WebBeds inks tech deal

WEBJET’S accommodation division WebBeds has entered into a new inventory partnership with cloud-based B2B travel transaction business Aeronology.

The deal will allow travel agents using the Aeronology platform to access and book live accommodation inventory from WebBeds’ suite of more than 350,000 properties into existing air bookings.

Aeronology Chief Executive Russell Carstensen said the new partnership would ultimately make life easier for agents, combining a one-stop-shop style booking experience.

“What Aeronology is creating is the ability for our travel agent customers to easily add hotels to their flight itineraries, all on one screen,” he said.

Agents will not be required to hold flights to make a WebBeds hotel booking on the platform, and room bookings able to be made as standalone transactions as well, or as a package, all of