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Booking.com Connectivity Partners Explained
Booking.com connectivity partners are ranked into four tiers. Find out how to choose a provider that can offer you the best service.
When you list your property on multiple channels, the right technology solution (a channel manager or a property management system) can help you streamline operations and focus on optimizing your guest experience and growing your business. But how do you know which software is right for you?
Major OTAs like Airbnb and Booking.com partner with leading short-term rental software providers and offer recognition programs for software solutions that integrate with their platforms. You should definitely consider these partnerships when evaluating software for your property, as they shed light on reliability, performance, and connection quality.
To help you make a more informed choice, in this blog, we’ll talk about how the Booking.com Connectivity Partners Program works and what group of connectivity providers Booking.com recommends to vacation rental hosts.
Requirements for Booking.com Connectivity Partners
Booking.com partners with a variety of software providers, including channel managers and property management systems (PMSs) such as Hospitable. They do this to ensure that hosts and property managers who list their properties on Booking.com have access to the best products and services and can choose the provider best suited to their business needs.
To become Booking.com Connectivity Partners, software companies must meet specific onboarding requirements. Connectivity Partners are also expected to keep up with the ongoing changes and improvements to the Booking.com Connectivity APIs. This ensures that all connected properties can have access to the latest Booking.com features.
Booking.com Connectivity Partner Program
Booking.com Connectivity Partner Program ranks channel managers and PMS providers into tiers based on points for business value, product implementation, connection quality, and engagement. It helps Booking.com maintain high-quality partnerships with connectivity providers.
There are now four tiers in the Connectivity Partner Program, and each provider is assigned to a tier based on their score. These tiers reflect providers’ overall performance, so a provider’s position in the program can help you decide which is the best fit for your business.
For example, Hospitable has been officially recognized as a Booking.com Premier Plus Partner. It’s the highest new tier in the Booking.com Connectivity Partner Program, which was introduced in 2026. This prestigious status places Hospitable among a select group of top-performing technology partners, recognized for outstanding connectivity, technical performance, and reliability.
The Program was designed to strengthen collaboration and encourage connectivity providers to take specific actions that benefit the hosts and property managers they work with. For each action they complete, providers earn points in the Connectivity Partner Program. They also earn points for offering quality connections and useful products and services, for helping test new Booking.com products, and for sharing specific feedback.
The Booking.com Connectivity Partner Program tiers are:
Standard partners—all software providers that start working with Booking.com join the Connectivity Program as a Standard partner. If you choose to work with one of these providers, you can safely use their system to update your rates and availability on the Booking.com platform and retrieve your reservations.
Advanced partners also allow you to use their systems to update your prices and availability on the Booking.com platform and retrieve your reservations. But these partners can offer you a wider range of functionalities.
Premier partners offer the most advanced systems with the widest range of products and services. Their connection quality is also higher than that of Advanced partners.
Premier Plus partners—it’s the highest and most selective rank, awarded to only a small number of partners that meet Booking.com’s highest standards in performance, reliability, and innovation.
Booking.com Premier Connectivity Partner Status
The Booking.com Premier Connectivity Partner status recognizes partners that have achieved excellent performance across all program requirements. Becoming a Premier Connectivity provider is not easy, and only the top 10-15% of Booking.com partners achieve this status every year.
Previously, rankings consisted of three tiers (Standard, Advanced, and Premier), but in 2026, Booking.com introduced a new top tier, “Premier Plus.” Premier Plus is the highest and most selective rank, awarded to only a small number of partners who demonstrate excellent performance, deliver a seamless user experience, and consistently exceed benchmarks.
So what does it take to achieve this recognition? Booking.com employs a complicated points system to grade its software partners. Connectivity providers can earn points in these categories:
Volume of business. The more properties software providers have in their portfolio and the more business they generate on the Booking.com platform, the more points they earn.
Features availability. Booking.com wants to ensure that hosts and property managers have access to as many features as possible when using the Connectivity partner’s interface rather than the Extranet. So, the more features the software provider implements, the more points they can earn.
High-quality integration. The higher the connection quality with the Booking.com platform, the more reliable and bug-free the user experience for the connectivity partners’ properties.
Recommended Connectivity Providers
While Booking.com works with more than 600 software providers (all of them have certified connections), they recommend that hosts and property managers choose from a group of Premier and Premier Plus providers. These providers maintain a high-quality connection for a reliable, bug-free experience, offer many features to help properties easily manage promotions and content, and have experience supporting a portfolio of Booking.com’s best-performing properties.
You can visit the Booking.com Partner Hub to view details on recommended connectivity providers for vacation rental properties, including the software types they offer and the languages they support. Different software providers offer different features, so it’s important to choose based on your business needs.
For example, being a Booking.com Premier Plus Partner, Hospitable is included in the list of recommended connectivity providers as a channel manager that uses an API to automatically update your availability across multiple platforms and as property management software that offers advanced features to support you in running daily operations.
Whether you manage a single property or hundreds, Hospitable offers a comprehensive set of automation features and AI-powered tools that allow you to run your vacation rentals on autopilot, protect your properties, and increase your revenue.
Our STR super app also offers a few unique features that you won’t find elsewhere:
MCP server lets you securely connect your favorite AI agent, such as Claude or ChatGPT, to automate your business your way by talking to your LLM.
Fully automated AI inbox—you can enable the AI Auto Reply option, and AI-generated responses to guest messages will be sent automatically without your review within a specific time frame or 24/7.
Smart thermostat automation—you can connect supported smart thermostats to automatically control the temperature at your properties based on bookings schedule.
Copilot—it’s your personal AI assistant that can help you get insights about your property performance and make informed business decisions.
Conclusion
The Booking.com Connectivity Partner Program can serve as a useful guide for STR hosts and property managers when choosing the best channel manager or property management system for their properties. If you rely on Booking.com to grow your business, choosing a software provider with Premier Plus Partner status, like Hospitable, means a reliable connection, accurate data syncing, greater confidence when managing properties, and more powerful tools to streamline operations.
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Common questions
What are Booking.com connectivity partners?
Booking.com connectivity partners are property management systems and channel managers that integrate directly with Booking.com to help hosts manage their listings. These tools let you update availability and pricing, retrieve reservations, and run your operations from a single place. They are part of Booking.com’s ecosystem and are designed to give hosts access to reliable technology that simplifies managing properties and improves overall performance.
What is the Booking.com Connectivity Partner Program?
The Booking.com Connectivity Partner Program is a ranking system that evaluates software providers based on their performance, connection quality, product features, and overall value to hosts. Each provider is assigned to a tier based on a points system that reflects how well they meet Booking.com’s standards. The program helps hosts identify reliable, high-performing tools, making it easier to choose software that effectively supports their business.
What is the difference between Standard, Advanced, Premier, and Premier Plus partners?
The difference between these tiers reflects the level of performance, functionality, and reliability a provider offers. Standard partners meet the basic requirements and allow you to manage rates and availability, while Advanced partners offer a broader set of features. Premier partners provide more advanced systems with higher connection quality, and Premier Plus partners represent the highest tier, awarded to a select group of providers that consistently meet and exceed Booking.com’s standards for performance, reliability, and innovation.
How do you choose the best Booking.com connectivity partner?
To choose the best Booking.com connectivity partner, you should look at both the partner tier and how well the software supports your day-to-day operations. Higher-tier providers typically offer more reliable connections, better performance, and a wider range of features. Choosing a Premier Plus partner like Hospitable gives you access to top-level connectivity along with advanced automation tools, helping you manage your properties more efficiently and scale your business with confidence.