Glossary · Distribution

Extranet

Extranet · definition
  • The extranet is an OTA's back-office website for hosts and hoteliers — where you manage rates, availability and content; Booking.com's admin portal is the best-known example.
  • Category: Distribution

Why hosts mention it

Every OTA has one, each with different menus and rules. Multi-channel hosts juggle several extranets daily — one reason multi-channel admin roughly scales with the number of sites.

The alternative

Channel managers and managed services exist largely so you never open an extranet: one change propagates to all of them.

Part of the Stays short-term rental glossary.

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