Expedia

Expedia


Websites:

Channel Extranet: https://www.expediapartnercentral.com/Account/Logon



About Expedia

Diversify your distribution by joining the world’s most loved travel brands. Expedia Group offers high visibility across 200 websites and native apps, plus expanded distribution through 90,000 travel agencies and business partners around the world.

Access high value travelers only on Expedia Group:

  • Expedia Group Loyalty Members spend 2.5 times more per year than non-members, and the new loyalty program One Key will accelerate demand with new ways to attract high-value travelers this year.* 
  • Valuable opportunities to package your property offering with transportation on Expedia Group also attracts high-value travelers that book multi-item trips with a 42% higher ADR, staying 2.2x longer, and canceling 50% less than individual item bookings.*
  • Extended reach and visibility in Expedia Group’s B2B partner network enables you to fill occupancy all year round, including 40% more off-season and 10% more mid-week with quality travelers around the world.

*EG internal data, 2022​



Process To Connect With Expedia


An Existing Customer On Expedia:

1. Login to Expedia Partner Central Extranet.
2. Select Rooms And Rates from the menu on the left, then select Connectivity Settings to choose the applicable channel manager.
3. Channel Manager provider is: OTASwitch.
4. Start typing OTASwitch in the text fields, and the option will appear automatically.
5. Select BOTH Availability and Rates & Booking Retrieval.
6. Click on Save and Continue



An email will be triggered from Expedia confirming the connection. The email will contain instructions and next steps to complete the setup process.


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


A New Customer:

  1. List your property on Expedia for free.

  2. Click on List your Property.

  3. Select Accommodation Type by clicking on either Lodging or Private Residence.

  4. Follow the prompts:

    • Introduce yourself (5 minutes on average): Property address, property type, number of individual spaces that can be booked at each property, contact details for ongoing correspondence.

    • Sign up (5 – 10 minutes on average): Next, Expedia will send you an email to verify your account and ask you to sign into Expedia secure platform. From there you can review Expedia standard business terms. Including the compensation percentage and ways to get paid. Have any tax and regulatory information ready if required by your local government.

    • Create your listing (20-30 minutes on average): Describe your property. You will be prompted to add the details travellers want to know about the rooms, grounds and amenities your offer. Have property information and images ready.


Upon completion of your profile, it will undergo a verification process by Expedia’s validation system. 

Once Expedia confirms registration is completed and ready to go live, proceed to complete channel mapping and start managing Expedia via Su.


Credentials 

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



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