Agoda

Agoda




About Agoda

Established in 2005, Agoda offers hundreds of thousands of accommodation options around the globe with service and support in over 40 languages. Operations are based in Bangkok, Thailand, and additional offices are in cities across Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Europe, and the Americas. The platform is particularly known for its hotel booking services.

Agoda, a key player in the domain of online travel agencies, stands out for its strong presence, particularly in the Asian market. It is part of Booking Holdings Inc., a global leader in online travel and related services. With its user-friendly website, customers can easily navigate through a myriad of options to find the hotel room that best suits their needs.


As a trusted online travel agency, Agoda not only offers hotel bookings, but also provides options for vacation rentals, flights, and airport transfers. The process is simple: enter your destination, dates, and number of guests, and you can compare a wide range of hotel rooms and prices.


In 2022, Agoda ranked among the top 10 most used hotel booking channel for Su properties. Read more



Process To Connect With Agoda

An Existing Customer On Agoda:

  1. Go to YCS > Settings > Property Settings. 

  2. Click Optional Settings. 

  3. Tick enable channel manager mode box to add channel manager. 

  4. Select the channel manager name from the drop-down box. 

  5. Channel Manager provider is: OTASwitch

  6. Click Save


Alternatively, you can request connection to be enabled by writing to bd-connectivity@agoda.com


Once the channel manager provider is set, you can proceed to complete channel mapping and start managing Agoda via Su channel manager.


A New Customer:

  1. Go to Agoda.com

  2. Click List your place

  3. Select Accommodation Type by clicking on either List my HOME or List my HOTEL.

  4. Next, click on Confirm to start the onboarding process.

  5. Fill in your account details, and then click Create account. Select Sign in if you already have an Agoda account.

  6. Provide information for the 7 categories to set up a profile. 

    • Basics: Provide an overview of the property details. Additional cancellation policies can be added after the property is published.

    • Location: Specify the whereabouts of the property.

    • Facilities: Ensure that at least three facilities are listed and described.

    • Rooms and details: Add the initial set of rooms with their respective details. Note that more rooms can be added later with adjusted names and availability once the property is published.

    • Photos: Upload a minimum of three property photos and one room photo.

    • Profile: Enter the contact information for the property. Specify your preferred payment preferences.

    • Publish: Confirm agreement to the global terms and conditions before publishing the property.


Upon completion of your profile, it will undergo a verification process by Agoda’s fraud validation system, which typically takes up to 72 hours. During this process, your property will not be live.


Once Agoda confirms registration is completed and ready to go live, proceed to connect channel manager in Agoda extranet, complete channel mapping and start managing Agoda via Su channel manager.



Credentials 

Agoda property ID is required for mapping via Su channel manager.




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