What types of hotels should I connect via Live Inventory?

With KOOB, you can:
✅ Prioritize high-volume hotels for efficient live connectivity.
✅ Reduce manual processing by automating on-request bookings.
✅ Gain access to real-time availability with direct confirmation.
✅ Enable hotels to manage their inventory via a dedicated B2B rate plan.

🚀 Objective: Identify the best hotel partners for Live Inventory connection and optimize rate selection for seamless integration.

Identifying the right hotels for Live Inventory

When selecting hotels to connect via Live Inventory, consider the following:

Best Partners (High-volume hotels)

Hotels that receive regular bookings from you should be prioritized. These partners:

- Have consistent demand and generate high revenue.
- Are willing to create a DMC-specific NET rate plan because of their stable volume.
- Can manage inventory adjustments through a dedicated B2B channel.

Nice-to-Have Hotels (Potential partners)

Hotels that use compatible Channel Managers and have commercial potential but may not yet generate significant bookings. These are good candidates for future connections under a BAR rates (NET or GROSS) for the first year.

Compatible Channel Managers

KOOB currently integrates with the following Channel Managers

ARKIANE	BOOKINGSYNC	D-EDGE	DINGUS
GALAXY HOTELS	NOVARESA	OCTORATE	IRESA
RATE TIGER	RESERVIT	ROOMCLOUD	SYNXIS (Sabre)
SITEMINDER	TRAVELCLICK	VERTICAL BOOKING	YIELD PLANET
STAAH

📌 Note: Connecting a hotel via Live Inventory typically takes 2 weeks to 3 months, depending on hotel responsiveness.

Choosing the right rate type for connection

Hotels can connect to KOOB via different rate types, depending on their pricing strategy and commission agreements.

Rate Type	Loaded by	Commission included?	Displayed Rate on KOOB	Hotel Website Rate
Contract DMC NET	Hotel or KOOB	❌ No commission	Fixed NET rate	Typically higher (BAR)
BAR NET	Hotel	❌ Deducted at source	Discounted NET rate	Typically higher (BAR)
BAR GROSS	Hotel	✅ Yes (included)	Public price (BAR)	Should match hotel website *()**

✅Key Takeaways:

High-volume hotels are more likely to offer a NET rate plan under their contract conditions.
Hotels can load Contract Rates or request KOOB to manage them (depending on the Channel Manager).
If setting up a NET rate is not possible, KOOB can connect to BAR NET or BAR GROSS, based on the commission percentage granted by the hotel.

💡 Tip: Connecting via NET rates ensures more stable pricing, while BAR NET/BAR GROSS allows flexibility for hotels that prefer dynamic pricing.

Benefits of Live Inventory for hotels

✅ Instant booking confirmation – Reservations are automatically confirmed in the hotel’s system.
✅ Time savings – Eliminates back-and-forth emails for manual booking confirmations.
✅ Centralized business monitoring – Hotels can track KOOB-generated bookings directly in their Channel Manager.
✅ Flexible Rate management – Hotels can adjust availability dynamically while keeping KOOB as a privileged B2B channel.

Reaching out to hotels for Live Inventory connection

To initiate a Live Inventory connection, DMCs can use the following email template to ask hotels about their Channel Manager:

📩 Subject: Good news - We can connect your live inventory!

Dear Partner,

We are now equipped with a new B2B hotel booking solution called KOOB.

As a privileged partner, we would like to connect with your live inventory to simplify our booking process.

Why connect with us?

✔ Save time & simplify bookings – Receive reservations directly in your system without manual confirmation.
✔ Better activity monitoring – See all our bookings in your system and track your revenue from KOOB in real-time.

We can currently connect to your inventory via the following Channel Managers:

👉 KOOB Channel Manager List

If you are using one of these Channel Managers and wish to enable Live Inventory connection, please reply with:

📌 Your Channel Manager’s name
📌 The type of rate you want to share with us:

Ideally, NET contract rate under our existing agreement.
OR BAR with commission (please specify the % commission you would grant us).

Looking forward to your response!

Best regards,
[Your Name]
[Your Company]

Takeaways

✅Prioritize high-volume hotels to ensure a smooth and commercially viable Live Inventory connection.
✅Choose the right rate type – NET rates provide stability, while BAR NET/GROSS offers flexibility.
✅Use KOOB’s Channel Manager integrations to facilitate instant booking confirmations.
✅Reach out to hotels proactively to encourage Live Inventory adoption and streamline bookings.

FAQs

What types of hotels should I prioritize for Live Inventory? High-volume hotels that receive frequent bookings from you, as they benefit the most from automated booking confirmation and real-time inventory updates.

What Channel Managers are compatible with KOOB? KOOB supports integration with D-EDGE, SynXis (Sabre), SiteMinder, TravelClick, Yield Planet, Rate Tiger, STAAH, RoomCloud, Reservit, and more.

How long does it take to connect a hotel? 2 weeks to 3 months, depending on the hotel’s responsiveness and Channel Manager setup.

Why should hotels connect via KOOB?

✅ Instant booking confirmation – No manual approval needed.
✅ Better monitoring – Track KOOB bookings in their system.
✅ Inventory control – Manage KOOB as a privileged B2B channel.

🔹 How do I check if a hotel can connect? Ask them which Channel Manager they use and if they prefer NET contract rates or BAR rates with commission.

By leveraging Live Inventory connectivity, DMCs can improve efficiency, reduce manual booking workload, and ensure hotels receive seamless reservations via KOOB. 🚀