RateHawk.com

Name

RateHawk.com

Legal name

Emerging Travel Group

Website

https://ratehawk.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

B2B Travel Distribution Platform

NAICS

Travel Agencies (56151), Travel Agencies (561510), Travel Arrangement and Reservation Services (5615), Passenger Car Rental (532111)

akta.pro primary industry

B2B OTA/White-Label Booking Platforms & Affiliate Networks (THAKAAAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

Hotel & Accommodation Booking Platforms (THALAFAB), Online Booking & Reservation Platforms (B2B/B2C) (THALAMAA), White-Label Booking Engine Platforms (SaaS/Widget) (THALADAN)

Keywords

• B2B hotel booking
• Travel agency platform
• Travel API integration
• Accommodation inventory aggregator
• Air ticket distribution

Headquarters

HQ city

Wilmington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. B2B Booking Commissions: Travel professionals pay net or gross rates with commission/markup options. Partners earn from spread between net and gross pricing.
2. API Integration Fees: Revenue from API integration partnerships with travel platforms and technology providers
3. Affiliate Commission: Commission paid to affiliate partners for stayed bookings through referral links, widgets, and white-label solutions
4. Loyalty Program Points: Points earned on bookings used to pay for future bookings, creating customer lock-in and repeat usage

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

RateHawk provides a B2B online booking platform enabling travel professionals to access and book 2.9M+ hotels from 330+ suppliers, 400 airlines, transfers in 165+ countries, car rentals, and train tickets. The platform serves travel agents, tour operators, OTAs, and affiliate partners through web, mobile app, and RESTful API integration with flexible net or gross pricing, a Pro Series loyalty program, and 24/7 multilingual support.

Product overview

RateHawk is a B2B online booking platform and part of UAE-based Emerging Travel Group, offering travel professionals access to accommodation, flights, transfers, car rentals, and train services through a unified platform. The core product is the B2B booking platform (ratehawk.com) which provides 2.9M+ hotels from 330+ suppliers and 400 airlines. This core platform integrates with API Solutions for partner connectivity, a Mobile App for on-the-go access, the Pro Series loyalty program for partner rewards, an Affiliate Program for website monetization, and client engagement tools (Selection Tool and Pay by Link). Together these products form an end-to-end B2B travel distribution ecosystem serving over 220,000 travel professionals in 120+ markets.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• RateHawk B2B Booking Platform Unified B2B online booking platform providing travel professionals access to 2.9M+ hotels from 330+ suppliers, 400 airlines, transfers in 165+ countries, car rentals, and train tickets across Europe, with 24/7 multilingual support and Net or Gross pricing flexibility.
• RateHawk API Solutions RESTful API integration solution enabling partners and affiliates to access RateHawk's full inventory including 2.9M+ hotels with multilingual content in 32+ languages, supporting direct and non-direct connectivity models for technology partners and mid-office systems.
• RateHawk Mobile App Feature-rich mobile application available on iOS and Android enabling travel professionals to find and manage bookings quickly and easily on-the-go, supporting the full B2B booking workflow.
• Pro Series Loyalty Program Loyalty program allowing travel partners to earn points on bookings and redeem them for future bookings, enhanced with no monthly spending caps, 2-day point crediting, and wire transfer redemption options.
• RateHawk Affiliate Program Monetization program for travel-related websites offering referral links, widgets, white-label solutions, and API integration, where partners earn commission for each stayed booking with no processing fees.

Quantifiable outcome

• 30% growth in gross transaction value to US$4.8 billion in 2025
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration11 records

AI capability5 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• PhocuswrightcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint research partnership conducting studies on travel industry trends and transformation. RateHawk collaborated with Phocuswright on Futurecast event and white paper exploring forces shaping travel over the next decade.
• ANIXEcoreTechnology or IntegrationTechnology partner achieving 93%+ booking success rates through enhanced performance integration with RateHawk API.
• TravelBullzcoreTechnology or IntegrationPartnership focused on expanding inventory and improving booking efficiency for RateHawk.

Scale indicators16 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Hotelbeds: Hotelbeds is one of the largest B2B bedbanks globally, aggregating hotel inventory and selling to travel agents, tour operators, and OTAs through both a web platform and API. Most directly comparable to RateHawk in B2B hotel distribution with API/white-label offerings.
• WebBeds: WebBeds is the B2B travel distribution division of Webjet, offering hotels, flights, transfers, and packages to travel professionals worldwide through web, API, and partner integrations. Direct competitor to RateHawk across B2B inventory breadth and API integrations.
• TBO Holidays: TBO is a B2B travel platform serving tour operators, travel agents, and OTAs with hotel, flight, and ancillary inventory, particularly strong across emerging markets. Comparable to RateHawk in target audience (B2B travel professionals) and global expansion focus.
• TravelgateX: TravelgateX is a B2B travel marketplace connecting OTAs, bedbanks, airlines, and aggregators via API and a unified platform for hotel, flight, and ancillary products. Direct peer as an API-first B2B distributor with similar partner-and-affiliate ecosystem.
• Mystifly: Mystifly is a B2B air ticketing platform serving travel agents and OTAs with airline content, NDC, and ancillary products. Comparable to RateHawk in serving travel professionals with air + ancillary inventory, though with a stronger airline focus.

Broad incumbents

• Expedia Partner Solutions: Expedia Partner Solutions is the B2B/API arm of Expedia Group, providing hotels, flights, cars, and activities inventory to loyalty programs, OTAs, and travel platforms. Comparable as a major B2B travel API provider though backed by a much larger consumer OTA group.
• Booking.com Partner Program: Booking.com operates a partner/affiliate program letting websites monetize traffic by referring to Booking.com inventory, and offers Connectivity APIs to OTAs. Comparable to RateHawk's affiliate and white-label programs, though from a much larger consumer OTA group.
• Amadeus: Amadeus is a global travel technology provider offering GDS, hotel distribution, airline IT, and APIs used across the travel value chain. Comparable to RateHawk as a deep travel-tech infrastructure player and integration partner (listed as a partner at FITUR 2026).
• Trip.com Group (B2B platform): Trip.com operates one of the largest OTA platforms globally and works with travel agents and partners for inventory distribution across Asia and beyond. Comparable to RateHawk as a large-scale B2B travel distribution player, particularly relevant for APAC overlap.

Emerging players

• Duffel: Duffel is an API-first travel platform focused on flights, hotels, and ancillaries, serving OTAs and travel startups with modern REST APIs and NDC content. Comparable to RateHawk's API-first positioning for B2B partners, though smaller and more airline-centric.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ratehawk-com

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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