technology provider – and Fastpayhotels have today announced an exciting new strategic partnership. Fastpayhotels offers a complete set of products and solutions to distribute properties inventory in the leisure market.   Through this strategic alliance, intuitive customers will have access to their full inventory of own- contracted properties, all of them connected dynamically into their in-house platform. Fastpayhotels counts over 300 hotel chains onboarded and manages direct inventory of more than 40.000 properties in over 138 countries.   Fastpayhotels can be accessed seamlessly via intuitive's iVector reservation system and iVectorOne API.   intuitive commercial director, Andy Keeley.   iVectorOne is a fully managed API hotel aggregator that was launched at the end of 2021 as a   solution to simplify the complex world of accommodation connectivity. Since then, over 20 travel companies have connected to this single API and gained access to a growing portfolio of already   integrated 120+ suppliers, such as, bedbanks, DMCs and channel managers.   “We are happy to be partnering with a company that understands that technology is at the core of the global connectivity for the travel industry. Through our integration, our customers will be able to instantly access Fastpayhotels’ accommodation portfolio of 40.000 own stock hotels worldwide.” said Alex Gisbert, CEO of Fastpayhotels said “We are proud to count on key technology partners such as intuitive to connect our distributors around the world.”

 

• London-based travel technology supplier, intuitive, have announced their recent growth, winning eight international customers over the last two years during lockdown.
• Currently, 25% of customers are based outside of the UK. intuitive forecasts that their international customers will overtake that of the UK-based at some point in 2023
• Focus on growth in Central and Western Europe, the Middle East and North America.

  intuitive – the travel technology provider – is responding to demand by broadening its international footprint and operations, with plans to increase their international clients over the next year, likely outnumbering those in the UK.   This follows eight new international customer wins for the business during the last two years of lockdown, including Sasta Ticket in Pakistan, Thomas Cook and Traveljet Vakanties in the Netherlands, Cocha in Chile, Selected Tours in Denmark and La Fabbrica dei Sogni in Italy.   To maintain this growth intuitive has identified several further potentially high-growth markets, including Central and Western Europe, the Middle East, and North America.   As part of this, intuitive have also recently bought on new international members of the team with a focus on expanding their sales and development team capabilities.   Primarily known in the UK for their full end-to-end reservation system, iVector, they have since developed three solutions over the last three years, diversifying to a more SaaS product focus to meet the ever-changing needs of the market.   intuitive will look to use the success of international events, media and partnerships to help elevate their brand awareness in their target markets.   “This is an exciting time at intuitive. The demand from international travel companies to source and sell beds in an ever-complex market has been significant. This is a huge strength of ours and we have easy to deliver and cost effective solutions to match the market need.” said intuitive commercial director Andy Keeley.   “We’ve broadened our focus to service the needs of international clients. We’ve done this by making much of our core functionality - accommodation connectivity, contracting and caching solutions - more accessible and easier to deliver. This is what the market needs. More modular, easily-integrated, best-of-breed options.”

 

London-based travel technology supplier, intuitive, will provide their reservation platform, iVector,  to award-winning luxury tour operator, Scott Dunn.

  Scott Dunn chose iVector as the system to enable them to live source, quote and sell their directly contracted and externally connected hotel product.   The partnership will enable them to dramatically decrease the time their sales agents spend on the quoting and booking process whilst maintaining their high-touch, personalised approach. Having a hotel programme of complex direct contracts and a network of connected suppliers on disparate systems had made the process of quoting and booking manual, time-consuming and subject to change. By adopting iVector, all prices, availability and inventory are in one place and easily accessed, quoted and booked.   Additionally, Scott Dunn will be able to easily expand their inventory and keep up-to-date with the changing landscape of hotel sourcing including channel managers, direct connects, switches and wholesalers.   The project started in October and will go live early in January.   Andy Keeley, Commercial Director of intuitive, commented: “Delivering iVector to Scott Dunn has, once again, given us the opportunity to demonstrate the impact and value our technology can bring to leading travel companies. We’re delighted to be working with the team. It’s been a great project and we look forward to seeing it in action with their sales team.”  

“intuitive have been flexible to our needs, accommodating our specific business processes. They’ve been pro-active in seeking technology or process changes to address any gaps in product fit and have done this swiftly and effectively. They were structured in Project Management, organised and regularly communicated progress. They’re also a great team to work with – friendly, approachable, relaxed and a natural extension of our own team.”

– Will Solomon, Chief Technology Officer at Scott Dunn