Booking Expert
Hospitality technology suite with booking engine, channel manager, GDS, and guest reservation management for hotels.
About Booking Expert
Booking Expert is an Italian hospitality technology suite developed by Zucchetti Hospitality S.r.l., part of the Zucchetti Group (€1.26B turnover, 8,000+ employees). Founded in 2006, the platform serves 2,000+ hotel clients across Italy with a comprehensive all-in-one suite for hotel distribution and direct booking management. The modular platform includes: BeGain (Booking Engine for driving direct reservations), BeSync (Channel Manager connecting 300+ B2B/B2C/GDS channels), BeDirect (Guest Reservation Manager transforming all requests into direct bookings), BeChain (Booking Engine for hotel chains), BeGlobal (GDS distribution), BeScan (rate competitor monitoring), BeSpread (meta manager), BeShop (e-commerce & vouchers), BeBack (recovery strategy tool), and BeSmart (price check widget). The platform integrates with 50+ PMS systems and 14+ RMS partners including IDeaS, Lybra, and RateBoard. Booking Expert connects to all major OTAs including Booking.com, Expedia, and Airbnb, and is a key part of the Zucchetti hospitality ecosystem alongside sibling brands Vertical Booking and Simple Booking.
What sets this company apart
Comprehensive all-in-one suite under Zucchetti Group; 2,000+ Italian hotel clients; 300+ channel connections; 50+ PMS integrations; 14+ RMS integrations; Italian-made with local compliance expertise; modular approach allowing hotels to pick only needed modules; integrates with Zucchetti ecosystem.
Markets & Coverage
Operating across 1 countries
Markets & Coverage
(1)Supported Languages
Property Types
- HotelPrimary
- Boutique Hotel
Market Segments
- LuxuryPrimary
Service Characteristics
Main Features
Integrations & Partnerships
4 integrations and partnerships across 1 categories
OTA & Listing Sites
4
Pricing Plans
Pricing information based on publicly available data. Contact vendor for exact quotes.
Custom
- BeGain (Booking Engine)
- BeSync (Channel Manager)
- BeDirect (Guest Reservation Manager)
- 300+ B2B/B2C/GDS channels
- 50+ PMS integrations
- Italian compliance support
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