Travco is a bedbank headquartered in United Kingdom. Vervotech connects to its Travco XML API and maps every property to canonical IDs, so you call Travco alongside 81+ other suppliers through one REST endpoint.
Hand-rolling the Travco XML API integration takes weeks: XML schema mapping, content normalization, ID reconciliation against every other supplier you already ship. Vervotech does that work once, and keeps it fresh.
Travco is a UK-based hotel wholesaler and destination management operator active across Europe, the UK, and increasingly the Middle East. The Travco API distributes contracted hotel rates from a portfolio spanning around 100,000 properties, with particular strength in Egypt, Turkey, the UK, and Continental Europe. Travco is best known to trade agents through the Travco Portal and to system integrators through its XML feeds and later REST endpoints.
Vervotech consumes the Travco API on the same footing as 400+ other hotel suppliers. You call one Vervotech REST endpoint. We handle the Travco session, the XML request envelope where required, and the property catalog sync. Your rooms and rates come back with canonical Vervotech hotel IDs, so a Travco property is instantly comparable to the same hotel from Hotelbeds, Expedia Rapid, or any other supplier in your stack.
Travco at a glance
- Type
- bedbank
- Headquartered
- United Kingdom
- Founded
- 1988
- Inventory
- 12000+ hotels
- API
- Travco XML API
- Regions
- EMEA
Long-established UK-based wholesaler with strong European and global hotel direct-contract inventory
Travco API endpoints, mapped through Vervotech
The Travco API exposes a hotel search-book-cancel funnel and a small set of reference methods. Vervotech reads every one of them and returns the merged result through a single REST call, so you never touch Travco's XML envelope directly.
| Endpoint | What it does |
|---|---|
Hotel search | Live availability by destination code or hotel code, dates, and occupancy. Vervotech returns Travco rates side by side with peer suppliers on the same canonical hotel ID. |
Hotel rules / rate check | Rate verification and cancellation-policy retrieval before booking. Vervotech calls this on your behalf and returns MATCHED or the new rate. |
Book | Places the reservation with guest and payment info. Vervotech proxies to Travco and returns the Travco reference plus a canonical Vervotech booking ID. |
Booking retrieval | Full itinerary retrieval by Travco reference. Vervotech surfaces confirmation numbers and room breakdown via one canonical call. |
Cancel | Cancels a confirmed booking. Vervotech maps Travco cancellation policies to our canonical rate-rule schema so your UI stays consistent. |
Static content | Property catalog, descriptions, images, geocodes, board types. Vervotech runs the catalog sync on a scheduled refresh cycle. |
Destination reference | Country, city, and destination hierarchy. Vervotech unifies this with 3M+ properties from every other supplier. |
How Vervotech maps Travco
- Ingest. We pull static and dynamic content directly from Travco XML API on a daily refresh cycle.
- Normalize. Schema, currency, and language are unified to Vervotech's canonical model.
- Map. Properties are resolved to canonical hotel IDs across every supplier you connect, at 99.998% accuracy on 3M+ properties.
- Deduplicate rooms. Identical room types across suppliers collapse to one canonical room.
- Expose. One REST endpoint returns the merged, deduplicated inventory ready for booking.
How you connect Travco through Vervotech in 5 steps
- Step 1. Sign up for Vervotech. Create a Vervotech account and grab your REST API key. 7-day free trial, no credit card.
- Step 2. Enable Travco in your dashboard. Toggle Travco on. Plug your Travco API credentials into the Vervotech dashboard. Vervotech can help route the Travco partnership request if you do not have credentials yet.
- Step 3. Sync property IDs. Vervotech maps every Travco property code to a canonical Vervotech hotel_id. You get a CSV or an API endpoint to reconcile your existing IDs with ours.
- Step 4. Call the unified shopping endpoint. One HTTPS POST returns rates from Travco, Hotelbeds, Expedia Rapid, and every other supplier you have enabled. Compare margins per room across suppliers in a single JSON response.
- Step 5. Book via the Vervotech booking API. Pass the room token. Vervotech follows the Travco search-check-book chain on your behalf and returns the booking reference plus cancellation and modification links on the canonical booking record.
Travco XML API, translated to REST
Most legacy hotel supplier APIs, including Travco, expose XML over SOAP or plain HTTPS POST. Every field is nested inside supplier-specific elements, dates are in supplier-specific formats, and rate rules are buried inside repeating groups you have to unwind before you can even read them.
Vervotech reads the Travco XML directly, parses the schema, normalizes fields to a canonical JSON model, and exposes the result as a single REST endpoint. You never touch the XML. If the Travco schema changes, we absorb the change on our side without breaking your integration.
