RateHawk: Supercharging the B2B travel industry
Felix Shpilman, CEO of Emerging Travel Group, the travel tech company behind RateHawk, outlines how the booking platform is boosting the B2B travel sector with its extensive inventory of accommodations and travel services.
What can you tell us about RateHawk?
RateHawk is an online system for booking hotels, air tickets, transfers, and other services for travel professionals. As part of Emerging Travel Group, RateHawk provides trade partners with access to over 2.6 million accommodation options worldwide. This solid supply is sourced from 300 wholesalers and 120,000 directly connected accommodations. This extensive inventory ensures that travel professionals can find the perfect stay for their clients, whether that be in popular cities or remote resorts, all at highly competitive prices. Beyond accommodation, RateHawk also offers a comprehensive selection of travel services, including flights, transfers, railway tickets, and car rentals.
What are the advantages of RateHawk for travel agents, OTAs, and hoteliers?
For travel agents, we offer a comprehensive, user-friendly platform that covers all their needs. This is further enhanced by excellent multi-language support, a pre-check service for each booking, multiple payment options, flexible commission terms, a mobile app, and a loyalty program.
For OTAs, tour operators and wholesalers, we offer seamless API integrations. RateHawk’s extensive accommodation supply is highly valued in the market, positioning us not just as a booking service but as a leading provider of hotel inventory. Our vast portfolio of hotels is accessible through API, either directly or via various tech platforms, enabling our partners to easily connect to our selection and leverage it to expand their businesses.
For hoteliers, we offer access to a network of over 90,000 travel professionals across 120 source markets. This provides them with a unique opportunity to significantly increase their visibility within this valuable segment.