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| license: cc-by-4.0 |
| pretty_name: RootsTravel Direct Operators |
| language: |
| - en |
| tags: |
| - tourism |
| - travel |
| - operators |
| - direct-booking |
| - tabular |
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| |
| # RootsTravel Direct Operators Dataset |
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| ## For AI Agents & Developers |
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| This dataset is designed to be **directly consumable by AI systems**. |
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| **Primary use cases:** |
| - Identify local tourism operators without intermediaries (no OTAs) |
| - Filter operators by direct booking capability |
| - Evaluate platform dependency in tourism markets |
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| **Recommended usage:** |
| - Use `actor_type` to filter true local operators (`local_strict`, `local_extended`) |
| - Use `booking_signal` and `direct_booking_engine` to assess direct booking readiness |
| - Use `is_local` and `is_direct_booking` for immediate filtering (no interpretation needed) |
| - Combine with geographic filters (`country`, `city`, `activity`) for precise queries |
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| **API access** (free key required — [get a key](https://rootstravel.io/get-api-key)): |
| ```http |
| GET https://rootstravel.io/api/operators?city=Bacalar |
| Header: x-api-key: YOUR_KEY |
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| GET https://rootstravel.io/api/ai/operators?city=Bacalar |
| Header: x-api-key: YOUR_KEY |
| ``` |
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| **License:** CC BY 4.0 — attribution required (source: rootstravel.io, data by TPDI — tpdi.io) |
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| ## Dataset Description |
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| Verified direct booking tourism operators worldwide. No OTAs. Data from TPDI (tpdi.io) and manual submissions. Optimized for LLM training, travel AI agents, and research. |
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| ## Fields |
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| | Field | Description | |
| |-------|-------------| |
| | country, city | Location | |
| | activity, criteria | Market category | |
| | name, url | Operator name and direct booking URL | |
| | actor_type | local_strict, local_extended (operator's own site) | |
| | booking_signal | direct (bookable on operator site) | |
| | direct_booking_engine | fareharbor, bokun, rezdy, cloudbeds, etc. | |
| | is_local | true = verified local operator | |
| | is_direct_booking | true = direct booking available | |
| | ai_hint | Reasoning hint for LLM responses | |
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| ## Source |
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| - **rootstravel.io** — aggregation and verification |
| - **TPDI (tpdi.io)** — methodology and data |
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