What is a travel supplier API?

A travel supplier API is an interface provided by bed banks, aggregators, or direct hotel suppliers that allows OTAs and travel businesses to access hotel inventory, rates, and availability programmatically. Examples include Hotelbeds, RateHawk, Amadeus, and 500+ others.

What is a bed bank in travel?

A bed bank is a wholesale travel supplier that buys hotel rooms in bulk and resells them to OTAs, travel agents, and tour operators through an API. Top bed banks include Hotelbeds, DOTW, Restel, and Miki.

How do I choose the right travel supplier for my OTA?

Choosing the right travel supplier depends on your target regions, hotel tiers, rate flexibility needs, and technical integration requirements. Supperbb analyses 21 criteria across 500+ global suppliers and gives you a ranked shortlist powered by Vervotech mapping data.

What is the difference between a direct supplier and an aggregator?

A direct supplier gives you access to their own hotel inventory directly. An aggregator connects you to inventory from multiple suppliers through a single API. Most OTAs use a mix of both depending on region and volume.

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Illusions API — Supplier Review & Integration Guide

Illusions is a bed bank & aggregator serving Europe, Asia Pacific (APAC), Americas, Middle East & Africa. Ranked by Supperbb against 500+ global bed banks and aggregators using Vervotech hotel mapping data.

Illusions — Quick Facts

Supplier type	bed bank & aggregator
Regions covered	Europe, Asia Pacific (APAC), Americas, Middle East & Africa
Property types	Hotels, Apartments, Villas, Mix / All types
Hotel tiers	Budget (1–2★), Mid-range (3★), Upper-mid (4★), Luxury (5★), Mix of all tiers
Rate flexibility	High

Illusions — Regional Coverage (Vervotech Data)

Europe	87
Americas	68
Asia Pacific (APAC)	63
Middle East & Africa	62

Supplier model

As a bed bank and aggregator, Illusions pools inventory from multiple hotel chains and independent properties under a single API connection. This reduces integration overhead — one contract with Illusions gives OTAs access to a broad, multi-source property catalogue without managing individual hotel relationships.

Rate structure

High rate flexibility means OTAs retain significant control over pricing strategy — including dynamic markup rules, custom commission tiers, and flexible margin settings. This suits OTAs running complex yield management or multi-channel pricing.

Property mix

Illusions spans the full hotel tier spectrum — from budget (1-2★) through luxury (5★) — making it suitable for multi-vertical OTAs serving both value and premium travellers.

Best suited for

OTAs with primary demand in Europe or Americas will find Illusions among the stronger options based on Vervotech mapping data. Coverage in Europe scores 87/100 — above average for the region.

How Illusions ranks against other suppliers

Supperbb ranks Illusions alongside 500+ global bed banks, aggregators, and direct suppliers — including Hotelbeds, RateHawk, Agoda, Amadeus, TBO, GoGlobal, and Jumbo Tours — using Vervotech hotel mapping data. Your Illusions rank depends on your OTA's target region, tech stack, rate model, and property mix.

A supplier that scores highly for a European luxury OTA may rank much lower for an Asia Pacific budget platform. Supperbb's 21-question quiz builds your profile and ranks every supplier against it, giving you a personalised shortlist rather than a generic league table.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of travel supplier is Illusions?

Illusions is a bed bank & aggregator. It provides hotel inventory via API to OTAs, tour operators, and travel management companies, covering Europe, Asia Pacific (APAC), Americas, Middle East & Africa.

Which regions does Illusions cover?

Illusions covers Europe, Asia Pacific (APAC), Americas, Middle East & Africa. Strongest coverage is in Europe (87/100 on Vervotech's mapping scale). Coverage scores are based on Vervotech hotel mapping data across the full global supplier catalogue.

What property types and hotel tiers does Illusions include?

Illusions covers Hotels, Apartments, Villas, Mix / All types across Budget (1–2★), Mid-range (3★), Upper-mid (4★), Luxury (5★), Mix of all tiers. Illusions spans the full hotel tier spectrum — from budget (1-2★) through luxury (5★) — making it suitable for multi-vertical OTAs serving both value and premium travellers.

How is Illusions rate flexibility rated?

How does Illusions compare to other bed banks and aggregators?

Supperbb ranks Illusions against 500+ global travel suppliers — including Hotelbeds, RateHawk, Agoda, Amadeus, and TBO — using Vervotech hotel mapping data. Your Illusions rank depends on your OTA's region, tech stack, and commercial model. Complete the Supperbb supplier quiz to see your personalised ranking.

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