What are Vendors?

What are Vendors?

A Vendor Profile is where important vendor information is saved: contact information, descriptions and even images. It's important to note that we use the term Vendor as a general term that can include accommodations, cruises, tour or activity partners, transportation companies - and even airlines and airports. 

The ability to save vendor information in the form of a profile means that you do not have to add vendor details repeatedly into your Templates and Trips. Information you add is saved and available for re-use to help save time and eliminate data/information re-entry. 

The Vendor Database is the entire collection of profiles in your Trip Publisher account. This database is pre-loaded with thousands of profiles that we have consolidated from various sources - primarily hotel, cruise, airport and airline profiles. 

What does this mean for you? For example, profiles for all major hotel chains and cruise lines are already available in your account. The profiles from the default, or public, database can be customized and enhanced based on your preferences; plus, you can create new vendor profiles.

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