Notes for working travel agents.
Supplier news, rate strategy and product updates from the Roave Agents team.
The B2B Travel Platform Built for Credentialed Agents
Wholesale hotel rates, white-label booking, and automated rebooking in one platform built for credentialed travel agents, advisors, tour operators, and DMCs.
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What Is Roave Agents? A Look Inside the Platform Built for Travel Agents
Roave Agents aggregates 200+ suppliers into one search, so credentialed travel agents can find the best hotel rate in under 90 seconds, no extranet hopping required.
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The Best Online Travel Agency Booking Software for Independent Agents
Comparing booking software options? Here's what independent travel agents should actually look for, from supplier access and pricing flexibility to rate monitoring and white-label branding.
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Top Booking Platforms for Multi-Agent Agencies
Scaling an agency with several agents? Compare the booking platform features that matter most, from supplier aggregation to commission flexibility.
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Do You Need a Host Agency to Book Hotels for Clients?
Do you need a host agency to book hotels for clients? Here's what a host agency actually does, when you need one, and when you don't.
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What Is a TIDS Number, and Do You Need One?
A TIDS number gets a new advisor booking with hotel suppliers faster than IATA accreditation, with no bonding or sales history. Who qualifies and how to apply.
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Where Do Travel Agents Get Hotel Rates?
Direct contracts, bed banks, GDS, OTA programs, and aggregators compared. See where travel agents actually get hotel rates, and which source fits which trip.
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Net Rate vs Commissionable Rate: Which Pays More?
Net or commissionable on a $3,000 hotel booking? We run the real math on both, show when each wins, and why the choice should change trip by trip.
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How Travel Advisors Actually Book Hotels for Clients
If a client can book the same hotel in thirty seconds, what are they paying an advisor for? The real workflow behind booking hotels for clients.
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Do You Need an IATA Number to Book Hotels?
Do you need an IATA number to book hotels? No. Here's what hotel platforms actually require, and how to start booking with the right credentials today.
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Best Hotel Booking Platforms for Travel Agents
The best hotel booking platforms for travel agents, compared by rate model, net vs commissionable, with picks for leisure, corporate, luxury and groups.
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