bookingkit partners with Trip.com to bridge European tours and attractions with long-haul Asian travellers

The integration ensures real-time synchronisation

SAAS solution provider for tours, activities and attractions providers in Europe bookingkit has announced its partnership with Trip.com.

Part of bookingkit's ongoing global expansion, this collaboration is set to "enhance the way European TAA offerings are presented" to Asian long-haul travellers.

Through this partnership, bookingkit‘s clients can showcase offerings to Trip.com's Group extensive user base which includes more than 400 million members. 

The integration ensures real-time synchronisation of service descriptions, pricing, and availability across the connected platforms, leading to instant confirmations, live pricing updates, and accurate inventory management. 

This not only "enhances the operational efficiency" for providers but also "elevates" the booking experience for customers. 

European TAA providers will benefit from the integration with Trip.com Group's platforms, in order to significantly increas visibility and reach in the Asian market. 

This move builds on the success of bookingkit's past partnerships and the growing demand for cross-continental experiences. 

bookingkit has said to be "dedicated to facilitating and enhancing the reach of TAA providers" since its inception and this partnership with Trip.com represents "another significant milestone" in this journey.

"Through our collaboration with bookingkit, we aim to enhance the capabilities of our European supplier partners by connecting their products with our Trip.com Group's  users.  This will broaden the travel options available to our global users," said Chase Liu, GM of Tours and Tickets at Trip.com Group. 

"Together with bookingkit, we are redefining the boundaries of experiential travel."

In recent years, the firm has "consistently strived to establish top-tier partnerships", so collaborating with Trip.com marks an "exciting new chapter" for the company.

Lukas C. C. Hempel, CEO and founder of bookingkit, said: "This partnership underlines our commitment to empowering European TAA providers to tap into the massive potential of the Asian travel market. 

"Leveraging bookingkit’s best in class Channel Manager technology our users are able to provide seamless booking experiences between Asia and Europe – as we observe, one of the most important needs in order to attract Asian long-haul travelers."