Integrations · · 3 min read
Connecting to your suppliers' systems without the headache
Your suppliers already manage availability somewhere. The trick is not making them do it twice.
The fastest way to lose a supplier is a double booking. The second fastest is asking them to update yet another calendar. Integration is not a technical nice-to-have for a marketplace; it is the difference between supply that stays accurate and supply that quietly decays.
Know what your suppliers already use
Accommodation providers often run a property management system or channel manager; tour operators may use a reservation platform with its own distribution network. Ask during onboarding and keep a list — it tells you which integrations to prioritise.
Start with calendar sync, grow into APIs
iCal feeds are a simple first step for accommodation and prevent the worst double bookings. Full API connections add live pricing and instant confirmation, and are worth it for your highest-volume suppliers.
Distribution networks multiply supply
Some tour reservation systems let marketplaces tap into a shared pool of bookable experiences. Connecting once can add hundreds of products you would never have onboarded one by one.
Test like a traveller
Book, change and cancel through every integration before you promote it. Many sync problems only show up when a booking is modified.
Get integrations out of the box
Building and maintaining supplier connections yourself is ongoing engineering work, and every provider changes their API eventually. A no-code marketplace builder with ready-made integrations means your suppliers can connect the systems they already use on day one. Tashi includes a channel manager and integrations with tour platforms such as FareHarbor and Tour Atlas, so you can bring live, bookable inventory onto your marketplace without writing any code.
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