Hi Harvey, I've used a couple although I was not involved in choosing them so can't comment on that part of the process.
Bookit (used by travelbug, owned by trademe) is quite good, but takes a bit of implementation and seems to always be a bit of wrangling to keep it going (although a lot of that appears to be the hosts cron issues!). Seekom is just pasting an iframe in, so is trivial to implement. It also can link to their internal system so online/offline booking info is synchronised. The snag here is that I'm pretty sure there is a significant setup cost, although I'm not 100% sure about that. I have no real knowledge of the costs, initial or ongoing, so can't comment on that sorry. Both parties appear to be quite happy with their choice. Cheers David Turton | Senior Web Developer, Web Team Manatū Taonga - Ministry for Culture and Heritage Radio New Zealand House, Level 5, 155 The Terrace P O Box 5364, Wellington, New Zealand Ph +64 4 471 6446 -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Harvey Kane Sent: Tuesday, 17 May 2011 11:48 a.m. To: NZ PHP Users Group Subject: [phpug] Booking engines for hotel websites Hi everyone, We need to do a quote on a hotel website with online booking facilities. I was wondering if there was someone out there who could share their experiences of which 3rd-party booking provider you ended up choosing and why? Or if you decided to use a self-hosted booking system (ie not using a 3rd party), and why? My understanding (which may be incorrect) is that many of these 3rd party booking systems offer extra value in that they provide data feeds to various last-minute type sites - so aside from the convenience of them doing the card processing and booking facilities etc, they can also become a good source of new business. Any insight on this appreciated. Thanks, Harvey. -- Harvey Kane Phone: - Auckland: +64 9 950 4133 - Wanaka: +64 3 746 8133 - Mobile: +64 21 811 951 Email: [email protected] If you need to contact me urgently, please read my email policy www.ragepank.com/email/ -- NZ PHP Users Group: http://groups.google.com/group/nzphpug To post, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] www.mch.govt.nz - www.teara.govt.nz - www.nzhistory.net.nz - www.goingdigital.co.nz The information contained in this email message does not necessarily reflect the views of the Ministry for Culture and Heritage and may contain information that is confidential or subject to legal privilege. If you are not the intended recipient and receive this email in error: please notify the Ministry for Culture and Heritage by return email or telephone (64 4 499 4229) and delete this email; you must not use, disclose, copy or distribute this message or the information in it. PLEASE CONSIDER THE ENVIRONMENT BEFORE YOU PRINT THIS EMAIL -- NZ PHP Users Group: http://groups.google.com/group/nzphpug To post, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected]
