Conferma Launches API 2.0

28/02/2008

Conferma has now announced the availability of its newly developed API 2.0 Booking Engine. The Conferma Booking API provides a set of services that allow users to search for hotel rates and make, amend or cancel bookings through multiple systems and channels. The API’s innovation allows developers to integrate many additional services into existing systems quickly and easily, without needing to connect to multiple providers individually.

As well as solving integration issues, the service provides access to the Conferma Hotel Tracker payment system - a secure, auditable, and easy to reconcile method of guaranteeing and settling all bookings.

Now, under their own brand look and feel, Business travel agencies can now offer their customers access to a range of hotel rates and services that do not reside in any individual or GDS system.

Rather than supersede the popular Conferma online booking tool, API 2.0 is first and foremost a tool for fulfilling the demands of integration. "It appeals to larger agencies interested in integrating the Conferma content and Hotel Tracker settlement functionality into their own agent and client facing systems," says Simon Barker, Chief Executive of Conferma.

Currently, the Conferma API 2.0 includes the following services:-

Sabre
Galileo
GTA (Gullivers Travel Associates)
Travelodge
Premier Inn
Barclaycard Business Hotel Tracker

The next release will have further hotel direct content, together with the additional services of rail and car hire. All services are backed with the functionality to settle and reconcile travel payment with the highest possible levels of security.

"We are always listening to our clients and supplier partners to prioritise new services," says Simon Barker, "The ultimate goal is to dramatically reduce the time and cost of integrating multi-system booking functionality, whilst managing payments and maintaining the highest level of service and flexibility".