Channel manager versus booking engine
The two are often confused. A hotel’s channel manager pushes one hotel’s inventory out to many channels. A travel booking engine pulls many hotels’ inventory in from many suppliers so a seller can sell them. Hotels use channel managers; agencies, OTAs and DMCs use booking engines.
Example
A resort updates its rates once in its channel manager; the new prices appear on three OTAs, two bed banks and its own website within minutes.
How TraveleXe handles channel manager
For DMCs and suppliers that hold their own contracted inventory, Invento holds rates, seasons and allotments once and distributes them to every sales channel.
Explore InventoLast reviewed 25 October 2026 by the TraveleXe product team.