Arika GroupTravels

Hotels — B2B Network & Domestic Inventory

Availability is negotiated, not searched.

Availability is negotiated, not searched.

A brass hotel key on white
400+ agent partners

The desk

We hold the rooms, so we can confirm them.

Arika's hotel desk is a B2B and domestic hotel booking service in Goregaon East, Mumbai, for travel agents across Maharashtra and India, that holds pre-purchased room blocks across a pan-India portfolio, alongside negotiated rate agreements below a hotel's published rate. Four hundred and more travel agent partners book through it with net rates, instant confirmation and GST invoicing.

Why this desk

Inventory, not a search result.

Six things that separate a held room from a listed one.

  1. I

    Pre-purchased inventory, not a search result

    We hold the rooms, so we can confirm them.

  2. II

    Net B2B rates with your own markup layer

    You set what your client pays.

  3. III

    Instant confirmation from held inventory

    With a live cut-off window before check-in.

  4. IV

    A named desk per agent partner

    A dedicated thread with the same two people, plus directors in the room.

  5. V

    Voucher and GST invoice on confirmation

    Reconciled against the hotel's own invoice after checkout, so discrepancies are caught before you are billed.

  6. VI

    Flexible settlement

    Per-booking, advance wallet, or a credit line for established partners.

Straight answers

What people ask before they book.

Three questions the hotel desk hears every week, answered the way we answer them on the phone.

  1. 01

    How does B2B hotel booking work for travel agents?

    Agents post a request to their dedicated Arika desk. If it falls inside our held inventory it is confirmed in the same conversation at a net rate; outside it, we go to the hotel directly and return a real answer. Voucher and GST invoice follow on confirmation.

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    Our inventory is held two ways: pre-purchased blocks, and negotiated agreements that sit meaningfully below a hotel's published rate. A request inside the block is confirmed at once; a request outside it is negotiated with the hotel, with a real answer rather than a maybe.

  2. 02

    How fast is a hotel confirmation?

    Requests inside our pre-purchased blocks are confirmed in minutes. Outside them, we email the hotel and check external channels, then confirm — a genuine answer rather than a maybe.

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    Each agent partner runs a dedicated thread with two Arika hotel-desk staff and directors present. Requests inside held inventory confirm in minutes, up to the cut-off window before check-in; beyond that window, confirmation needs the hotel's agreement and we say so plainly.

  3. 03

    What are the payment terms for agents?

    Most partners settle per booking against a proforma invoice. Established partners run an advance wallet or an agreed credit line. The tax invoice is raised after checkout once the hotel's own invoice is reconciled.

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    The voucher is issued on confirmation against a proforma invoice. After checkout we reconcile the hotel's own invoice against the proforma — catching extra-room or incidental discrepancies — before raising the tax invoice. Wallets and credit lines are available to established partners.

A suite at dusk, lamps on
A held suite, lamps on
Hotel corridor with one suite door ajar
One door ajar
Agent partners
400+
Years of hotel relationships
32
Five-star panels via Minnt Green
7
Services
  • Domestic Hotel Bookings
  • Agent & Sub-Agent Bookings
  • Pre-Purchased Room Blocks
  • Net B2B Rates
  • Group Room Blocks
  • Corporate Accommodation
  • MICE Delegate Rooms
  • Wedding Room Blocks
  • Instant Vouchers
  • GST Invoicing
  • Agent Credit Terms
  • Pan-India Inventory
  • Car & Driver Arrangements
  • Inbound Ground Services

Questions

Asked often.

Short answers. If yours is not here, the hotel desk picks up.

01Who is this for?

Travel agents and sub-agents booking domestic hotels in India, plus corporate and group room-block requirements. Consumers are welcome, but the network is built for trade.

02How fast is a confirmation?

If the request falls inside our held inventory, it is confirmed in the same conversation. Outside it, we go to the hotel directly and come back with a real answer.

03How does agent pricing work?

You receive a net rate. Whatever you add on top is yours, and your client never sees ours.

04What are the payment terms?

Most partners settle per booking. Established partners run an advance wallet or an agreed credit line.

05Do you have a B2B hotel booking portal?

Self-service booking from Arika's inventory is in development. Until then the desk is the portal: requests inside our held blocks are confirmed by email or WhatsApp, usually within minutes.

06Do you handle international hotels?

Yes, but through our outbound team rather than this desk — international hotels sit inside a full itinerary.

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Begin an enquiry

Reach the Hotels desk.

Your message goes straight to the Hotels desk and is acknowledged by email. A named person replies.

  1. 01It lands on the deskRouted to the department you choose, copied to our central record, acknowledged by email.
  2. 02A named person reads itNot a queue. The person who will handle your file replies, usually the same working day.
  3. 03The hard part firstA checklist, a written fee or a held date — whichever your enquiry needs before anything else.
hotels@arika.co.in+91 22 4041 4243Mon–Sat, 10:00–19:00
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