- No SOAP envelopes, no XML namespaces, no XSD parsing on your side
- Canonical hotel and room IDs across every supplier you connect
- Currency, language, and date fields already unified
- Rate rules, cancellation policies, and inclusions flattened into readable JSON
Travco API access and eligibility
Travco API access is granted through the Travco commercial team following a distribution agreement. Test credentials are provided after sign-off. Vervotech-mapped customers keep their commercial relationship with Travco and use their own credentials on the Vervotech dashboard; Vervotech is the technical integration layer, not the commercial counterparty.
Direct Travco API vs Travco via Vervotech
| Concern | Direct integration | Through Vervotech |
|---|---|---|
| Suppliers reachable | Travco only | Travco + 400+ others through one endpoint |
| Auth | Travco-specific credentials on every call, XML or REST | One Vervotech API key, we handle Travco auth |
| Content sync | Self-managed catalog refresh | Handled by Vervotech, exposed as canonical hotel objects |
| Booking funnel | Search -> Rules -> Book -> Retrieval, self-tracked session | One Vervotech booking call |
| Cross-supplier price shop | Not possible from Travco alone | Direct, on shared canonical hotel + room IDs |
| Regional strength | Strong in Egypt, Turkey, UK, Europe | Same, plus every other supplier's regional strength blended in |
Common use cases
- OTAs consolidating wholesale + direct + bedbank inventory into a single searchable index
- Travel agencies looking for best-rate retrieval across multiple suppliers in <500ms
- Corporate booking tools standardizing on a single hotel ID schema across vendors
- Hotel rate intelligence platforms tracking competitor pricing across distribution channels
- Tour operators packaging hotel + flight + activity with deduplicated property catalogs
Frequently asked questions
What is the Travco hotel API?
- The Travco XML API is Travco's programmatic interface for searching, pricing, and booking hotel inventory. It returns static content, live rates, and availability for 12000+ hotels of properties.
How does Vervotech integrate with Travco?
- Vervotech ingests Travco on a daily refresh, normalizes the schema, and maps every property to canonical hotel IDs that match all your other suppliers. You hit one REST endpoint instead of integrating Travco directly.
How long does a Travco integration take through Vervotech?
- Most customers are live in days, not weeks. There is no XML mapping work and no per-supplier ID reconciliation, because Vervotech already maintains the canonical schema across 400+ suppliers.
Does the Travco XML API expose all inventory that the REST API returns?
- Vervotech reads directly from Travco's primary API feed, so you get the same static content, live rates, availability, and booking capabilities you would get integrating the Travco XML natively. The difference is you consume it as REST JSON, and the same request pattern works across every other supplier in your stack.
What happens if the Travco XML schema changes?
- Vervotech absorbs the schema change on our side. Your integration keeps working. Our team maintains the schema-to-canonical mapping continuously, which is the single largest hidden cost in every in-house XML API integration.
Can I rate-shop Travco against other suppliers?
- Yes. Because Travco properties share canonical IDs with every other supplier in Vervotech, you can compare rates, route bookings to the best margin, and rebook automatically when prices drop with Profit Maximizer.
How much does it cost?
- Hotel Mapping starts at $499 a month with a 7-day free trial. Package discounts run up to 50% off when you bundle multiple suppliers.
Is the Travco API different from the Travco Portal?
- Yes. The Travco Portal is Travco's own trade booking website. The Travco API is the programmatic interface that system integrators consume to distribute the same inventory into their own booking engines.
Does Travco cover destinations outside Europe?
- Travco has strong Egyptian, Turkish, and Middle Eastern coverage in addition to the UK and Continental Europe, and is expanding elsewhere. Combining Travco with peer suppliers through Vervotech gives full global reach with Travco's regional depth.
Does Vervotech require me to move my Travco contract?
- No. Your commercial contract stays with Travco. Vervotech is a technical layer on top of your Travco credentials, and you continue to receive Travco's rate agreements as-is.
Can I rate-shop Travco against other UK and European suppliers?
- Yes. Because Travco properties share canonical hotel and room IDs with 400+ other suppliers on Vervotech, you can compare a Travco rate to the same room from Hotelbeds, Expedia Rapid, or any peer supplier on the same property listing.
What happens if a Travco property is not in the Vervotech catalog?
- Vervotech's mapping pipeline continuously ingests Travco's property list and matches new hotels to canonical IDs. Newly listed Travco properties are usually mapped within the refresh cycle. Unmapped properties still return through the API with a Travco-native identifier.
Official Travco documentation and mentions
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