Hotel Extranet

Feb 21, 2020

What is a hotel extranet?


The “front end” of a hotel sales website (i.e. Expedia.com or Booking.com) displays the hotel’s information to allow guests to book stays with the hotel.

The hotel extranet is the “back end” of a hotel sales website that allows authorized users for the hotels to log in to enter all of their availability, rates, and inventory.

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