Hotelbeds

Travel Distribution Technologycorporate.hotelbeds.com

Hotelbeds is a B2B travel technology platform, part of HBX Group, that distributes hotel, experience, and mobility inventory to wholesalers, tour operators, and travel agencies worldwide via its API Suite, Partner Portal, and analytics services.

Company typePrivate
Founded2001
HeadquartersPalma De Mallorca, Spain
Headcount1,001–5,000
GTM typeB2B
OfferingSoftware

What Hotelbeds does

Hotelbeds is a B2B travel technology company founded in 2001 and headquartered in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, operating as a commercial brand within HBX Group. The company provides a cloud-based distribution platform that connects travel suppliers — including hoteliers and large hotel chains, experience operators, and mobility providers — with B2B buyers such as wholesalers, tour operators, travel agencies, and online travel platforms. Its platform architecture is anchored on an award-winning API Suite for programmatic integration, a Partner Portal for manual booking management, and an Insights service for analytics and predictive intelligence, and it spans three core inventory categories: Properties (accommodation), Experiences (activities), and Mobility (transportation).

Hotelbeds employs approximately 3,500 experts globally, including on-the-ground specialists in hard-to-reach travel segments and multi-lingual customer care teams. Its go-to-market is API-first and B2B, targeting enterprise clients through direct API integration and mid-market clients through a self-serve Partner Portal. The company monetizes through transaction fees and commissions on bookings processed through its distribution platform, with pricing not publicly disclosed. The company has expanded its capabilities through acquisitions including MalaPronta.com (2012), Tourico Holidays (2017), and Holiday Taxis (2018), and has layered AI-driven capabilities including predictive analytics, AI chatbots, and personalization for distributors on top of its core booking platform.

Hotelbeds operates within a broader HBX Group ecosystem that provides strategic positioning across the TravelTech stack. Distribution and customer acquisition are executed through the discover.hotelbeds.com digital platform, industry events such as ITB Berlin, and the HBX Group newsroom, while AI investments are framed around hyper-personalization and predictive decision support rather than disclosed proprietary model architectures.

Hotelbeds firmographics

Firmographics

Name: Hotelbeds
Legal name: Hotelbeds
Website: https://corporate.hotelbeds.com
Company type: Private
Founded year: 2001
Operating status: Operating
Headcount range: 1,001–5,000 employees
Short description: Hotelbeds is a B2B travel technology platform, part of HBX Group, that distributes hotel, experience, and mobility inventory to wholesalers, tour operators, and travel agencies worldwide via its API Suite, Partner Portal, and analytics services.
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Hotelbeds industry classification

Industry

Product category: Travel Distribution Technology
akta.pro primary industry: Bedbanks & Hotel Wholesalers (Accommodation Inventory Wholesalers) (THAKAJAB)
akta.pro secondary industry: Online Booking Tools (OBT) & Corporate Booking UX (THALAGAD)

Keywords

B2B travel distribution
Travel technology API
Wholesale hotel inventory
Travel marketplace platform
Accommodation booking platform

Where Hotelbeds is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city: Palma De Mallorca
HQ country: Spain
HQ region: Europe

Markets served

Hotelbeds business model

Business model

GTM type: B2B
Offering type: Software
Cost components: Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

B2B Travel Distribution: Hotelbeds operates as a B2B travel wholesaler and technology provider, connecting travel suppliers (hotels, mobility providers, experience operators) with distribution partners (OTAs, travel agencies, tour operators) through API platforms. Revenue is generated through transaction fees and commissions on bookings processed through their platform.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Hotelbeds product offering

Product offering

Core offering

Hotelbeds is a B2B travel technology company that operates a distribution platform connecting travel suppliers (hoteliers, mobility providers, experience operators) with distribution partners (OTAs, travel agencies, tour operators, wholesalers) through API technology and web-based platforms. The company provides access to a global portfolio of accommodations (Properties), activities (Experiences), and transportation (Mobility), enabling partners to efficiently manage inventory and bookings while removing friction from the travel distribution process.

Product overview

Hotelbeds is a B2B TravelTech platform providing a comprehensive portfolio of travel products and services through three core inventory categories: Properties (accommodation), Experiences (activities), and Mobility (transportation). The platform architecture consists of the award-winning API Suite for programmatic integration, the Partner Portal for manual booking management, and the Insights service for analytics and predictive intelligence. These products serve wholesalers, tour operators, travel agencies, and other B2B players in the global travel distribution ecosystem.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

API Suite Award-winning API platform enabling B2B clients and partners to integrate and access Hotelbeds' travel inventory including accommodations, experiences, and mobility products.
Partner Portal Intuitive booking platform serving a variety of client needs for managing travel inventory and bookings.
Insights Analytics and data intelligence service providing predictive tools and market intelligence to empower business decisions for distributors.
Properties Portfolio Global accommodation inventory connecting hotels and properties with B2B distribution channels.
Experiences Portfolio Worldwide activities and experiences inventory for B2B distribution to travel agencies and tour operators.
Mobility Portfolio Ground and transportation inventory connecting mobility providers with B2B distribution channels.

