
STC Hotel API Integration via Vervotech
Production-grade coverage
99.998% mapping accuracy
One REST endpoint
STC is a hotel distribution partner headquartered in Switzerland. Vervotech ingests its inventory feed, normalizes the schema to a canonical hotel and room model, and resolves every property to a Vervotech hotel ID, so STC content interoperates with the rest of the supplier network without per-source mapping work.
Integration snapshot
- Supplier
- STC
- Type
- Distribution
- Origin country
- Switzerland
- Region
- Europe
- Coverage tier
- Production-grade
- Canonical mapping
- Vervotech hotel + room IDs
- Schema unification
- Names, addresses, geocodes, amenities, room types, board types
- Delivery
- REST API, offline file sync, on-demand match
What Vervotech does for STC
- Canonical hotel IDs. Each STC property resolves to a single Vervotech hotel ID shared with every other connected supplier.
- Room-level mapping. Identical room types from STC collapse with peer suppliers' equivalents into a canonical room ID, so you can shop rates without duplicate inventory.
- Continuous refresh. Static and dynamic STC content is pulled on a recurring cycle, so newly contracted properties enter the mapped catalog without engineering work.
- One REST endpoint. Call STC content through the same Vervotech endpoint that serves the rest of your supplier mix.
How the STC integration works
- Ingest. Vervotech pulls the STC hotel content feed on a continuous refresh cycle. Both static (hotel attributes) and structural (room and board types) data are captured.
- Normalize. STC's schema is mapped to a canonical Vervotech model. Currency, language, geocoding, and amenity vocabularies are standardized.
- Resolve. Every STC property is matched to a canonical Vervotech hotel ID using deterministic rules (address, geocode, name) and ML scoring trained on 3M+ properties.
- Deduplicate rooms. Equivalent room types from STC are collapsed with peer supplier rooms into a canonical room ID.
- Expose. STC content is reachable through one Vervotech REST endpoint, mixed with the rest of your supplier inventory.
Example STC response via Vervotech
Vervotech returns STC properties enriched with canonical IDs that match the same property as served by peer suppliers.
curl stc-response.json
GET /v3/hotels?supplier=stc&country=sw
Authorization: Bearer YOUR_VERVOTECH_KEY
200 OK
{
"supplier": "STC",
"hotels": [
{
"vervotech_id": "vt_8f3a91...",
"stc_id": "SUP_REF_12345",
"name": "Example Hotel STC",
"address": "...",
"geo": { "lat": ..., "lng": ... },
"rooms": [ { "vervotech_room_id": "vrm_...", "stc_room_id": "RM_77" } ]
}
]
}
Schema is illustrative. See the Hotel Mapping API documentation for the full spec.
Vervotech-mapped STC vs direct STC integration
| Direct STC | STC via Vervotech | |
|---|---|---|
| Integration effort | Per-supplier XML or REST mapping, schema work, ID reconciliation | One REST endpoint shared with 152+ other suppliers |
| Canonical IDs | STC-specific IDs, no peer alignment | Vervotech hotel + room IDs shared across every supplier |
| Deduplication with peer suppliers | Build it yourself | Built in, with confidence scores |
| Rate shopping across suppliers | Requires custom matching layer | Direct, properties share canonical IDs |
| Mapping accuracy | Self-managed | 99.998% on 3M+ properties, continuously monitored |
| Time to first integrated query | Weeks to months | Same day via free trial |
Typical STC use cases
- OTAs and metasearch: blend STC rates with peer suppliers behind a single property listing, with no duplicates and no schema drift.
- Travel agencies and TMCs: route bookings to STC when its rate wins, fall back to alternates when it does not, all under one mapped catalog.
- Corporate travel: normalize STC content into one travel-policy view across regions and brands.
- Post-booking margin capture: watch STC and peer rates after the original booking and rebook automatically via Vervotech Profit Maximizer when a cheaper rate appears.
Related Vervotech capabilities
Frequently asked questions
What is STC?
- STC is a distribution based in Switzerland that distributes hotel inventory. Vervotech maps the STC catalog to canonical hotel IDs so it can be queried through the same API as 152+ other suppliers.
How does Vervotech integrate STC?
- Vervotech ingests the STC feed on a continuous refresh cycle, normalizes its schema (hotel attributes, room types, geographic data) to a canonical model, and resolves every property to a Vervotech hotel ID. Customers call one REST endpoint and receive STC content alongside every other connected supplier.
What STC data is mapped?
- Static content (hotel names, addresses, geocodes, amenities, images, descriptions) and structural data (room types, board types, occupancy rules) are mapped to canonical Vervotech IDs. Dynamic data (rates, availability) is passed through with canonical ID enrichment so customers can rate-shop STC against peers.
Can I rate-shop STC against other suppliers?
- Yes. Because STC properties share canonical hotel and room IDs with the rest of the Vervotech network, rates from STC are directly comparable with peer suppliers under the same property listing. Profit Maximizer can also automatically rebook to a better source after the original booking if the price drops.
What is the STC coverage tier on Vervotech?
- STC is currently in the production-grade tier on Vervotech's mapping pipeline. Coverage is monitored continuously and re-computed as STC publishes new inventory or schema changes.
How long does it take to go live with STC through Vervotech?
- Customers with a Vervotech account can start querying STC content immediately, no separate STC integration project required. The 7-day free trial gives access to STC content alongside the rest of the supplier network from day one.
What does STC integration cost?
- Vervotech Hotel Mapping starts at $499 a month and includes the full supplier network. Bundle packages discount up to 50% when you connect multiple suppliers. There are no per-supplier integration fees on top of the subscription.
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