Bakuun Launches B-Portal to Replace Manual Booking and Payment Between Hotels and Contracted Travel Agencies

SINGAPORE, 21 May 2026 — Bakuun today launched B-Portal, a white-label direct booking portal that gives hotels a self-service channel for their contracted offline travel agencies. 

Contracted rates are still distributed over spreadsheets and PDFs, with bookings confirmed by email. Payment arrives post-checkout with no booking reference attached, leaving hotels exposed to credit risk. Finance teams match each transaction manually. According to the State of Distribution Report 2025 (HEDNA), 80% of hotels spend up to two days a week on manual reporting and reconciliation.

B-Portal provides contracted offline travel agencies with a branded portal to check rates and availability, and to complete bookings directly. Payment is processed via Bakuun's embedded bank-to-bank payment network and tied to contracted terms. The platform integrates with 250+ channel managers and 100+ currencies. 

"We started Bakuun to empower any travel business of any size with technology, to simplify distribution and remove blockers in cross-border operations, payments, and contracting. B-Portal is the most direct version of that thesis. Hotels already own these relationships. They should own the booking and the payment infrastructure too," said Marco Bacchilega, Founder & CEO, Bakuun.

B-Portal is available now to hotels registered on Bakuun. Find out more about B-Portal at discover.bakuun.com/b-portal. 

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‍About Bakuun (bakuun.com)

Bakuun is a global travel technology company transforming the way businesses manage connectivity, distribution, and payments. Our platform replaces fragmented, outdated systems with seamless, scalable solutions designed to enhance operational efficiency and unlock new growth opportunities. As part of our ecosystem, PayDocker, Bakuun's embedded bank-to-bank payment network, powers transaction settlement across 100+ currencies, giving businesses greater control over transactions in the travel industry. By combining technology, automation, and strategic innovation, Bakuun is building the infrastructure that drives the future of travel.

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