Hotelbeds · FinOps Profile

Hotelbeds Finops

FinOps view of Hotelbeds (HBX Group) APItude. Unlike usage-metered API platforms, Hotelbeds does not bill per API call. Cost is the net wholesale rate charged when a booking is confirmed; the seller's economics are the margin between that net rate and the resale price, settled under the partner agreement. The FinOps focus is therefore on booking-level cost allocation, cancellation/penalty exposure, and minimizing wasted availability traffic rather than on token or request billing.

Hotelbeds Finops is the FinOps profile for Hotelbeds on the APIs.io network, aligned with the FinOps Foundation Framework.

It defines 4 billable meters, billed in Multi-currency, on a per booking / contractual cycle, and pricing category wholesale-net-rate.

The profile maps 8 FOCUS columns for cost-allocation reporting.

Tagged areas include Travel, Hotels, Bedbank, Accommodation, and Booking.

Category: Travel and Distribution Pricing: Wholesale-Net-Rate Billing: Per Booking / Contractual FOCUS v1.3
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Framework Alignment

Framework
FinOps Foundation Framework
Data Spec
FOCUS v1.3

Charge Categories

UsageCreditAdjustment

FOCUS Columns

BillingCurrency
Multi-currency
ChargeCategory
Usage
InvoiceIssuerName
HBX Group
PricingCategory
Wholesale-Net-Rate
ProviderName
Hotelbeds
PublisherName
HBX Group
ServiceCategory
Travel and Distribution
ServiceName
Hotelbeds APItude

Meters

confirmed_bookings
Unit: bookings
Bookings confirmed through the Booking API, charged at the net wholesale rate.
booking_net_amount
Unit: currency
Net wholesale amount payable per confirmed booking under the partner agreement.
cancellation_penalties
Unit: currency
Penalty amounts incurred on cancellations inside the cancellation policy window.
availability_requests
Unit: requests
Availability and checkrate calls made against per-key quotas (cost driver as throughput, not direct billing).

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