Companies that use Hotelbeds

Customer profile

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Hotelbeds technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API: Yes
API docs
API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability3 records

Feature4 records

Hotelbeds partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

HBX GroupcoreOthersHotelbeds operates as a commercial brand within HBX Group, a leading B2B ecosystem player in the TravelTech space. HBX Group provides the strategic umbrella connecting Hotelbeds with the broader travel ecosystem, offering cloud-based technology platforms, data intelligence, and global reach.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Hotelbeds competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Broad incumbents

Expedia Group: Expedia Group operates B2C OTAs (Expedia, Hotels.com, Vrbo) and Expedia Partner Solutions (EPS), which competes with Hotelbeds in B2B hotel distribution and travel agency APIs.
Amadeus: Amadeus is a global GDS and travel technology leader serving airlines, hotels, TMCs, and OTAs; it competes with Hotelbeds in B2B accommodation distribution and offers a much broader travel IT portfolio.
Travelport: Travelport (now part of EBIX) is a global GDS and travel commerce platform offering hotel distribution and travel agency technology that competes with Hotelbeds' API Suite and B2B distribution offering.
Booking.com: Booking.com operates the world's largest B2C OTA but also runs a B2B Connectivity Partner Program and wholesale-like initiatives, increasingly competing with Hotelbeds for hotel distribution and B2B demand.
Trip.com Group: Trip.com Group operates major OTAs (Trip.com, Ctrip, Skyscanner) and increasingly B2B partner products, competing with Hotelbeds in global accommodation distribution and travel technology.
Skyscanner: Skyscanner, owned by Trip.com Group, operates a global travel meta-search platform and offers B2B APIs (e.g., Skyscanner for Business) that overlap with Hotelbeds' B2B travel distribution capabilities.
Sabre: Sabre operates a global GDS alongside hotel and agency technology solutions, overlapping with Hotelbeds in B2B hotel distribution and travel agency technology serving enterprise and TMC customers.

Emerging players

PKFARE: PKFARE is an Asia-based B2B travel API marketplace aggregating flights, hotels, and ancillary products; it is a more recent entrant overlapping with Hotelbeds' API-based distribution model.

Direct peers

WebBeds: WebBeds is one of the world's largest bedbanks and B2B accommodation wholesalers, competing head-to-head with Hotelbeds across hotel distribution to OTAs, tour operators, and travel agents globally.
TBO Holidays: TBO is a leading B2B travel distribution platform providing hotels, flights, and ancillary products to travel agents and tour operators, directly competing with Hotelbeds in accommodation wholesaling.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Hotelbeds financial estimates

Financial estimate

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Hotelbeds leadership team

Management profile

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Hotelbeds funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

Hotelbeds M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A3 records

Investments

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

Frequently asked questions about Hotelbeds

What does Hotelbeds do?

Is Hotelbeds a public or private company?

Hotelbeds is a private company. It is classified as corporate owned and is currently operating.

When was Hotelbeds founded?

Hotelbeds was founded in 2001. It employs 1,001 to 5,000 people.

Where is Hotelbeds based?

Hotelbeds is headquartered in Palma De Mallorca, Spain, in the Europe region.

How does Hotelbeds make money?

One revenue line is on record: B2B Travel Distribution.

Who are Hotelbeds's main competitors?

Broad incumbents on record are Expedia Group, Amadeus, Travelport, Booking.com, Trip.com Group, Skyscanner and Sabre. PKFARE is listed as an emerging player. Direct peers are WebBeds and TBO Holidays.

Does Hotelbeds have an API?

Yes. Hotelbeds offers an award-winning API Suite as a core product for B2B travel players to book and distribute travel products. The API enables integration for accessing accommodation (properties), activities (experiences), and mobility inventory. Hotelbeds is positioned as a leading TravelTech API provider alongside Amadeus, Sabre, and Travelport in the B2B travel distribution space.

What industry is Hotelbeds in?

Hotelbeds's product category is Travel Distribution Technology. Its primary akta.pro industry code is THAKAJAB, Bedbanks & Hotel Wholesalers (Accommodation Inventory Wholesalers), with a secondary code of THALAGAD, Online Booking Tools (OBT) & Corporate Booking UX.