# Hotel Trader

> Hotel Trader is a B2B hotel distribution technology company. Its Exchange connects hotels and travel buyers through PMS/CRS integrations, combining buyer visibility, rate and inventory distribution, contracting, payments, and operational support.

- **Founded:** 2017
- **Headquarters:** New York, United States
- **Founders:** Dermot Quigley (CEO and Co-Founder), Mitul Gandhi (CTO and Co-Founder)
- **Products:** The Exchange, HT Supplier Launchpad, HT Connect, HT Pay, Action Center
- **Notable:** Pegasus CRS distribution rollout announced in November 2020., ANIXE described a network of more than 7,500 hotels and 100 travel agencies in November 2023., Hotel Saint went live in June 2024 and subsequently reported reduced manual work and improved buyer visibility.

## Products & services

- **The Exchange** — B2B network for hotel distribution, buyer selection, performance visibility, contracting, and managed operations.
- **HT Supplier Launchpad** — Self-service onboarding with property configuration, ARI validation, alignment checks, and a test booking; launch announcement dated February 5, 2026.
- **HT Connect** — Manages direct hotel-buyer contracts through the Exchange connection.
- **HT Pay** — Hotel payment and reconciliation tools, including tokenized virtual cards and direct billing for qualified partners.
- **Action Center** — Supplier Portal recommendations for demand coverage, inventory gaps, and targeted promotions.
- **Pull and Push APIs** — Developer connectivity for hotel data and reservations, including a GraphQL Pull API.
- **Alignment Score** — Proprietary measure of direct booking readiness and consistency of rates and availability.

## Achievements

- Pegasus CRS distribution rollout announced in November 2020.
- ANIXE described a network of more than 7,500 hotels and 100 travel agencies in November 2023.
- Hotel Saint went live in June 2024 and subsequently reported reduced manual work and improved buyer visibility.
- AWS guest case study reports 95% lower inter-AZ transfer cost and 49% lower average latency.

## Latest updates

- **2026-02** — Supplier Launchpad launch announcement published February 5.
- **2026-05** — AWS published the caching optimization case study on May 13.
- **2026-09** — September 2 release notes added promotion-expiry reminders and Action Center review tools.

## Links

- Website: https://www.hoteltrader.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hoteltrader/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Hotel-Trader

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Last updated: 2026-10-24